Dirty Money and Indian Elections
In early 80’s, a criminal would loot matka dens- illegal gambling operator - around the suburbs of Mumbai . A smart move by him as this theft would never be reported to the police. He went on doing the crime until gambling syndicate in connivance of police gunned him down. I remember witnessing breathtaking bursting of firecrackers in Santacruz . I was told that the Gambling operator was celebrating this killing of this 'smart criminal'. Last month, there was a news report of cash theft of 2.6 crores from BJP headquarters. However, no official police complaint was filed. Wonder what happened to the cash? News of Ex Minister Sukhram being sentenced for getting unaccounted cash in crores did not go beyond a day. He must be enjoying his freedom after applying for bail. I do want to read a book by Raymond Baker - Capitalism's Achilles Heel: Dirty Money and How to Renew the Free Market. This book says ‘Since 1970, at least $5 trillion have been moved out of poorer countries...