Is Corruption an issue in our Elections?
IS Anna Hazzare a middle class dream – a dream of those who don't vote; those who don't count; those who are agitated around coffee tables, taxable bars and TV channels?
The outgoing Chief Minister of West Bengal was reported to be personally honest; he lost the election. Analysts say that Karunanidhi lost due to the 2G Scam, but Jayalalithaa is not exactly known for her impeccable integrity. And she won. Maybe there was no choice. In Andhra Pradesh, all kinds of charges of corruption were made against Jaganmohan Reddy and it was accused that he had amassed wealth of over a Lakh of Crores. And he won the election with a majority of over five Lakhs votes!
Incidentally the States are opposing the GST, not because of the corruption involved, because political corruption is now not cuts from bureaucrats, but they have other sources as the various schemes and scams have revealed.