CRIME COVER-UPs by labour officials of GOK

November 25, 2007

 

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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R….vol.3…issue.37……24/11/2007

INDEX :

  1. Raid  by  Karnataka lokayukta on police officials
  2. AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA , CENTAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER & DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

3.   CORPORATE CRIMES & CORRUPT PUBLIC SERVANTS – Root cause of naxalism , terrorism in India

  1. WAKE – UP HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA-RPG CABLES LTD thy name FRAUD ? BEWARE BANKERS& SMALL INVESTORS

5.   RPG CABLES LTD & SUDARSHAN TELECOM MYSORE
-Are they adhering to environmental norms ?

6.   wake-up labour commissioner & chief inspector of factories,government of karnataka.
- illegal, unfair labour practices by M/S RPG CABLES LTD MYSORE

  1.  RPG CABLES LIMITED MYSORE– FIT TO BE BLACK LISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR UNFAIR TRADE & LABOUR PRACTICES.
  2.  AN APPEAL TO H.E.HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA , BANGALORE

9.   Crimes at INFOSYS campus ? wake-up government of Karnataka -  an open letter to mr.Narayan murthy

10.                     AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF KARNATAKA & CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES FOR KARNATAKA

       11. AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE UNION PRIME MINISTER , GOI

Editorial : Raid  by  Karnataka lokayukta on police officials

-        seizure of crores worth illegal wealth

 

KINDLY REVIEW ALL THE PREVIOUS OFFICIAL ACTIONS OF THESE CORRUPT OFFICIALS AS THERE ARE EVERY POSSIBILITY OF INNOCENTS SUFFERRING INJUSTICES & RICH CRIMINALS GOING SCOT FREE.

 

in our neighbourhood , in our society private sector employees earning rs.10000 monthly income are finding it hard to meet ends , whereas many of the government officials earning lesser salary than that are leading luxurious lifestyles , how ?

 

 

recently in the last week Karnataka lokayukta raided , seized illegal wealth of corrupt police , transport officials. The corruption is wide spread in public service including Karnataka lokayukta , central vigilance commission & CBI itselves. In 2006, when Karnataka lokayukta arrested 5 corrupt police officials & taking them in police jeep , 2 corrupt police officials escaped like petty criminals in cinematic manner.

 

There are vast number of corrupt public servants who are continuing their crimes unabetted due to their sharing arrangements with their higher ups. Only a minute number of corrupt are being booked, by the efforts of honest few in Karnataka lokayukta , CVC & CBI . The paradox is that the government instead of legally prosecuting those criminals – corrupt officials , is sitting over their files for years & have reinstated , promoted tainted officials.

 

Why do rich people / criminals pay bribe to police ? definitely not for charity , but not to mention their names in the FIR , to let them continue their crimes unabetted , to suppress evidences / witnesses , not to make their arrests , to conduct improper investigations , to close a case with B report , not to produce evidences / witnesses before the court , to fix-up poor innocents , to force the poor innocents to do the bidding of rich criminals , etc .

 

As a result of these sell out of police duties , rich criminals are going scot free , poor innocents are suffering in jail & corrupt police are amassing illegal wealth.

 

In the same way corrupt health department officials / doctors are selling out post mortem reports , medical certificates for a price , giving out certificates of legal compliance to adulterated food / medicine manufacturers , thereby killing thousands of people in their selfish greed to make more money.

 

The labour / pollution control board officials are selling out certicates , to criminal industrialists who are indulging in unfair labour practices , occupational hazards , thereby killing poor people , in their greed to make a fortune.

 

The tax officials are making lesser / favourable tax assessments favouring  industrialists /traders for a price, aiding them to evade tax. As a result the public exchequer is loosing money , for it’s social welfare , defence , other programmes. The ill-gotten wealth of industrialists / traders ie BLACK MONEY is disturbing our national economy & finding it’s way to underworld , mafia & terrorist outfits.

 

The corrupt police , tax officials , public servants are worse parasites than britishers . the threat & damge to india’s security , integrity is more from these criminals - corrupt public servants than from USA , CHINA or PAKISTAN.

 

God save my country .  JAI HIND. VANDE MATARAM.

 

YOUR’S SINCERELY,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE KARNATAKA LOKAYUKTA , CENTAL VIGILANCE COMMISSIONER & DIRECTOR CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

 

Hereby , we do call upon Karnataka lokayukta , central vigilance commission & CBI

 

  1. To stop accepting all government officials  reports , reports as sacrosanct documents , most truthful evidences.
  2. to publish wealth details of it’s own staff & all public servants department wise annually with provision for cross verification by public.
  3. to make it mandatory for all public servants including judges , constitutional functionaries to submit annual wealth statements on affidavit & to make it public with provision for cross verification by public.
  4. to initiate legal action for those giving false statements on affidavit.
  5. the corrupt public servants who intentionally give false information or hide information under one pretext or the other while information is sought under RTI Act , all with a view to hide crimes must be legally prosecuted as criminals as in normal legal recourse persons who help criminals in destroying evidences , crimes are prosecuted.
  6. the corrupt officials don’t leave evidences in open. Their higher ups who have taken kick backs from their corrupt subordinate always give a favourable report about him. So, during legal prosecution those reports must not be relied upon. In fact , there is a gross mismatch between government reports & ground reality. Take for example , in mysore construction is going on in INFOSYS campus on huge scale . most of the construction workers are not even covered by statuotary requirement  of ESI , PF. The occupational hazards are more , accidents are common place , recently even deaths of workers  have occurred due to occupational hazards . in the media also it was reported , in the media report it was even mentioned that vijayanagar police have registered a case & investigating. However  when the information about it was sought from labour commissioner of Karnataka as per RTI Act , assistant labour commissioner of mysore has stated that no occupational deaths have taken place in either 2006 or 2007. SEE THE GROUND REALITY IS DIFFERENT WHEREAS THE GOVERNMENT RECORD , LABOUR DEPARTMENT RECORDS SING A DIFFERENT TUNE. THE FAILURE IN OUR DEMOCRACY IS THAT THESE FAKE  RECORDS , STATEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS  ARE TAKEN AS ULTIMATE TRUTH BY  COURTS OF LAW & PROSECUTING AUTHORITIES. I can give more actual examples like this.
  7. so , involve public in the inspection teams , raiding parties of tax department , labour department , excise department , drugs control , weights & measures , etc. these public can put a check to the corrupt practices , fake records of these corrupt government officials.
  8. kindly do remember that in 2006-07 , a  corrupt judge was exposed by media efforts. The said corrupt judge in his urgency to collect bribe has not even looked at the INTENDED PERSONS TO BE ARRESTED & blindly signed the copies of arrest warrant . the arrest warrant was against H.E . PRESIDENT OF INDIA , HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA & HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA. As in the normal working of government machinery if it was pursued , president of India , chief justice of India & prime minister of India should have been arrested. Technically speaking it was right. However common sense prevailed & the higher judiciary took appropriate action as the issue concerned VVIPs. Normally our courts of law , authorities work without common sense like horses of horse cart whose eyes are partially covered allowing only narrow vision , just by relying on government reports , records of corrupt public servants. The courts , authorities just functions by technicalities. This must stop for the sake  of justice , fairness.
  9. when a public makes complaint to Karnataka lokayukta , CVC or CBI about corrupt practices of a public servant , they must stop relying on the legal opinion of it’s own advocates  as they just rely on government records. Take for example the wrong legal opinion of legal expert of Karnataka lokayukta. The lokayukta has legal jurisdiction to inquire into all Karnataka state government institutions & organizations funded , supported by government of  Karnataka. There are other examples where In Karnataka lokayukta has taken action against employees of Karnataka government aided institutions . The PES COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING  mandya is funded & aided by government of Karnataka , but when we made a complaint regarding corruption in that institution , the legal expert of Karnataka lokayukta gave his expert opinion that the said institution is out of lokayukta’s legal jurisdiction , so no action is called for . based on this opinion Karnataka lokayukta rejected my complaint. Some of these legal experts are indirectly covering up criminals , stop relying on their expert opinions.
  10. when a complaint is given to Karnataka lokayukta , CVC or CBI  they in turn ask the complainant himself for supporting evidences , records. The government has given them vast police force to enforce law , to inquire & to collect evidences. How can a commoner can collect evidences , the criminal don’t leave evidences in open , all the commoner can do is make complaint regarding the injustices he has suffered. The complaints must be accepted & inquired into  with or without evidences , lack of evidences should not be the sole reason for dismissal of complaint as presently Karnataka lokayukta , CVC & CBI are  doing .
  11. review all the past official decisions of corrupt officials apprehended by Karnataka lokayukta , CVC & CBI. As there are possibilities of innocents suffering injustices  & rich criminals going scot free.

