GOING TO JAIL FOR TAKING PART in the struggle against British rule was a status symbol in the early days of India’s Independence. Many got pensions as ‘freedom-fighters’ for that (though some politicians could have manipulated to show that their jail terms for crimes were for participation in the ‘Satyagraha’- peaceful civil disobedience.)
During decades of Congress rule corruption and highhandedness of the ruling class was so rampant that one felt most of them deserved to be jailed. Few were prosecuted Continue reading Five-Star Jails For Politicians