November 2010

SCAM MONTH - November 2010

Started from CWG Scam then to Adarsh Scam and finally with 2G Spectrum Cash - between them thrown to add spice was the 'Bank Loan' Scam (Housing Loan units given corporate loans to Real Estate Companies,with Banks involved like LICHFIL, BOB, PNB etc., - all major leading Nationalised Banks..)

CWG Scam - CWG Budgeted for 993 Crores then went to more than 3000 Crores and all the infrastructure projects combined into CWG - total budget then ran into 30,000 Crores.

Adarsh Housing Scam - Initially the project was allotted for Kargil Heroes - now Army, Bureaucrats, Politicians all are involved

2G Spectrum Allocation - Presumptive Scam worth 1,76,000 crore loss to the Exchequer. Real Scam (bribed to Politicians , Bureaucrats etc., amounting to 60,000 Crores)

Irony is at the same time vigilance department all over the country are catching the officials when they got bribe ranging from INR 50 to INR 3000.. that is the Joke..

CWG SCAM: Kingpin behind is Suresh Kalmadi - it was SCAM written all Over (made a fool of whole India) No Accountability - No Tender - all the orders were given at the last minute, eventhough the CWG games was allotted to India in 2003. Games Village was opened after the athletes were started arriving, 2 days before the games was to be opened. Foot Overbridge - walkway from the Main road to the Games venue - main venue - collapsed a week before the games was to be opened. The games village toilets in some towers was worse than the municipality run Public Toilet. For one month before the games everyday there was news regarding the way the GAMES Organising committe was running the show - QBR (Queen's Baton Relay) order was allotted to some company which was not authorised to do it. Kalmadi is happily coming everyday in the TV and announcing that everything is right. Finally, PM has to step in and the Whole Delhi Government machinery was put in place to make sure that the Games Village was made hospitable.. But the saving grace was the Opening Ceremony and the performance by the Indian Athletes. CAG report on the CWG was damining and that woke up the eyes of the Media, People and the establishment. THe case was taken over by CBI and now the culprits are being arrested and investigation is going on. The noose is tightening over Suresh Kalmadi and in all probabilities he will be arrested.. CWG Games was budgeted around 993 crores in 2003 but finally around 9000 crores was spent on the Games alone - mind boggling figure nearly 2 billion dollars....

Adarsh Housing Scam: Finally, Army also started occupying the Scam Space, the only institution people felt above all the 'SCAMS' or 'BRIBE' but now they are also appearing in the SCAMS.. That too for the KARGIL heroes - land allotted.. THe house was allotted to not the real heroes but to the 2 Army Chiefs and other High Ranking Officials.. Ashok Chavan's family members, Chief Bureaucrats son etc., IT has got the Ashok Chavan's CM chair - he resigned. More informations need to come on this.

2G Spectrum - Mother of all SCAMS - parliament is logjammed for the past 2 weeks - true to say that no session or sitting has happened in this winter session because opposition wants a JPC probe, after the CAG has put a figure of the 2G Loss to the Government worth 1,76,000 crores... It was not only the money but the way the department under RAJA worked to get the spectrum (national resource) allocatted to 'vested companies' bend the rules according to the way they wanted. Spectrum was given to companies who are working in Real Estate (even though they cannot show what they have built, that is another story)and any other domain except the Telecom.. Got the spectrum at a throw away price and then selling it (the company was sold) to Foreign Investors or other inverstors more than 5-6 times worth. governmet was just looking at that.. Raja announing in a press conference (this happened in 2007) that the last date of submission of tender has been pre-poned from October 1st to September 25 (press conference held on Sep 25)and the interested companies has to give the Bank Guarantee within 45 minutes, can you believe it, Yes, there are companies which are able to provide the Bank Guarantee and also Demand Draft within the stipulated 45 minutes - Please don't ask how this could happen... Nira Radia - you will be hearing this name for quite some more time in the coming days --- corporate lobbyist,who are close to DMK Family.. Lots more has to tumble from the 2G Spectrum Scam Basket.. Now, with RAJA resigned that too after a long battle - with Raja whining innocence. The argument for Raja is that he has done with the concurranc of PM and this was the policy that was announced in 1999. Can you imagine selling the Spectrum based on 1999 rates. 3G Spectrum was auctioned and the Government got about 1,30, 000 Crores of Rupees - guaranteed...

Cricket: Indian won the NZ Series 1-0, but GOD has not produced a century which would have taken his tally to 50 Centuries. Hope he achieves that in South Africa - test series starts on 16th December. That would be a great achievement... Ashes First Test - Dominated by England - excellent bowling in the first innings by Siddle and good batting by Hussey and Haddin rescuing Australia but the final tally by england - making 500 runs with loss of only one wicket with Cook hitting a double century and century by both Trott and Strauss...

Enjoy the New tune of Airtel by God of Musinc - ARR... New Catchy tune - man ARR is really a genius - what a variety of music.. Hats of to HIM!!!!!! Toyota Tune for Etios, Desi radio beat tune ....

Very good monsoon for Tamilnadu - north west monsoon - news is coming that Water Supply to Chennai (all the reservoirs will be filled to the capacity) around 11,000 tmcft... So no water scarcity for Chennai... But when we welcome the rain at the same time it is causing havoc in the regions of Nagapattinam, Tirunelveli, Thanjavur - destroying the crops.. Poor Farmers - rain and sun whenever it become excessive it is a problem for them...

Obama visited India and got a good Media Coverage and made a lots of Sound Bytes as usual..

Now wikileaks has put some more documents this time covering the conversations between the US Government and various embassies around the world - CABLELEAK...

CIAO......