Merchant Of Modern Venice

1. Barabanki Vs Venice

I am neither interested in AB (Sr), AB (Jr) or the latest AB in whose name the school is going to be built at Daulatpur, Barabanki, UP.

The latest episodes, coming after each other has put the UP administration in the dock.

2. Episode one

          The story goes that a case has been instituted against the Big B for evasion of stamp duty.

        According to the prosecution, the land has been valued at Rs 8,43,695/- whereas, the stamp duty has been paid on Rs 8,37,000/-. Therefore on Rs 6,695/- stamp duty @ 8% [ which comes to Rs 535.60 P ] has been sought to be evaded.

        It is ridiculous to slap such a charge.

        It may be a case where the person engaged to calculate the stamp duty had rounded off the figure to the nearest ten thousand.

        But the administration in its Shylockian nature thinks otherwise.

        Such officer should not only be awarded distinguished service medallion on the lines of ATI VISHISHT SEVA MEDAL in Military, but the spirit [ Aatma ] of such official should be instilled in his brethren across the nation, specially in such corner of the country where rampant corruption is prevalent in these matters.  He should be further asked to take up orientation courses in the states and take lectures in the IAS Training Institutes.

        Well done ! keep it up !!

3. Episode two

          On same day, the Hon’ble Supreme Court concluded in a case against the Big B , “ No case is made out against him “. It further went on, “ Allegation is some officials committed forgery.”  It was further noted that the State was free to prosecute against the officials.

4. What Remains

          So far as UP is concerned, its beacon lights are cosying up with the Central leadership according to their own scheme of saving their skins from various corruption cases.

        Then why disturb somebody for no mistake.