Comedy Nights & Days of Corruption
So this one tweet has brought
corruption into our lives?
It seems we did not have to deal
with corrupt officials before Kapil Sharma made it public! And is it only BMC?
No way! One can easily say that
corruption is a way of life in India. I see even my maid paying my guard some money
so that he can suggest good houses for her to work in…
The security guards at main gate
of society take money from vendors for letting them in…
And so it begins!
Schools – so called temples of
learning ask for thousands as donations and it is an open secret…
Police constables don’t even need
to ask for it when they come for verification for passports! It is for granted
that one has to pay Rs. 1000 per visit…
So the point is we Indians have
to deal with corruption at each and every step and we have become quite immune
to it.
So when a Kapil Sharma points it,
we outrage…
Yes he is wrong as he has
encroached on land which not his & done some illegal construction, but who hasn’t!
Being in construction industry
for more than a decade now I can vouch for the fact that one can find NONE who
has never encroached upon any land which is not his or complied 100% to the
prevalent building byelaws.
Many reasons for it, of which few
are as follows:
- · Our greed because of which we are never satisfied with what we have hence even if only two persons are residing in a 2000 sqft house, they will still try to encroach upon more of the common land. This is prevalent in most of the upper middle class & higher societies.
- · Now for those who have lesser means & thus lesser land say 1500 sqft or less and people living in it exceeds 6or 7 sometimes 2-3 families… The bye laws are such that you are supposed to leave 25% of open space & 10ft x 10ft open space inside the house too…
So what happens is for everybody’s benefit. Plans are approved by giving bribes, then construction is done as per necessity and again bribe is given to get completion certificate.
My question is
why make such laws which people are forced to break or bypass thus leading to
corruption!
And such
building byelaws are all over India…
They are
supposed to be updated regularly but no thought is given to such archaic
provisions. Basically they should give a broad guideline which should lay more
importance to building safety & how it impacts the neighbours not on how
much space is left inside…
Of course yes,
this doesn’t diminish the illegality done by Kapil Sharma & many others who
despite having the means still opt for ways to bypass laws!
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