Take immediate action against this corruption
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ur post independence history is rife with instances of its interests being held to ransom at the hands of trade unionists; often acting with vested interests. Increasingly corruption has been the ‘real interest’ blocking many an ambitious programme for development. The plight of State institutions and consumers playing fodder to such corrupt practices are too numerous to mention. Yet, its effects have always been at heavy cost to the national coffers and more tragically go with never any action against the perpetrators. A phenomenon: threatening the stability of the CEB today.
ur post independence history is rife with instances of its interests being held to ransom at the hands of trade unionists; often acting with vested interests. Increasingly corruption has been the ‘real interest’ blocking many an ambitious programme for development. The plight of State institutions and consumers playing fodder to such corrupt practices are too numerous to mention. Yet, its effects have always been at heavy cost to the national coffers and more tragically go with never any action against the perpetrators. A phenomenon: threatening the stability of the CEB today. A crucial state institution dabbling in millions of rupees on a daily basis, corruption has continued to raise its ugly head at regular intervals at the CEB. Any moves to clean-up the outfit have died a tragic albeit a mysterious death with the intervention of the so-called professionals making up its trade unions. The allegations against some of the most professionally qualified persons within the institution have been shocking. The attempts to use its trade unions to avert such moves seem even more shameless. The number of professionals with impressive career records aligned with corrupt practices within the CEB speaks volumes of the need for mature political intervention.
A former Chairman of the CEB interviewed in our opinion pages today stands witness to this despicable situation. He speaks of the direct influence and pressure exerted by the CEB Engineers’ Union against every move to rid it of such corruption. The manner in which the Union has ensured the change of some seven Chairmen at the CEB over a five--period must stand proof of the interests at hand.
It is sadly the same game being played with the present management of the CEB today. Threatening to destabilize its operations as its corrupt members stand exposed of some very serious charges of corruption is a proven game of operation here. One; that need necessarily to be ended if the impressive records that the power and energy sector has achieved recently, are to be continued. The longer the powers-that-be delay difficult but responsible action against such corruption, the heavier the toll on innocent consumers already burdened by moves to make a few at the top rich.
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