 

CORPORATE CRIMES & CORRUPT PUBLIC SERVANTS – Root cause of naxalism , terrorism in India

 

The corrupt public servants together with corporate criminals are looting the state exchequer , looting the resources which rightfully belongs to all the people , public. Thereby, making those public utterly poor. This has created a wide chasm between few utterly rich people & crores of utterly poor. This has generated lot of socio-economic problems in India. The ill-gotten money , black money thus generated is funding the organized crime. As a result , Some of these poor people are finding the solution to their poverty in the wrong way of naxalism , terrorism , religious fundamentalism , caste movements , etc. It is futile.

 

The government is trying to tackle the problem of naxalism , terrorism by violence , instant justice like fake encounters , 3rd degree tortures , lock-up deaths , etc. why not government meating out instant justice to corporate criminals & corrupt public servants ?

 

Both government & public must respect law & democratic norms . The government must aim at the root cause of these problems , like providing realistic displacement packages to project displaced persons , ensuring proper supply of ration through PDS in ration shops , ensuring proper implementation of food for work programmes , ensuring proper free medical care & free supply of medicines to poor in government hospitals , to strictly eradicate corruption in public service & to strictly enforce corporate accountability in India. However , the government is not sincere in it’s objectives or intentions.

 

Our publication HRW has appealed to the authorities numerous times seeking justice about following corporate crimes , still there is no word called justice , why this delay by authorities. I am reproducing some web pages of few cases of corporate crimes for justice.

WAKE – UP HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

RPG CABLES LTD thy name FRAUD ? BEWARE BANKERS& SMALL INVESTORS

M/S RPG CABLES LTD , an industry located at mysore is promoted by the most influential congress M.P mr. R.P.Goenka. the senior executives of the company are looting the resources of the company in turn bringing bad name to the company &causing immense losses to all stakeholders.


Without due permission of the customers & in violation of customer contracts, these executives are effecting deviations in the process like using recycled products, processing at higher speeds & using the approved materials at the ends of the cable ie testing lengths only , in between the cable length non-conforming raw materials are used. Thereby, these executives are cheating the customers like BSNL, PGCIL, GAIL, MTNL, etc since years. Many cables are failing at fields , if thorough inspection is done many more will cometo light. The company is made to pay huge penalties , even suffered blacklisting all due to the greedy actions of senior executives. There is no proper tendering procedure while purchasing raw materials or disposal of machineries . The money is siphoned-off to sister companies by offering low interest loans,selling the shares at undervalue or by purchasing shares at inflated price , etc. There is no proper documentation or tax payments for the flow of goods between M/S RPG CABLES LTD, MYSORE & M/S CONCEPTA CABLES LTD, MYSORE. There is no word called TRANSPARENCY OR CORPORATE GOVERNANCE in their books.


These type of ill-gotten wealth of various industrialists & traders in india is fuelling the black economy, destabilising the economy, cheating the government of it’s tax dues, cheating the lending banks, funding the political parties,underworld & terrorist outfits. The senior executives of the company are leading the luxurious lifestyles much above their known sources of income. When mr. R.P.Goenka has failed to properly govern a small company, how can he govern our vast country India being a member of parliament ?

The shameful part is that inspite of so much of cheating by the said company ie by it’s executives , now the government through BIFR has given loans again to this company. Definitely this money to the tune of crores will disappear in the black hole too . God save my country.

RPG CABLES LTD & SUDARSHAN TELECOM MYSORE
-Are they adhering to environmental norms ?

These two private companies situated at mysore, karnataka state are in the business of manufacturing polythene insulated jelly filled cables & optic fibre cables for Tele- communication purposes. These two companies are burning off polythene wastes in the open releasing various toxins to the atmosphere . also , they are not properly disposing off non bio-degradable wastes like optic fibre & fibre reinforcement materials ,which poses a grave threat to the public at large. In addition they are not taking proper occupational safety measures in handling these materials posing a grave threat to the lives of employees. Karnataka pollution control board & labour department are you hearing ?

wake-up labour commissioner & chief inspector of factories , government of karnataka.
- illegal, unfair labour practices by M/S RPG CABLES LTD MYSORE , M/S VARSHACABLES LTD MYSORE , M/S FINECORE CABLES LTD , MYSORE.
In M/S RPG Cables Ltd , the workers are forced to work in hazardous atmosphere without proper safety gears , safety shoes & forced to lift/push heavier loads . They are forced to work throughout the night shift even without mandatory½ hour break. labour laws are flouted rampantly , some of the workers are suffering from health problems due to exposure to the fumes of hazardous chemicals like M.E.K , polythene compounds , petroleum jelly , optic fibre materials. The management has illegally retrenched number of workmen from the service &has appointed number of casual labourers in their place . to by-pass the law they have even outsourced some works.


In M/S VARSHA CABLES & M/S FINECORE CABLES and it’s sister concerns ,workers are subjected to work in hazardous conditions. First of all , the machine layout , the space for material movement, & storage space is so congested that the accidents are definite to happen. There are allegations that some of the workers are not even paid nominal wages & are not even covered by E.S.I , P.F. the workers are not even provided with appropriate safety gears . To escape from legal prosecution the names of workers are not maintained in muster rolls instead it is just entered in a note book. Provisions of drinking water , urinals , first aid , etc are poor. The workers are forced to inhale the fumes of polythene compounds ,petroleum jelly , etc and forced to lift/push heavier loads . even women workers are made to work for long hours. Are the factory inspectorate & labour department sleeping ?

 

The managements of companies violate various labour laws & pressurize workman by threat of dismissals not to complain to authorities. Also, the managements buy-out union leaders , not to make complaint to authorities.

 

The labour department is duty bound to enforce labour laws in all establishments , irrespective of whether  workers union or individual workman has made complaint to labour department or not.

 

The management of RPG CABLES LTD is not giving employees seniority list or other requested information to us , ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF MYSORE  is not giving the same as per RTI Act. Further ALC , mysore is lying  that his office has not received any complaint from us regarding this issue. I have previously sent representations through registered  post / courier to his office & even LABOUR COMMISSIONER of Karnataka has redirected some of my representations to ALC mysore. Is all these to cover-up criminals of  RPG CABLES LTD ?

RPG CABLES LIMITED MYSORE– FIT TO BE BLACK LISTED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR UNFAIR TRADE & LABOUR PRACTICES.

This is a company promoted by longtime supporter & congress M.P (member of parliament ), mr. R.P . GOENKA. the company was blacklisted by the supreme court of india in 1996.the company was subjected to inspection by department of telecommunications& tax authorities ,for various violations of contract ,tax laws , etc ,time & again ,however each time it was MANAGED WELL.

