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Navajo Code Talker
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Join Date: 12-27-04
Location: Patiala, India
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Originally Posted by dave lukins
Here is another snippet of Uk goings on
Can you imagine working for a company that has a little more than 600
employees and has the following statistics?
29 have been accused of spouse abuse
7 have been arrested for fraud
19 have been accused of writing bad cheques
117 have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 have done time for assault
71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit
4 have been arrested on drug-related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are currently defendants in lawsuits
84 have been arrested for drink driving in the last year
Which organization is this?
It's the 635 members of the House of Commons, the same group that cranks
out hundreds of new laws each year designed to keep the rest of us in line
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Pshh... they are innocent bunnies when compared with the Indian politicians. 
Some monkeys in the history of Indian politics:
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#7 - Hari Shankar Tiwari
Cabinet minister at the State Assembly in several governments
Charges: Over 37 cases of murder.
Claim to fame: One of the first Indian politicians to win an election from behind bars. This act exposed a loophole in the system - since you’re considered innocent until convicted, you can fight elections even from behind bars. Most criminal politicians in India today owe their ancestry to Hari Shankar Tiwari.
#6
Amarmani Tripathi
Former Uttar Pradesh minister
Charges: Was a member of Hari Shankar Tiwari’s gang, and had 33 criminal cases pending against him. Arrested in 2003 for the murder of poetess Madhumita Shukla, with whom he had an affair.
Claim to fame: Tripathi and his wife are curently in Gorakhpur jail, where they are said to be leading a carefree life. In the U.P. Assembly Elections, 2007, Amarmani won as an Independent candidate, despite being behind bars.
#5
Mukhtar Ansari
Independent MLA
Charges: Murder, extortion, kidnapping, arson and inciting riots.
Claim to fame: This grandson of non-violent freedom fighter Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari, he won the Mau seat in the 2007 Uttar Pradesh Elections while still in prison on charges of murdering rival BJP MLA Krishnanand Rai. His brother Afzal, also accused, is currently a member of the 14th Lok Sabha.
#4
Mohammad Shahabuddin
Member of Parliament, Rashtriya Janata Dal
Charges: Murder, attempted murder, kidnapping, extortion
Claim to fame: The standard by which all other criminal-politicians are judged (e.g. Mukhtar Ansari is called the Shahabuddin of UP). Slaps police officers and sprout filmi lines like “Tadpa tadpa ke maarenge”.
#3
Dharam Pal Yadav
Rajya Sabha Member, Bharatiya Janata Party
Charges: Murder, attempted murder, dacoity, kidnapping for extortion.
Claim to fame: Worst drinking buddy ever. Illicit liquor allegedly supplied by him was responsible for the death of around 350 persons who consumed it. His son Vikas (Vicky) killed his daughter’s boyfriend, of whom Yadav did not approve, and is also a co-accused in the Jessica Lal case.
#2
Raghuraj Pratap Singh
Independent MLA
Charges: Murder, assault, possession of illegal weapons
Claim to fame: Genuine royalty, folks! When police raided the palace of this scion of the Bhadri dynasty, they uncovered a large cache of rifles, an AK-56 Chinese-built Kalashnikov, a skeleton in the palace lake, and also a large amount of unaccounted for jewellery and cash.
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Arun Gawli
Member of Legislative Assembly, Akhil Bharatiya Sena
Charges: Kidnapping, extortion, murder (acquitted of all charges due to lack of witnesses).
Claim to fame: He’s been in and out of jail several times and spent more than 10 years in custody, but has never actually been convicted. “Daddy” is the undisputed Don of Dagdi Chawl whose word is law in most parts of Mumbai and Maharashtra. Entering politics and becoming an MLA also means that he will not get taken out in any “encounters”.
-courtesy of another poster, Dhruv S
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And then there is India's bandit queen Phoolan Devi whose had a good run in parliament despite charges of banditry and illegal arms possesion.Makes one wonder, where the limits of freedom and democracy should be.
It is simply pathetic to expect such politicians to make decisions like these; afterall it is the tax payers money. In the end, I would say that referendums should be held and the vast majority should decide where their money goes. Sure, this might be an expensive option, but giving away your tax money on useless stuff is not any cheaper!
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