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White-collar crimes. 

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1. "There are people in the country so hungry that God cannot

appear to them except in form of a roti. =Mahatma Gandhi.

2. "When white smoke is seen coming out of the Chimney, in

the Conclave, People know that a consensus is reached. The

Cardinals agreed. The New Pope is elected. All rejoice."

Source. Vatican City. Italy.

3. East wind prevails over West wind.

4. Old habits die hard.

5. Golf. It is rediculous obsession of the rich.

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In the field of white-collar crimes, they have no real names.

They are known as Bhai, Kaka, Boss, Don,ChaCha, Munna, Pundit,Munim.

Before setting out on a mission, they also check the auspicious time, pray etc.,

They know they are destined to be caught one day. They also know the end is always tragic.

Silence is golden. Silence is eloquent. They follow this dictum well.

In this trade, it is seen that all arrangement is done with farsightedness,

premeditated planning efficiency and secrecy. Every individual involved-

right from the carriers drivers middle-men- they are all well-trained. They

are tutored to remain dumb, silent when caught. They do not utter a word. It is impossible to

penetrate into their silence. They do not break the vow, an oath they have been

administered to reveal nothing if caught. Perhaps they know the last smallest person.They may

not know who is the main boss. They only know Bhai is all-powerful. His hands are long.

The silence protects the identity of the main characters involved, their lieutenants, the brains

behind it, the lawyers,etc. It is an organisation. Any number of consignments may be seized.

The Bhai remains dis-assosiated. This dis-connection saves them. The officers do not get a handle-

any lead, to proceed further. The trouble is that if any high-handedness is done to get the lead,

there are elements, agencies media, Human Rights, who are very much aware; they are very much

conscious, they are very much concerned about civil-rights of the smugglers, than the interest

of the Government. What to do? They make a hue and cry against the Government.

It is helpful to fill the place with plainclothes officers, give them the mandate to

mix with the masses and collect intelligence. There are certain groups. They are

specialised in landing, transporting, storing, disposing such goods. Bust them.

Confiscate their pagers, their cell-phones,search them properly for evidence.

Give information to the press media with their names nature of things and other

details. This will scare them. They are afraid of being exposed in public. They are among us.

The public has also to co-operate. They have to be realist. Government works

for them. The public need to be told plainly. To cite an instance.

In Bombay all rejoiced. It was the twentyfourth Independence day.

He was YashwantRao Chavan. On 26th June, he had taken over as the Finance Minister.

The year was 1970. In Bombay one woman asked him at a Choppattey gathering.

"Will you bring down prices?" "Things are very dear-costly."

He replied in Marathi, meaning like this. "'Tai, I am no magician. Do

not dream. We can never bring back, buy things at old prices. Prices

are bound to go high every day." FM had anger at the tip of his nose.

We need plain speaking leaders who talk to the people in their

language. Laloo will be more effective in convincing the People

than the Harvard lot, who sell dreams. They cannot hypnotise the masses.

The people are poor. They are masses. China faces the same problem.

How to educate the masses? In China films are made, depicting green trees

coming as ghosts, chasing people who cut green trees. Anyone who saw this film

would never cut the green trees. Our film makers have no other subject except

hero-heroines running around the green trees, singing songs.

Public Institutions have withered. Alone Government cannot do everything.

All have to come forward. All have to contribute in the direction of Nation-

building. Where is that spirit of pre-independence era? Where are all those

slogan-shouting people? Where are all those lady social workers who moved

in the streets with Tri-Ranga in their hands and shouting at the top of their voice?

Where is that atmosphere of "Doing -or- Dying" for the Country? India is slipping.

Dreams were sold to the People of India. Ten Five Year Plans are formulated.

People were shown Moon in their palm. What is the outcome of all that money,that

People paid as taxes -invested, in the name of future prosperity? - to see, experience

the present day Chaos? Whom we have to hold accountable? We. Ourselves. None-else.

We believed in them. We are responsible. AlMighty may save us. AlMighty Does Good.