Due to various wrong decisions of the management like purchase of wrong raw materials(not up to customer requirements),changing process parameters and using reworked/recycled materials, all in violation of CONTRACTS WITH THE CUSTOMERS(like BSNL , MTNL , PGCIL , GAIL ) . thereby the customers were supplied with inferior quality products than those mentioned in the contract . as a result the company was forced to frequently pay-up penalties to the customers & to provide replacements to the customers ,all to the tune of crores of rupees .after opening up of CONCEPTA CABLES LTD in mysore beside the RPG CABLES LTD in mysore the materials used to be moved from one company to another without any documents or excise documents. the company has totally disregarded the safety & environmental norms. HOWEVER WHENEVERGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS CAME FOR INSPECTION THEY MANAGED IT SO WELL WITH THE AID OF FAKE DOCUMENTS.

The management frequently made large purchases from the market without calling for public bidding / tender. the management frequently gave loans/money advances to the sister concerns at low lending rates than the prevailing market rates. finally as a result the public –the Share holders , government , lending banks are cheated by the management.

 AN APPEAL TO H.E.HONOURABLE GOVERNOR OF KARNATAKA , BANGALORE

Your Excellency,

subject : 1) illegal retrenchment by M/S RPG CABLES LIMITED.MYSORE.

2)THE NEGLIGENCE OF DUTY BY ASISSTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER MYSORE.

3)refer : IDA-3/CR-152/2002-03 dated 25/05/04

I have brought the issue of illegal retrenchment of me by the above saidmanagement and other injustices , to the notice of honourable labourcommissioner on 15/05/04.in turn he directed the A.L.C MYSORE to take action& to send a report to him.on 02/07/04 the A.L.C mysore informed me that asthe same dispute of retrenchment has been filed by RPG CABLES EMPLOYEES UNION& as she has sent the failure report to the government , the matter is closed.

The A.L.C mysore has not taken into consideration the total number of employees(workman) working in RPG CABLES unit 1 &unit 2 mysore ,RPG CABLES branches at silvassa, raebarelli U.P. , thane , maharashtra and the marketing offices spread throught  india, in the preceding 12 months .all these units are merged , a single entity with common registered office at mysore.

In my application dated 15/05/04 , i have raised other issues of injustices like ,damage to my health , occupational safety ,unfair labour practices , etc  the A.L.C mysore has not treated those each issues as separate disputes and has clubbed everything with the issue of retrenchment & swept it away. why this negligence of duty ?

 

The managements of companies violate various labour laws & pressurize workman by threat of dismissals not to complain to authorities. Also, the managements buy-out union leaders , not to make complaint to authorities.

 

The labour department is duty bound to enforce labour laws in all establishments , irrespective of whether  workers union or individual workman has made complaint to labour department or not.

 

The management of RPG CABLES LTD is not giving employees seniority list or other requested information to us , ASSISTANT LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF MYSORE  is not giving the same as per RTI Act. Further ALC , mysore is lying  that his office has not received any complaint from us regarding this issue. I have previously sent representations through registered  post / courier to his office & even LABOUR COMMISSIONER of Karnataka has redirected some of my representations to ALC mysore. Are not these acts & omissions  of ALC Mysore aiding to  cover-up criminals of  RPG CABLES LTD ?



1. there are workman much junior to me in my category working in the company.

2. after effecting the retrenchment on 29/04/04 the management through oral orders has made internal transfers to my category .these new transferees are also much junior to me.

3. i was not paid equal wages for the work of equal value & quality.

4. i was made to lift, push weights more than 60kg all alone.

5.i was not provided safety gears against the fumes of methyl ethyl ketone ,petroleum jelly , H.D.P.E , L.D.P.E compounds.

6. i was not provided safety gears to handle optic fibre cable materials.

7. some times even hand gloves were not provided.

8. since 2 years i was not provided even safety shoes & clothings . the first-aid room is not properly equipped ,the accidents go unreported intentionally.

9. in night shifts i was not even provided the 1/2 hour rest interval. During overtime shift continuation also the 1/2 hour rest interval were not provided to me.

10. various machines are without proper safety guards .the D.G sets are operated by the personnel without D.G OPERATOR LICENCE.

11.no yearly employee health check-up nor the safety audit is conducted.

12. the scrap disposal is not proper ,the cables are burnt in the open ,the optic fibre cable scrap is thrown in the yard.

13. due to all these unhealthy work practices & surroundings  , i have suffered health damages

14. the management has closed the canteen while conciliation was going on.

15.the management was paying rupees 8.00 as the canteen allowance plus subsidy for each day instead of rupees 9.50 which it was paying early to the canteen contractor.

16. the management effected the retrenchment while the conciliation proceedings were going on.

17. the management threatened me of dismissal if i don’t resign from the union leadership.

18. the management didn’t take into account the balance of working days of the previous year nor it was carried forward while giving EARNED LEAVE for the current year.

19. the management was not paying the monthly salary on the stipulated date.

20. the management didn’t pay the full & final financial settlement on the last working day together with retrenchment notice .

HEREBY, I DO REQUEST YOUR KINDSELF TO TREAT THE EACH ISSUES AS SEPARATE DISPUTES , TO GIVE ME JUSTICE , TO ORDER MY RE-INSTATEMENT INTO SERVICE WITHFULL BACKWAGES, TO SECURE ME THE MEDICAL COMPENSATION TOWARDS HEALTH DAMAGES.

 

                                                                                  Your’s sincerely,

                                                                                   Sufferer of injustices

Crimes at INFOSYS campus ?

-         wake-up government of Karnataka -  an open letter to mr.Narayan murthy

 

INFOSYS is an indian corporate which made india proud globally & made all it’s employees prosper, become shareholders in the prosperity of the company. Infosys has made & is making various humanitarian services/aid through it’s hard earned resources. thereby bringing smile to the faces of numerous oppressed ,disadvantaged people. every indian is proud of responsible organisations like infosys & we do sincerely appreciate the company.

 

Recently , disrespect was shown to our sacred Indian National Anthem at your campus , aping  americans is not a big thing . Americans are what they are because they love their country. Every human being must love & respect  his motherland & mother first , everything matters later. This crime at your campus is inexcusable.

 

There are also allegations that at your campus , usage of illegal drugs  by inmates is rampant &  some inmates behave indecently with girls . how you are ensuring the safety of women at your campus ?

 

Recently , it has been reported that there are recurring  deaths of labourers at your construction site  due to lack of proper occupational safety measures . also, it has been reported many of the labourers are not even  covered by ESI & PF . from the day one how many persons have died & how many were injured , physically disabled till date ? what follow-up action has been taken by your organization ?  is it not the duty  of your organization to respect the law of the land with respect to labourer’s safety ?


However there are complaints of human rights violations in your own backyard. Infosys is building a vast campus in mysore since 2 years. The construction work has been given to contractors, who in turn has given out subcontracts . some of these sub-contractors are employing persons without E.S.I & P.F COVERAGE .these employees are forced to work at heights without any safety gears. some of these employees have suffered damages to their
limbs , hands ,fingers while performing their duties . in such events, the sub-contractor takes the injured to a private hospital, arranges for medical treatment for a day or two . afterwards , he is given a pittance as compensation ,dismissed from service & left to fend for himself . no further medical care at all. these sub-contractors are so cunning that they
don’t even leave a single shred of evidence to prove that the injured employee was working
on that site . the labourers attendance is just marked on a notebook , not any official register .as a result the injured is unable to legally prosecute the guilty . the end result fingers or hands or limbs lost to INFOSYS. Being the principal employer, is it not your duty to ensure proper E.S.I & P.F coverage of all contract labourers by their respective
contractors. Your organissation is not even responding to our queries , is it justified ?

