A few days, all the news channels were airing a statement from a Spokesman of the Bahujan Samaj Party (Read, the Mayawati party). The Spokesman was commenting upon some press conference the always-in-the-headline-for-the-wrong-reasons politician, Amar Singh had made a day before about the-cleanest-character-on-earth politician Ms. Mayawati.

Mr. Amar Singh, was informing the press about a sting-operation (these seem to be the hottest thing today, hotter than the A-Certified movies) that was done on the UP Chief Minister Ms. Mayawati, where she was shown calling herself, "The daughter of money" and saying that she lives for money. The fact of the matter is that nobody has yet seen this sting-operation video. Nevertheless, Mr.Amar Singh, himself has nothing to do the whole day, hence he thought he would engage some reporters who also had nothing to do for the entire day. A few specific parts of this conference was being aired repeatedly (one would be made to assume that the tape was stuck at that point), on all so-called News Channels.

Suddenly the Spokesman appeared and our reporters knew that they have a scoop. They rushed to him and like all other cultured ministers and politicians, this spokesman read out his party's statement. If you hear the statement, you would wonder if it is being made for a politician who is called respectable by a few section in politics and by a spokesman from a respectable party - as BSP is called. The statement is question said, "It seems Mr.Amar Singh has lost his mental balance and in not in his senses. Our party would say that the right place for Mr.Amar Singh is the mental asylum and we recommend that he get himself treated from a good psychologist."

Are you now wondering why we call it, "Dirty Politics".

It sounds funny most of the times when you read about a murder by an MLA and you start to wonder as to what is the ream meaning of an MLA - is it "Men Leading Atrocities"? Probably that is what it. Add to this, the fact that stupid Chief Ministers who aspire to be the Prime Minister of India supporting them and the story is complete.
A leading newspaper reported that of all the BSP MLAs in UP, there are about 67 who have criminal records. When the newspapers know this, would it be possible that the Prime Minister aspirant would not know this. When the whole world knows this, why is it that the election commission not acting on this?
At the first place should such people with criminal records be allowed to contest elections? Our election commission says that no one can be called a criminal till such time the crime is proved. But has our judiciary ever been able to punish one such politician on any criminal offences. So when such punishments would not happen, then such criminals would contest elections and win. If your question is, how do they win, then the answer is not difficult. Just visit one such polling booths and see for yourself.
This has to change somewhere. If the judiciary cannot punish them, then the election commission should bring some changes in its rules and laws. It should not allow anybody who has a criminal complaint against him and is under investigation to contest elections. The Judiciary will also have to change. What to change is something that I will have to leave to the imagination of the legal intellects.
This time round the murderous MLA was Shekhar Tewari. He allegedly lynched a PWD engineer to death only because the engineer denied a couple of lakh rupees as contribution to for PM aspirant, Chief Minister of UP, Mayawati's birthday celebrations which has always been a gala affair. What's more, the next day the chief minister comes out with a statement defending her able MLA, saying that the murder was a result of internal enemity in the PWD. What more can you expect from a person who has earlier stooped to such low that she tried to prevent a Youth Congress leader from entering one of the colleges in UP only because she wanted to prove her supremacy.

A couple of days back, there was this news that our dear prime minister is being given a chartered plane just like that of the Air Force one that belongs to the US president. But it was to be a bit more advanced and luxurious than that of the US president. After all our prime minister is no less than that of the United Stated President. Isn't it?
We are the 2nd largest democracy in the world. That itself calls for an Air Force One like aeroplane for our Prime Minister. But I was wondering about the money that was to be involved in this. Where is it going to come from?
I as a good citizen of my country pay my income tax. Thanks to the tax-system in our country that I end up only getting 71% of what I earn every month. The big fishes in the country end up paying nominal amounts as taxes and we keep wondering as to how is it possible that they are assessed so small an amount. But our Income Tax department doesn't find anything fishy in it.
I travel on 3rd grade roads that get a gutter in it even before the Corporation decides to repair the already existing gutters. Ask them what the problem is and they would answer - it is lack of funds.
I pay 3 times the cost of fuel, just because the government feels that the oil companies in India are still not making any profit. So I have to pay that amount for the fuel that I use, because I am the financier for the oil companies in India.
So, then who is paying for our Prime Minister's chartered plane.
The answer was obvious - it is me. The common man.
As I was digesting this news, I read another news in the newspaper the other day. Another Prime Minister aspirant in my country - Mayawati (chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and the Bahujan Samaj Party Chief) is now planning to buy a chartered plane for herself. She was shown a few, but she wants one that is the best in luxury. Now ask her where the money is coming from and she would answer that it is her hard-earned money. If she as a minister, who gets a disclosed salary that is only 60% of what I am paid every month (and I have not been able to manage a house for myself) how is she able to buy a chartered plane.
Ask the Income Tax department and they think that Mayawati is a good citizen of India and should not be looked upon with suspicion.
The answer to all this is quite obvious and was something that I wrote about in one of my blogs earlier. Yes My Minister.

The ethics being practised by the Political Parties in India stooped to a new low during the vote of confidence by the Indian government in the Parliament on 22nd July 2008. There were rumors that money was being offered by certain politicians to MLAs from the opposition to vote for them or, abstain from voting. These news were denied by various sources and the entire nation prayed that these refutals were true.

But that was not to be.

People who watched the live telecast of the vote of confidence in the Parliament witnessed the above picture of one of our Member of Parliament flashing bundles of notes that he claims were offered as "Bribes".

From the next day onwards started balming and counter blaming by the party in power and the opposition parties. Along with it came a few tapes and recordings, whiche were claimed to be spy-videos (which later proved to be fake ones) of people offering and yet others receiving bribes. This went on to such an extent that a few people even started blaming certain political parties to have masterminded a few bomb blasts in the country to distract the attention from the investigations about this cash-for-vote scam. It is a pity that the politicians of a nation, who ideally are the ones responsible for the country, did not have time to weep or, express their condolences to the hundreds who died in these blasts, but found time to gain mileage out of it. Waht a dirty political story is this?

This is a chief minister who has earned millions serving people, or so she says. She has become a multilmillionaire in a period of 3 years and she claims that all of it is legal and were gifts given to her. I wonder who is it that is so generous that he has gifted away millions to a chief minister of a state. Lets take a look at the assets that this humble lady owns:
(this is from the times of india)

• "74 properties, including 41 agricultural plots, 18 residential plots, 5 forest plots, 7 shops, business and commercial properties, 2 shops-cumresidences, 3 gardens/orchards valued at Rs 7.78 crore.
• 22 other properties acquired by Mayawati in own name or that of family members, relatives and associates include 4 residential buildings at Inderpuri, Delhi 54 bank accounts and deposits totalling Rs 7.36 crore seized. They were in Mayawati's and her relatives' names.
• 40 more bank accounts with a deposit of Rs 5.29 crore frozen. These were allegedly used to channel funds into her and her relatives' accounts Mayawati's sister-in-law purchased 60% share in Hotel Shilton, Mussoorie, for Rs 90 lakh.
• 307 donations/gifts worth Rs 13.18 crore were shown to have been received by Mayawati, her family members and relatives from more than 130 donors 30 donors traced, who said they do not have the means to donate such huge amounts."

Who says politics is not a profession. Indeed it is a profession, that can earn you millions and also give you the power to do anything.