Tell the world that the corrupt pay a big price in India

India has had a bad name for the corruption that prevails here. The ways by which netas and their pliable bureaucrats grab resources of the country are well-known. It is rarely that we get a chance to tell the world that this will not go on, that we are changing. Sending a message like that in a loud and clear manner is very important.

Now the Mumbai High Court has given us a judgement that is priceless. Visit 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Bombay-High-Court-orders-demolition-of-Adarsh-Society-building/articleshow/52040562.cms

All we have to do is to obey the orders of the court, when the appeal process comes to an end. If the judgement is upheld during the appeals that will surely follow, the illegally built building should be demolished by men who fought side by side with the Kargil martyrs in whose name the building was conceived and then diverted. We should announce a date and time and then an army unit should carry out the demolition using explosives, with minimal damage to neighboring structures. World media should be invited to record the spectacle. It is very likely that this will be the loudest message any country has ever sent about its determination to rid itself of corruption. Every TV channel in the world will carry a clip of the demolition and every newspaper will carry a photograph. What better way to tell the world that we are no longer a soft state?

Lathi charging students and others you don’t like

 There is a 'quaint' word – "caning"; the practice is sometimes referred to more bluntly as lathi charging. “Caning” had the nice ring of the “Raj”, but you may not agree if you have been at the receiving end of the treatment. A lot of people wearing khaki in India seem to have the fundamental right to beat up others using sturdy sticks possibly weighing a kilo, about four feet in length and approximately an inch in diameter. Authorities seem to have set a limit of six men for beating a student at a time, because of their concern for the younger generation.

You see the practice being liberally used in different parts of India when you turn on TV news. This is a barbaric practice unworthy of a democracy. I wish that someone would consider using the public interest litigation route to have our courts civilize the men in khaki.

I suggest an alternative way for police to disperse people who have assembled against legal prohibitory orders by using indelible ink. Color sprayers used during Holi could be used by the police to spray members of the “mob” with this ink. Firstly, this will cause consternation because the spray would need to be removed by multiple washes. Secondly, it would stain the skin as well, providing proof the person’s involvement in a prohibited assembly. All that police would have to do would be to catch a few “stained” persons and prosecute them.

I guess I am not going to be a very popular inventor! Let me assure you, however, that I publish this only to save you from having your bones broken by angels in Khaki! 

A word about indelible ink. I don’t think anyone has done research on possible risks of putting this on people’s skin. The election ink used in India is said to contain silver nitrate. Before the angels in Khaki adopt the practice suggested above, they should get some research done to develop an ink that will cause no harm to the eyes and no permanent harm of any type to the victim. Further, I would hate to see any "indelible" permanently ruin someone's clothes. An ink that does not go when washed in water, but can be removed by dry cleaning would be ideal.  

For information on the hazards associated with silver nitrate, visit

http://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1672.pdf