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE LABOUR COMMISSIONER OF KARNATAKA & CHIEF INSPECTOR OF FACTORIES FOR KARNATAKA

 

Kindly give me status of following complaints made to you long back , till date there is no action , why ?

 

DPG/X/2006/80134

DARPG/E/2006/05917

DPG/X/2006/80133

DPG/X/2006/80134

DARPG/E/2006/07944

DARPG/E/2006/07945

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE UNION PRIME MINISTER , GOI

 Kindly give me status of following complaints made to your cabinet ministers  & the telecom PSUs mentioned alongside long back , till date there is no action , why ?

 

DPG/M/2006/80001  complaint made to BIFR

DARPG/E/2006/00009 complaint made to BIFR

DPG/T/2006/80001 Complaint made to BSNL

DARPG/E/2006/00010 Complaint made to BSNL

DPG/T/2006/80002 Complaint made to MTNL

DARPG/E/2006/00011 Complaint made to MTNL

DPG/R/2006/80001 Complaint made to RailTel

DARPG/E//2006/00012 Complaint made to RailTel

DPG/M/2006/80002 Complaint made to PGCIL

DARPG/E/2006/00013 Complaint made to PGCIL

DPG/N/2006/80001 Complaint made to GAIL

DARPG/E/2006/00014 Complaint made to GAIL

DPG/M/2006/80003 Complaint made to union finance minister

DARPG/E/2006/00015 Complaint made to union finance minister

DPG/M/2006/80004 Complaint made to union minister for company affairs

DARPG/E/2006/00016 Complaint made to union minister for company affairs

DPG/M/2006/80005 Complaint made to union minister for commerce & industries

DARPG/E/2006/00017 Complaint made to union minister for commerce & industries

DPG/B/2006/80002 Complaint made to minister of state for banking

 

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FAKE MEDICINES OF INDIA & HANG CORRUPT PUBLIC SERVANTS

November 19, 2007

 

 

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Editor: Nagaraj.M.R….vol.3…issue.36……17/11/2007

 

 

INDEX :

1.editorial : HANG CORRUPT JUDGES , CORRUPT POLICE , CORRUPT TAX OFFICIALS… TO LAMP POSTS

2. False Affidavits , Information Hiding – Crimes of supreme court of India & Public Servants

3. FAILURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES BY H.E.PRESIDENT OF INDIA & HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA – SHOW CAUSE NOTICE

4. SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE TO H.E.PRESIDENT OF INDIA & HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA.

5. AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

6. AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE WEST BENGAL

7. AN APPEAL TO H.E.PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

8. 3 % OF DRUGS IN INDIAN MARKET ARE FAKE – SAYS W.H.O

9. Mercenaries of death - The cancer of fake drugs that rules the markets is disturbing

10. Govt must take blame if fake drug lords are having a field day – ENSURE QUALITY CHECKING OF MEDICINES PROCURED FOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

11. Indians found guilty in UK’s biggest fake drug rackets 

 

Editorial :HANG CORRUPT JUDGES , CORRUPT POLICE , CORRUPT TAX OFFICIALS… TO LAMP POSTS

-         Another independence  struggle in India needed ?

 

After 60 years of india’s independence the lives of commoners is far worse than under britishers. The benefits of independence has reached only few , thus creating islands of few ultra rich people surrounded by vast sea of utterly poor. The rich people in nexus with those in power , are getting favourable laws enacted to suit their ends. Those in power are shamelessly enjoying 5-star luxuries  all at tax payer’s expense , while more then 50 million are starving to death.

 

The criminalization of politics , executive & judiciary is almost complete. The corruption has spread it’s tentacles far & wide , there is corruption from womb to tomb ,from maternity hospital to grave yard. The injustices meated out , the atrocities perpetrated by by public servants are worse than britishers.

 

Ideally in a democracy, the legal recourse of grievance redressal / justice , when a commoner suffers injustice he can appeal to respective government official or police for justice , still if doesn’t get justice he can appeal to court of law , further the aggrieved can get the appropriate law enacted through his M.P / M.L.A. The sad part in India is no public servant  is neither aware of the value of our hard won independence or the working of democracy.

 

When all the legal recourses to justice fail to respond , to provide justice to the aggrieved , when corrupt judges-police-politician-public servants act as a criminal nexus & block justice delivery, the commoner has only 2 options , either to suffer in silence or to take law into his own hands & get justice on his own.

 

Take for instance Bombay riots case several VVIPs – cabinet ministers , police were found to be guilty of torture , murders of innocents by justice sri Krishna enquiry commission. The government is sitting over enquiry commission report. The court is not taking suo-motto action in public interests a result , the guilty ministers & police who are fit cases for death sentences are roaming free & commiting more crimes , anti-national activities.

 

In some cases , involving the rich &mighty ,higher police officials , the cover-up begins  right from start ie FIR Registration. Police conduct name sake enquiry , investigation, suppress evidences , witnesses , destroy some of them , the prosecution takes a favourable stand putting up weak arguments. Naturally, the guilty official , minister is acquitted by court for lack of evidences. So, the guilty who should have been rightfully put behind bars , hanged goes scot-free , to commit  more crimes , more anti-national activities.

 

In such cases , if the suffering public give the legal punishment to the guilty , which should have been given by the court but failed. Are not such acts of public, to uphold law & dignity , national security right & patriotic ? if any body terms it as crime , that means guilty VVIPs  , police , public servants should be left unpunished allowing them to commit more crimes , anti-national activities. Is that right from national security angle ? is it equality before law & equitable justice ?

 

Do remember that our freedom fighters ,martyrs ,sri.kudiram bose ,subhash Chandra bose , bhagath singh , veer savarkar others who took violent path of independence struggle & killed inhuman british officers, police & judges  have contributed valuably ,immensely to our freedom struggle. One of the main causes of origin of naxalism ,separatist movements is the rampant corruption & unaccountability of public servants in India.

 

In this back drop , in India anarchy is not far away. The days of suffering public ,killing their tormentors corrupt police , corrupt judges , corrupt tax officials ,etc  is not far away. No police security , no SPG cover can protect those corrupt , as police & SPG personnel work for pay , perks and will be on the wrong side of law – protecting criminals. The suffering public fighting for their survival , on the right side of natural justice , protecting the nation.

 

If the  authorities term this act as illegal , crime then are the acts of corrupt public servants  legal  ? is the cover-up of such corrupt acts by police , vigilance officials & some judges by mis quoting /misinterpreting  , misusing law is right , legal ? the GOI has created , funded , supported , given training , arms & ammunition to various terrorist outfits like LTTE , MUKTHI BAHINI ,MQM in foreign countries , resulting in destruction , mass murders of innocents there . In india itself in assam , Kashmir , the GOI has created counter terrorist outfits to reduce the reach of terrorist groups. The bihar , jharkhand , chattisgarh state governments have created armed gangs SALWA JUDUM to counter naxal outfits , are all these acts of government right , legal ?  the days of dogs death for corrupt is quite nearby. it is high time , to the corrupt to reform , repent themselves.

 

In our own experience, HRW didn’t get justice from authorities in many cases of injustices brought before it , most shameful fact even supreme court of India failed to register PILs , even shameful supreme court of India even failed to give information as per RTI Act , utterly shameful supreme court of India failed to protect the fundamental rights of editor of HRW & obstructed him from performing his fundamental duties. Still, HRW believes in peace , democratic practices. HRW firmly believes that violence should not be practiced by anybody – neither  state nor public.

