Isak Sumi
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]HE prevalent system “to serve the people based on deserving to earn” and those capable and willing to serve unless acquires the favour of those “serving to earn and steal” bosses in the top earning hierarchy-the politicians, bureaucrats, technocrats etc. are simply denied opportunity to serve.
These unholy collaborators at the top choose who deserves to serve to earn, therefore the first change should start from the top.
If sovereignty tax is the prevalent evil of all evils in the Naga society, has anyone ever seriously considered the root cause of it?
For instance, the population of Nagaland State having not less than 15 lakh have been endowed with billions of rupees for the last several decades since the creation of statehood till date, yet only few thousands Nagas have been able to become millionaires-politicians, bureaucrats and technocrats etc.
If judiciously distributed every Naga is supposed to be self reliant and prosperous like any other developed nation.
Let us therefore ask the most relevant question as to who are responsible for the present state of inequity of wealth and privileges? The polarisation of the NPGs no doubt has become an intolerable burden on the common masses, however it is fact that actual imposition of taxes on public exchequer by NPGs constitute not more than 10% put together all the factions. The commercial taxes do not exceed beyond 10% to 15 % annually. House tax and ration tax not more than Rs. 400 annually.
The most exorbitant taxes ever being exacted on public exchequer are the ministers, MLAs, bureaucrats, technocrats permeating down to the lowest level of hierarchy before being released to the public. Of the actual 100% sanctions only 50% reaches the public and from which NPGs takes their shares. In most cases the entire 100% are siphoned off without executing the project. However, these worst corrupt activities are silently, clandestinely gets orchestrated with efficient synchronised tradition between the top evils behind whispers and inside their cosy drawing rooms. Yet they always point fingers on the NPGs. What a great hypocrisy? The cream and beacon, the leader and guide of the people commit such larceny silently from the top and continue to blame NPGs. Such fraud unless checked, exposed and ended there can never be any hope of recovery.
In a manner the people question NPGs integrity, are these elite sections ever asked of their works ethics by anyone? Why point your dirty finger at NPGs alone without realising that your entire dirty fingers points back at yourself? No honest public servant with their salary alone can afford to possess fleet of luxury cars, palatial residences, thousands of acres of land all over the state, drink imported scotch and wines, holidays abroad and much more covetous ways of worldly life styles.
It should therefore be made compulsory for both the NPGs as well as public leaders, public servants, politicians, bureaucrats alike to declare assets and one’s earnings before the people.
The NPGs do have people’s based ideology regardless of the mockery, however what ideologies and ethics does these classes of people profess. The ACAUT is merely a facade to protect the interest of rich capitalists, merchants and business people who monopolises the entire market system for their own benefits. How many times has ACAUT exposed corruption at high places? Why only talk about NPGs “sovereignty Tax”? Why does ACAUT being composed of many retired bureaucrats well versed with corrupt system in the Government hierarchy remain silent despite ongoing rampant corruptions being committed to the tune of several thousands crores ever fiscal year? Since the ACAUT are very vocal about corruption of NPGs, each NPG should also establish an anti-corruption mechanism against ACAUT’s members and expose them before the public. Why were the ACAUT idle when Dimapur police busted illegal transport rackets in Dimapur and which in fact are responsible for the maximum price hike in the market? It is also interesting to learn that most ACAUT members and affiliate organisations are mostly business owners and retired bureaucrats.
To be continued....
