There is a long list of
corruption and myriad scams related to Indian army. Even the former army chief's
right hand man was involved in land grabbing scandal. The recent Adarsh
Co-operative Housing Society case is the one which has really jolted the minds
of everyone with a conscience.
The Adarsh Co-operative Housing Society was planned for families of those
soldiers killed in Kargil. But the flats were allotted to influential
politicians, bureaucrats and defence people. Even the former Indian army chief N
C Vij purchased one of the flat as Kargil beneficiary.
The politicians and others having multiple properties, declared their income
from Rs 20,000 to Rs 40,000 only to get a flat. Why? The one reason is the value
of the place due to its location at one of the costliest areas of Mumbai.
Secondly, all of them purchased these flats at a tenth of the prevailing prices
in the market.
When the media disclosed the reality everyone showed their unawareness that the
flats were for widows of Kargil soldiers. The scam highlights the magnitude of
corruption crossing all limits and even not sparing the families of the soldiers
who gave everything in the name of their country. This latest example is
indicative of low morality and an eye opener to what is happening in the so
called democratic and secular state of the region which is struggling to get a
UNSC seat. Is it for grabbing the lands of the neighbouring countries?