 

Hereby, HRW urges the corrupt public servants to mend their ways , to uphold law & dignity of democratic institutions. Atrocities , violence , corruption breeds more violence , invites dog’s death. Peace ,truth , honesty is the harbinger of prosperous democratic nation. Greetings to all my Indian brothers &  sisters on the occasion of 61st independence day celebrations, let us build a true democratic India , free of corrupt public servants. JAI HIND. VANDE MATARAM.

 

Your’s sincerely,

Nagaraj.M.R.

 

False Affidavits , Information Hiding – Crimes of supreme court of India & Public Servants

 

Many public servants are leading luxurious lifestyles , beyond the legal sources of their income. Many public servants are filing false affidavits about their annual income , wealth details to Election Commission of India / Vigilance Commission / other authorities , as the case may be. These authorities are not properly verifying these affidavits . many scams , scandals are coming to light day in & day out , politicians are accussing each other of involvement in scams. Whereas , the said authorities are keeping mum , as if those affidavits filed by tainted public servants are true.

 

The tainted public servants are not even providing full , right information to public as per RTI Act, lest the truth come out. Just imagine , even the supreme court of India violated RTI Act – failed to give information to our publication as per RTI Act , lest the truth – skeletons in judiciary comes out.

 

Some public servants , caught redhanded during luxurious spending , easily says that it is at their political paty’s expense or their well wisher’s expense. However no entries are found in the account books of said parties to that respect. The law forbids public servants from accepting gifts , hospitality , favours beyond the value of rupees one hundred  ( Rs. 100 ) , as it may be a form of bribe.

 

Hereby , HRW urges the honourable supreme court of India , to enforce RTI Act , annual filing of affidavits by public servants , fool-proof verification of those affidavits by public committees comprising ordinary citizens as mandatory encompassing all public offices. As a first step , it must be enforced to judges , police personnel & tax officials . then alone , many socio-economic problems , corruption in India can be solved.

 

FAILURE OF CONSTITUTIONAL DUTIES BY H.E.PRESIDENT OF INDIA & HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA
– SHOW CAUSE NOTICE

In the democratic india , whenever a citizen suffers from injustice , violation of constitutionally guaranteed fundamental rights / human rights he can appeal to the higher Authorities for justice , then to the next higher authority in the hierarchy . if it fails he can approach the police , courts of justice. Finally he can appeal to the first citizen of the country & supreme court of india . Now , corruption is more prevalent in police & judiciary. To my numerous appeals for justice , HRW’s appeals for justice concerning public good , the public servants have failed to perform , the police have taken biased action & finally H.E.PRESIDENT OF INDIA , HONOURABLE
CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA are mum. They have failed to perform their constitutional duties. All the doors of justice are closed for me.

HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH has brought to the notice of government cases of rights violations , crimes , tax evasions by public servants & corporate bodies , it also offerred it’s services in apprehending corporate criminals stealing crores of tax money. there was no response . the police & authorities are keen , over zealous in apprehending & prosecuting a pick-pcketer stealing Rs.10 , where as it cover-ups the crimes of corporate criminals stealing lakhs , crores of tax money. the government even rewards such corporate criminals with tax exemptions , subsidies , etc. Is it equitable justice ? true democracy of mahatma’s vision ? This type of corrupt administration in india since independence has made the lives of commoners miserable and is the main driving force for the rise of NAXALISM , TERRORISM / SEPARATIST MOVEMENTS & UNDER WORLD. However violence is not the solution, violence breeds more violence & mahatma’s democracy true swaraj cann’t be set up on the basis of violence. When all the doors of justice are closed for a commonman ( sufferer of gross injustices ) without financial might or contacts , he has the following options :

1. to take law into his own hands & settle scores. But it is illegal although naturally justified .

2. to suffer more & more injustices reconciling to the fact , ground reality that democracy in india is fake only a facade.

3. To committ suicide to runaway from all injustices. But that is illegal & cowardice.

4. To spread awareness among public about corruption in police , judiciary , public service & to kindle the light of crusade in them within legal democratic frame work although presently sufferring from gross injustices. All in the hope that tommorrow will be bright & sunny , with the dawn of mahatma gandhi’s swaraj.

Your excellency & your honourable sir , kindly tell me – tell the common people which way to take & answer the show-cause notice.
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SHOW-CAUSE NOTICE TO H.E.PRESIDENT OF INDIA & HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA.

In india democracy is a farce , freedom a mirage. the most basic freedom RIGHT TO INFORMATION & EXPRESSION , is not honoured by the government,as the information opens up the crimes of V.V.I.Ps & leads to their ill-gotten wealth. The public servants are least bothered about the lives of people or justice to them. these type of fat cats , parasites are a drain on the public exchequer . these people want ,wish me to see dead , wish to see HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH closed . so that, a voice against injustices is silenced forever , the crimes of V.V.I.Ps closed , buried forever.

To my numerous appeals , HRW’s appeals to you ,you have not yet replied.it clearly shows that you are least bothered about the lives of people or justice to them .it proves that you are hell bent to protect the criminals at any cost. you are just pressurising the police to enquire me ,to take my statement, to repeatedly call me to police station all with a view to silence me.all of you enjoy “legal immunity privileges” ,why don’t you have given powers to the police / investigating officer to summon all of you for enquiry ?or else why don’t all of you are not appearing before the police voluntarily for enquiry ?at the least why don’t all of you are not sending your statement about the case to the police either through legal counsel or through post? you are aiding criminals ,by denying me job oppurtunities in R.B.I CURRENCY NOTE PRESS mysore , city civil court ,bangalore , distict court , mysore ,etc & by illegally closing my newspaper.

there is a gross, total mismatch between your actions and your oath of office. this amounts to public cheating & moral turpitude on your part.

1.you are making contempt of the very august office you hold.

2.you are making contempt of the constitution of india.

3.you are making contempt of citizens of india.

4.you are sponsoring & aiding terorrism & organized crime.

5.you are violating the fundamental & human rights of the citizens of india and of neighbouring countries.

6.you are violating & making contempt of the U.N HUMAN RIGHTS CHARTER to which india is a signatory.

7.you are obstructing me from performing my fundamental duties as a citizen of india.

Both of you are hereby called upon to SHOW-CAUSE within 30 days , why you cann’t be legally prosecuted for the above mentioned crimes . in future , with regard to this case if i am called to police station or court , etc, the loss of my wages & the related expenses must be borne by the government. Meanwhile , if anything untoward happens to me or to my dependents, both of you will be directly held responsible along with the perpatrators of crime and you are liable to pay rupees twenty lakhs as compensation to the survivors of my family.if none of my dependents survive,donate rupees twenty lakhs to the mother theresa’s MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY TRUST,kolkata.india.

 

 

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

 

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: CPI-M cadres’ blunt attack resumed against villagers in Nandigram with inaction and connivance of the West Bengal state government  

I am writing to you to draw your immediate attention to the recent brutal attack and killings of villagers in Nandigram, East Midnapore district, West Bengal, India, by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists since 6 November 2007.

The incident occurred when CPI-M thugs launched an organized armed attack against BUPC activists and villagers from Tekhali Bridge, situated at the southern side of Nandigram Block No I & II, in order to gain control over the Nandigram area on November 6. It is reported that the CPI-M activists took over Simulkund, Satengabari, Janbari, Maheshpur Bazar villages in this block. It is reported that the CPI-M activists fired upon the villagers from automatic rifles, torched the houses of the BUPC supporters, ransacked and looted the houses. Local media reports that nearly 2,000 villagers are still away from their villages, after the three days of violence resulted in a fresh exodus.  They took shelter in different camps nearby.  Under the virulent attacks by the CPI-M thugs, it established its hold on the entire block of Nandigram Block II with its armed forces.

