I haven't researched much about Kiran Bedi and my opinion about
her is based on her coverage in the popular media over past several
years. These have shown her to be an upright police officer and
individual who strived to break free of the set mould and bring about
changes in the system for the better. Chances are that you haven't
researched Ms Bedi's life very thoroughly either.
However our politicians, their stooges, and agencies that are at their beck and call, seem to be making up for this lack of research on Ms Bedi. Never mind that these agencies are frequently admonished for public, media, and court for their dilly-dallying in many important and crucial cases awaiting swift action from them. But they have all the time in the world for inspecting Kiran Bedi's life with an electron microscope!
Their hard academic work now shows that Ms Bedi has refused to pass on the benefits of certain concessions to sundry organizations and business houses. She became entitled to these concessions through her meritorious work. There should be little debate that the monetary value of these concessions belongs to her and hence it should be her decisions as to who would benefit from them. So she is very much within her rights if she decides that the benefit should go to her trust and not to a commercial organization that may have invited her and agreed to bear the costs. In fact even if she chose to retain the benefit for herself, it will be absolutely okay because the concessions are meant for the recipient as an individual. So what is all the brouhaha about?
The netas and agencies have further made a brilliant discovery that Ms Bedi's trust received a donation from Microsoft. As this can not be labeled wrong by any stretch of imagination, a vague accusation is being made that it has not been used for the purpose for which it was meant. Though Microsoft has never made any noise about it.
All this is being done without sharing the specific details of their research project with the public.
So what signal is being sent out? Are the netas asserting that they can be as vindictive as an underworld Don? Are they desperately trying to prove that the crusaders against corruption are also tainted, howsoever lightly, and have no right to question their huge blots?
We must send out a clear and strong message to the netas that their games now stand painfully exposed and they must mend themselves instead of persecuting those who urge them to do so.
However our politicians, their stooges, and agencies that are at their beck and call, seem to be making up for this lack of research on Ms Bedi. Never mind that these agencies are frequently admonished for public, media, and court for their dilly-dallying in many important and crucial cases awaiting swift action from them. But they have all the time in the world for inspecting Kiran Bedi's life with an electron microscope!
Their hard academic work now shows that Ms Bedi has refused to pass on the benefits of certain concessions to sundry organizations and business houses. She became entitled to these concessions through her meritorious work. There should be little debate that the monetary value of these concessions belongs to her and hence it should be her decisions as to who would benefit from them. So she is very much within her rights if she decides that the benefit should go to her trust and not to a commercial organization that may have invited her and agreed to bear the costs. In fact even if she chose to retain the benefit for herself, it will be absolutely okay because the concessions are meant for the recipient as an individual. So what is all the brouhaha about?
The netas and agencies have further made a brilliant discovery that Ms Bedi's trust received a donation from Microsoft. As this can not be labeled wrong by any stretch of imagination, a vague accusation is being made that it has not been used for the purpose for which it was meant. Though Microsoft has never made any noise about it.
All this is being done without sharing the specific details of their research project with the public.
So what signal is being sent out? Are the netas asserting that they can be as vindictive as an underworld Don? Are they desperately trying to prove that the crusaders against corruption are also tainted, howsoever lightly, and have no right to question their huge blots?
We must send out a clear and strong message to the netas that their games now stand painfully exposed and they must mend themselves instead of persecuting those who urge them to do so.
I FULLY AGREE WITH THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ABOUT Ms. BEDI. SHE A VERY UPRIGHT RETIRED POLICE OFFICER.
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