The law which says that the one who pays bribe is also an offender, is the biggest promoter of corruption in India.
People are pushed to the wall to pay bribe, naturally against their will. And when they have paid it, they cannot complain because paying a bribe is also an offense.
This is the reason why the morale of those who openly demand bribe is so high in this country.
Imagine a situation. You are on a railway platform at 2am on a winter night, with your wife and small children. The train comes and the TT demands Rs.10 for allotting you each seat. Otherwise, he would not let you inside the compartment, even though vacant seats are there. What would you do? If you give that bribe, you become an offender and cannot complain. If you don’t, you miss the train and force your family to spend the cold night on the platform, against all odds and dangers.
The TT goes home with Rs.1000 in his pocket, collected for allotting 100 seats. Hefty pay package he gets from his employer is already there.
If you are allowed to complain and hundreds like you, who were exploited at the hands of this TT also complain, perhaps he would not be so daring and emboldened in demanding bribe.
What do you think?