According to the official government version, at least 3 persons were killed and 14 others were injured during the incident. The persons killed are Rabin Das, Tushar Sahoo and Nirapada Ghata. However, the death toll of the incident will increase as more dead bodies are being recovered.

I am also informed that on November 10, the CPI-M activists again allegedly fired on a peaceful procession of BUPC which officially resulted in the killing of 3 persons and injuring more than twenty. There are unconfirmed reports that about 50 persons were killed and their bodies were carried to unknown places to hide the actual number of death toll. Amongst the dead, a woman named Shyamali Manna died after being killed by CPI (M) thugs. One wounded victim Mr. Tapash Khatua was brought to the Kolkata hospital and is now being treated at SSKM hospital. The injured victims including Ashish Pandit, Goutam Pal, Yadav Maity, Akreja Bibi were admitted to Tamluk Hospital with gun shot wounds and are in critical condition. Mr. Sanat Pramanik was referred to Kolkata Hospital as his condition became serious.     

I am also informed that there have been incidents of rape in the Nandigram area. Moni Shaw was reportedly admitted to Tamluk Mahakuma Hospital after being raped by the CPI-M thugs. Another woman named Anwara of Satengabari village was also reportedly raped.

I am particularly annoyed by the information that the attacks were continued with deliberate inaction by the police and the state government administration. Eyewitnesses claim that the police at the nearest outpost did not act to stop the violence and left the spot in a hurry.

In deliberate inaction and connivance with police and administration, the CPI-M cadres blocked all roads to Nandigram preventing anyone including fact-finding mission teams from the human rights groups and journalists from entering the area. For example, towards the journey to Nandigram, Ms. Medha Patekar, a reputed social activist, was stopped by the party cadres on November 7 and was manhandled by them. Although one police pilot car was present there at that time, the policemen did not intervene. Even the press were reportedly attacked by the party supporters in presence of the police. Under these circumstances, nobody knows what is actually taking place in the Nandigram area now. Currently, the affected villagers are suffering from a shortage of food and inadequate medical assistance. Many of the villagers are women, children and elderly persons.

I want to remind you that at least 14 villagers in Nandigram area were killed by police fire on 14 March 2007, when they were protesting for their right to land. It is unfortunate to see that other killingd occurred in the Nandigram area and people have to suffer continuous violence and threats. It should be also noted that although the state government recently announced compensation to those killed during the March incident, the victims have not yet received any effective judicial redress. 

In light of above, I strongly demand that you take immediate action to ensure that:

1. The new unauthorized manmade blocks at entry points to Nandigram area should be immediately removed so that humanitarian assistance, fact-finding mission teams as well as journalists can access the area to find the truth and provide assistance to the affected villagers;

2. The CPI-M activists holding the Nandigram area should be immediately removed from the area and those responsible for the killings and attacks should be arrested and brought to justice as soon as possible;

3. An independent judicial inquiry should immediately be established to look into this incident. Also, the CBI from the central government should take charge of the investigation into this incident to ensure its accountability; 

4. The government authorities should take immediate action to reveal the actual casualties during the incidents, the current condition of the villagers, and to collect evidence of the incident;

5. Urgent medical and other humanitarian aid should be provided to the affected villagers in need;

6. The National Human Rights Commission of India should also launch its own inquiry into this incident;

7. All the inquiry reports about the incident should be made in public as soon as they are finalized, and;

8. Strong disciplinary and legal action should be taken against the police officers of the outpost nearby the Nandigram as well as other responsible government officials for their complete negligence of their duty to stop the violence.

I look for your urgent intervention into this matter.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

 

AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF POLICE WEST BENGAL

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: Maltreatment of a couple by Border Security Forces (BSF), West Bengal

Name of victims:
1. Mrs. Maina Bibi, aged 32, wife of Mr. Chhakat Ali Biswas
2. Mr. Chhakat Ali Biswas, aged 36 years, son of Late Munaruddin Biswas
Both are the resident of Dayarampur village, D. Parashpur post office, Jalangi police station, Murshidabad district, Pin - 742305, West Bengal, India
Names of alleged perpetrators:
1. Mr. Ramesh Singh, Sub Inspector and two other personnel from Border Security Force of Out Post number 4 of Khyertala BSF Camp belonged to Battalion Number-90 of G-Company, Jalangi Police Station, Murshidabad, West Bengal
2. Mr. Subir Pal, Officer in Charge of the Jalangi Police Station
Place of Incident: At the bank of Padma River in Dayarampur Village
Date of Incident: At 8pm 21 September 2007

I am deeply concerned by the maltreatment and harassment of a couple by the Border Security Forces (BSF) in Murshidabad district on 21 September 2007.

According to the information I have received, when Mrs. Maina Bibi went to the bank of Padma River of Dayarampur village for the call of nature along with her husband Mr. Chhakat Ali Biswas at around 8pm on 21 September 2007, they were harassed and humiliated by two personnel of Border Security Forces (BSF). The BSF men flashed their torch light on Mrs. Maina Bibi for number of times. Despite Mr. Chahakat Ali Biswas’s several requests, they did not stop doing so and further abused the couple in filthy languages. The couple protested the misbehavior of the two BSF personnel, while returning home.

I am informed that on the same night, Mr. Ramesh Singh, Sub Inspector from BSF, came to the residence of Mrs. Maina Bibi’s residence along with one BSF constable. After enquiring about the incident, the said SI abused them in vulgar tone and slapped on his face several times, instead of taking disciplinary action against the two responsible BSF men. On September 28, the SI Ramesh Singh also reportedly refused to reveal the names of the two BSF personnel, when he was interviewed by activists from one local human rights organization.

Although, Mr. Chhakat Ali Biswas lodged General Diary vide GDE no. 1384 dated on 22 September 2007 at Jalangi police station, there has been no action taken by the police to investigate the incident.

The couple belongs to the marginalized Muslim community in India and, they have lost all their lands due to the erosion of Padma River. The family has lived in a makeshift hut at the embankment of the river since then.

This case illustrates how casually the BSF harass people without fearing any consequences of it. I am fully aware that The BSF has become notorious for grave human rights abuses such as extra-judicial killings and torture, corruption, cross-border smuggling in India. As a result, the villagers residing near border area are also exposed to daily casual harassment or maltreatment by the BSF personnel.

I am particularly keep receiving human rights abuses committed by the BSF in West Bengal from the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) based on Hong Kong. The most recent cases I am informed by the AHRC are the case of Mr. Santhosh Mondal who was mowed down and drowned by the BSF in Murshidabad district on 27 July 2007 as well as the killing of Basudeb Mondal and gunshot injury of 17-year-old boy Satyen Mondal by indiscriminate firing by BSF personnel in the same Murshidabad district on 26 June 2007.  

Like in this case, the local police seldom take action to investigate these cases resulting in the BSF enjoying complete impunity. As a result, the victims do not dare to report cases as the local police are not initiating any action upon their complaints.

It should be noted that such impunity emphasizes that such practices have obstructed the development of justice mechanisms in the country which are continuously putting the citizens under great risk.

I therefore request you to ensure a proper investigation into this case and take necessary action against those responsible. I also request you to inquire the negligence of the duty committed by the Jalangi police in this case. 

Lastly, I request the Government of India to take genuine action to stop continuous gross human rights abuses committed by the BSF. For this purpose, I urge the Government to ratify the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and effectively implement it into domestic level without any further delay.

Your’s sincerely,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

 

AN APPEAL TO H.E.PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

 

Your Excellency,

 

I am writing to urge a significant increase in U.S. pressure on the Government of Pakistan to end martial law and to release those who have been detained or are under house arrest. This increased pressure should include a strong, unequivocal statement from President Bush explicitly condemning martial law and the subsequent arrests and a cutoff of all security assistance until these repressive steps are reversed.

