2G, Kanimozhi, CWG, Kalamadi, CAG,
Manmohan-ji, Sonia-ji, BJP see how rhyming is everything, where did this
‘Coal-gate’ name came from sounds like my toothpaste. Most of you might have
heard and fed up with the C-words (CAG, Coal-gate and corruption), we really
are a rhyming nation! It all seems wrong and everyone is coal-slinging each
other, but what if this all part of grandeur government plan to create
awareness among the common man.
The secret BSY* program (Bharat
Sakriyakaran Yojna), let me explain; the political system of India is so
complicated, our constitution the most voluminous and to further complicate our
judicial system is corrective. Meaning that the courts can interpret (re)
define the constitution text according to the situation. This leaves us, the
people of India to read volumes of books to get a faintest idea. Instead the
politicians of our age have decided to teach us the ABC of constitution and
politics of India, by creating example situations.
This time it is C for CAG
(Comptroller and Auditior General, an autonomous constitution body which audits
the GoI checks and balances). Let me remind you that the incumbent government
tried to teach about the CAG 2 years ago using 2G spectrum as an example. But
the media hijacked it to complicate things and the public finally forgot the three-letter
word CAG (which first exposed the 2G auctions just like Coal-gate). Fortunately
our politicians are such a hard working fellows that in the background they
have always a scandal in brew.
Unlike the 2G model, this time
great care is being taken to keep CAG in the news. This is very clear from the
statements given by many prominent ministers, they try to explain what CAG can
do, should say and very importantly what not to say. Last but not least, PM yesterday
took in charge of this BSY program. Although his intentions were to explain
CAG, the economist could not control his basic instincts on teaching CAG how to
compute and audit.
Wandering off from CAG, PM in his
BSY class also touched the Center and State relationship in constitution. Mentioning
that the ‘opposition ruled states opposed
the competitive bidding… and …seeking a broader consultation and consensus with
states was the right one’ it is clear that the previous BSY program on
explaining the center-relationship using the president’s rules (Article 356
& 357) will not be taught this session. Just a brief reminder, Congress a
pioneer in Center-state relationship (in particular opposition ruled states)
has used the President’s rule close to 100 times in almost all the states.
Even if the public does not
remember the Do’s and Don’ts of CAG, they would at least know the abbreviation
of CAG. All the credit goes to our wise politicians who strive to put complicated
constitutional acts in action in to their daily lives, thereby creating
awareness. So instead of spending money directly on education programs and
wasting money, this government has taught us new way of teaching constitutional
terms. A win-win-win situation for politicians-corporates and –people. Long
live BSY!
*Any relation of BSY acronym with
other minor mining scandal in a southern state is purely fictional.