 

Although President Musharraf has sought to justify the suspension of the constitution as a response to terrorism and extremism, martial law has from the start constituted an attack on the independence of the judiciary and on civil society. As you know, President Musarraf has purged the Supreme Court of independent-minded judges. The arrests have targeted moderate and democratic critics of his rule: human rights activists, lawyers, and members of opposition political parties. It is critical for the United States government to condemn these serious human rights violations, and for senior U.S. officials to express these concerns clearly and forcefully.

 

Senior U.S. officials, including President Bush, have criticized the emergency measures and called for a return to democracy. However, such statements were not linked to any explicit statement of consequences should the Musarraf government fail to reverse the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation.

 

The human rights community is in full support of effective and appropriate multilateral counterterrorism measures. However, each tacit support for this imposition of martial law in Pakistan can be expected to set back efforts to address terrorism in that country and throughout the region. Violation of fundamental human rights standards and violent repression of non-violent critics of the government will only increase popular support for militant groups. The imposition of a state of emergency by the Musarraf government flies in the face of the Administration’s policy of supporting freedom and democracy as an antidote to extremism.

 

I strongly urge you to send a clear, consistent and public message to the Government of Pakistan. I also urge you to call for the immediate release of those detained or held under house arrest, a rescinding of the emergency orders and any restrictions on press freedom, a full restoration of the constitution, and the reinstatement of all judges who have been removed from their positions. Without such measures, free and fair elections will not be possible.

 

I urge you specifically to call on the Pakistani authorities to immediately release the leading jurists and advocates now under house arrest or in detention, including members of the Supreme Court and its bar association, U.N. Special Rapporteur Asma Jahangir, and officials of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.

 

Until these steps are taken and the rule of law is restored, all security assistance to the Government of Pakistan, including military assistance, should be suspended to put added pression on the Government of Pakistan to meet its international human rights obligations.

 

As the situation continues to deteriorate in Pakistan, I urge you to publicly call on General Pervez Musharraf to end the emergency, to immediately reinstate the constitution and rule of law, and to release and reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and the other justices in the Supreme Court. This measure is critical to ensuring the independence of Pakistan’s judiciary and maintaining stability and basic human rights in the country.

 

Although General Musharraf has sought to justify the suspension of the constitution as a response to terrorism and extremism, martial law , from the start, has  constituted an attack on the

independence of the judiciary and on civil society. As you know, President Musharraf has purged the Supreme Court of independent-minded judges. The arrests have targeted moderate and democratic critics of his rule: human rights activists, lawyers, and members of opposition political parties. It is critical for the United States government to condemn these serious human rights violations, and for senior U.S. officials to express these concerns clearly and forcefully.  Without a lifting of the emergency and a return to the rule of law it is not possible for the country to proceed to free and fair elections which General Musharraf has indicated he will hold in early January.

 

The human rights community is in full support of effective and appropriate multilateral counterterrorism measures. However, even tacit support for this imposition of martial law and the sacking and imprisoning of justices in Pakistan can be expected to set back efforts to address terrorism in that country and throughout the region.  The imposition of a state of emergency by the Musharraf government flies in the face of the Administration’s policy of supporting freedom and democracy as an antidote to extremism.

 

For these reasons, I urge you to publicly call on General  Musharraf to release and reinstate Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and the other justices in the Supreme Court. It is our duty to advocate the independence of the judiciary and the basic human rights of the Pakistani people- and do everything we can to bring stability back to the country.

 

Thank you for your attention on this matter.

 

Your’s sincerely,

Nagaraj.M.R.

 

3 % OF DRUGS IN INDIAN MARKET ARE FAKE – SAYS W.H.O

The survey found that counterfeit drugs at the retail level are available to the same extent throughout the country

Bhuma Shrivastava

 

New Delhi: Amid mounting questions about lax regulations involving fake drugs produced in India, a national survey commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) has concluded that some 3% of drugs in the market are counterfeit or spurious, well below the 10% average for such fake medicines in most developing countries.

The survey, conducted by the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP), comes at a time when the government has promised to introduce a Bill in the current session of Parliament that will call for stringent punishment for those engaged in the manufacture and sale of spurious drugs.

The WHO-backed survey precedes a mammoth exercise being planned by India’s drug regulator to also map the extent of this problem in the country.

The survey picked up 10,000 samples of 56 top selling drugs, as ranked by market researcher ORG IMS. Of the 3% of the sample that was counterfeit—defined as those violating patent and copyright rules by, for instance, mimicking packaging and brand names—the study estimates that just one-10th are likely to be substandard in terms of their ingredients.

The survey also found uniformity in the prevalence of counterfeit drugs at the retail level, though many within the country believe Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, New Delhi and Haryana to be the centres for manufacture and distribution of counterfeit and spurious drugs.

Drug controller general of India (DCGI) M. Venkateswarlu, who has studied the survey report, said it supports the view of the ministry of health and family welfare. “Even if we assume all the 3% they are suspecting to be counterfeit are proved so, it is still far less than the figures doing the rounds right now,” he said.

The estimates have varied widely from a low of 0.5% to a high 30% of the drugs sold in the country. According to WHO, although precise and detailed data on counterfeit medicines is difficult to obtain, estimates of counterfeit prevalence range from around 1% of sales in developed countries to more than 10% in the developing world.

Some in the drug industry questioned the study. “The findings seem inaccurate,” said a senior executive of a Mumbai drug firm who didn’t want to be named because he hadn’t personally reviewed the study. Still, “a sample size of 10,000 is too small for a country like India and checking only at the retail level (is) too restrictive”, he said.

Meanwhile, FIP’s vice-president in India, Prafull D. Sheth, declined to share the report or provide any details. But an industry insider familiar with the survey said some 400 retail chemists were part of the exercise, with clinical research company Apothecaries Ltd based in New Delhi, examining the samples in its laboratories.

This study, however, does not cover drug batches being exported from India or being Europe and disbursed through public or private hospitals. Countries in Africa have complained that spurious drugs manufactured in India have found their way into their home markets.

DCGI, meanwhile, is awaiting the final nod from the government to undertake a countrywide survey that could investigate up to 100,000 samples focused on a lot fewer brands than the FIP study’s 56.

In a recent interview with Mint, Venkateswarlu said the department is speaking to statistical organizations such as the Indian Statistical Institute to aid in this exercise. “It has to be a time bound, high-speed process. It’ll not just give a reliable estimate of the extent of the counterfeit drugs, but also help (us) in undertaking consequential action,” he said.

FIP is a body that represents national pharmaceutical (professional and scientific)associations, founded in The Hague in 1912.

 

Mercenaries of death - The cancer of fake drugs that rules the markets is disturbing - N. J. Singh

 

Thanks to Bhuma Srivastava for her hard work and soul-stirring article, ‘Fake drugs industry operates openly, Mint, 30 April, on how the mercenaries of death operate in connivance with unscrupulous elements.The cancer of fake drugs that rules the markets is disturbing. More so, since people pay their hard-earned money only to buy death and there is endless suffering for the family left behind by the deceased. Congratulations to Harinder Sikka for filing a PIL against this. People with a conscience must raise their voices in unison to support him in his push for the concerned amendment to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act.

—N. J.Singh

The problem of fake drugs has plagued our community for many years. Few crimes can be more horrendous than this one. Indirectly, this is murder in cold blood. The agony of suffering from the administration of fake drugs can only be understood by those who have been affected. Fake drugs not only take away precious lives, but also lead to the emergence of drug resistance. Unfortunately, our legal system is painfully tardy. As in other spheres, our socio-political environment has allowed the culprits to carry on with their nefarious activities with utter disregard for the law of the land. Hang a few and this menace will come to an end.

Hence, through your columns, I appeal that the law should be strengthened with more stringent and exemplary punishments, including capital punishment. I read of a PIL filed in the high court. I urge the court and Parliament to take a speedy decision on this crucial issue. Your efforts through the media must help this cause. We had a mega conference on luxury. Let us have a mega conference on fake drugs, an industry possibly larger than the luxury one. I wish you success.

—Deepak Lahoti

Your story does a commendable job in highlighting the menace posed by counterfeit drugs to humanity.

Despite being a serious health hazard, there has never been any concerted effort from all the stakeholders involved to counter this hazard. And that has continuously encouraged the culprits to profit from it.

Lack of infrastructure and manpower for the regulator, coupled with major inadequacies in the existing laws, make the problem a very complex one. There is still no clarity on the draft law pending in Parliament to expedite the legal procedure and increase punitive measures.

In the meantime, it is the general public that is suffering. Do we not have the right to quality medicines?

Who will answer this question—the the government or the pharmaceutical industry? And who will take the lead and help implement a practical solution?

With the secondary wholesaler distribution market being the weakest link in the supply chain, the industry and industry associations have to play a proactive role in containing the menace of fake drugs.

Mint, by bringing to the forefront an issue of public health, has put in a great effort.

However, it should not end here; rather, further follow-ups need be done so that the concerned take appropriate action to meet the menace.

—Jayashree Menon

This refers to the interview with Harinder S. Sikka, ‘Govt must take the blame if fake drugs are having a field day’, Mint, 3 May. I feel three steps are required to do away with the menace of spurious and inferior quality drugs. We need to do a detailed analysis of the essential drugs. Those drugs that are required for treatment of common ailments should be sold only in generic form, though brands may be allowed here.

Vitamin formulations with odd combinations need to be banned straight away. We need to strengthen those drug manufacturers who are ready to adhere to a very high degree of quality, but cannot reach the masses.

Spurious drug manufacturers will have to be punished and punished very fast; if needed, we should set up special courts for the purpose.

—Narendra M. Apte

 

Govt must take blame if fake drug lords are having a field day – ENSURE QUALITY CHECKING OF MEDICINES PROCURED FOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS

On 30 April, Mint wrote a page one story about the proliferation of fake drugs in the heart of the nation’s capital. Meanwhile, legislation, in the form of an amendment to the Drugs & Cosmetics Act, proposed back in 2005, is gathering dust in Parliament even after some of the original proposals—such as death penalty for counterfeited drugs—has been watered down. Some of the recommendations stemmed from an even earlier report from a committee headed by R.A. Mashelkar, the former director general of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research.

While Union health minister A. Ramadoss as well as other ministry officials declined to talk about the delayed legislation, the department of chemicals and petrochemicals said the amendment may be taken up by Parliament in “the coming sessions.”

But enough is enough, some are saying.Harinder S. Sikka, a director at drug maker Nicholas Piramal India Ltd, has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Delhi high court, asking the government to explain what has been happening with the Mashelkar report. Sikka, who has filed the litigation in his individual capacity, says that dealing in spurious drugs violates Article 21 of the Indian Constitution, which guarantees the fundamental right to life.

In a wide-ranging conversation with Mint’s reporter, Sikka explains his motives in trying to force the issue and also offers some solutions. Edited excerpts:

What made you file a PIL on the issue of counterfeit and spurious drugs?

I have been concerned about the menace of counterfeit and spurious drugs for long. Many years ago, while writing for a newspaper (the Pioneer), I went to cover the Kargil war. It was then that I ran into the stark reality of spurious drugs. The seriously injured jawans were being administered drugs that no one had heard of. Most of the drugs being supplied there were substandard or spurious.

I have spent 13 years in the drugs industry and I have sufficient knowledge about spurious and substandard drugs. While I was in the Navy, I had the privilege of availing a Local Purchase Order (where senior officers can procure drugs from the marketplace). Why was this LPO freely given to senior officers? It was only because the government doesn’t think too highly of their own procurement system.

What is amiss in the current regulatory environment and government set-up?

It is widely known that the drugs supplied through the government tender system, focuses on L1, or the lowest-priced drugs. The focus here is not on the quality or the reputation of the company. Neither is much attention paid to the question whether the firm has the infrastructure, or is following Schedule M (good quality manufacturing norms).

On paper, some of these quality checks are done but, I can assure you, some of these drug companies are operating out of their garages. But, they have the wherewithal and the paperwork in place to procure these government contracts.

 

 

Indians found guilty in UK’s biggest fake drug rackets 

London: Four people, including two of Indian origin, have been found guilty of masterminding a multi-million pound global racket of selling counterfeit Viagra and other drugs over the Internet after procuring them from India, Pakistan and China.

The convictions, delivered in the Kingston Crown Court Monday evening, came after what is called the biggest counterfeit drugs bust in British history. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) led the investigations.

The men were charged with masterminding the industrial-scale supply of counterfeit medicine between 2002 and 2005, involving millions of pounds worth of counterfeit Viagra, Cialis and Propecia.The medicines contained around 90 per cent of the normal active ingredient found in the authentic tablets - but regulators said customers were put in danger because of other possible ingredients.

These seizures resulted in the MHRA unravelling the biggest conspiracy of the supply of counterfeit medicines thus far in Britain. Over 1,500,000 pounds of counterfeit medicines seized were intended to be supplied to customers through this conspiracy.

MHRA sources said that in the autumn of 2002, revenue and customs officials seized counterfeit Viagra at Stansted airport. This was followed by a number of other seizures at Stansted and Heathrow airports where false descriptions like “Vitamins C and E”, “Calcium for Kids” and “Samples of Mineral Supplements for Dogs” were used for a variety of products.

The counterfeit medicines were filtered for sale through licensed wholesalers to pharmacies in Britain and through Internet sites operating both in Britain and overseas. In 2004, counterfeit Cialis made its way into the regulated supply chain reaching patient level. This led to a recall of that product from the British market.

The chance interception of a packet containing 12,000 fake Viagra tablets led to the arrests. The packet was addressed to Leicester-based Gary Haywood, 58, who claimed to be working for drugs firm Pfizer. He told undercover investigators on camera that “within 6-8 weeks I will be able to supply up to a million tablets”.

Haywood, along with Ashwin Patel, 24, of north London, and Zahid Mirza, 45, of Ilford, Essex, were found guilty last month of a number of counts of conspiring to sell fake medicines.

Ashish Halai, 31, of Borehamwood, Essex, described as the British “lynchpin” of the operation, had already pleaded guilty to four counts of conspiring to sell the fake drugs before the trial started almost nine months ago. He was jailed for four-and-a-half years.

The jury failed to reach verdicts on four other defendants. George Patino, a doctor from Mexico, Alpesh Patel, a pharmaceutical sales representative from Kingsbury, London, pharmacist Rajendra Shah of St. Albans, Hertfordshire, and businessman Ketan Mehta of Grove Park, London, will face a retrial next year.

The investigation traced a complex network of individuals, companies and bank accounts facilitating the movement of these medicines. Over a period of time, the men conspired together with the common purpose to profit from these counterfeits.

Mick Deats, Head of Enforcement at the MHRA said: “The MHRA treats every report of a counterfeit medicine as a serious incident. We will continue to use every power at our disposal to prosecute those engaged in this illicit activity and confiscate the proceeds of their crimes.

“This successful prosecution should serve as a clear signal to those contemplating the supply of counterfeit medicines. The public are strongly advised to avoid buying medicines online, where the risk of being provided with counterfeit medicines is greatly increased,” he added.

The verdicts could only be reported on Monday after the court lifted restrictions. The MHRA is the government agency responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work.

 

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