Dear Editor,
Everybody would agree in principle that political and personal vendetta should not lead the people in power to conduct investigation and harass the rivals. The parties that accuse those in power for conducting investigations do the same thing when they come to power. Further, no party admits that investigation against rival party members is the outcome of political vendetta. Politicians neck-deep in corruption cry hoarse when legal action is taken against them even in genuine cases holding the government responsible for muzzling the voice of opposition.. Where there is need to expose the corrupt elements, all political parties rally round such corrupt elements accusing the ruling parties of indulging in witch-hunting. No political party in power admits that investigative action is taken to intimidate the political rivals. And no opposition political party admits that the person on whom investigation and trial are conducted are necessary to keep the present system corruption-free. It is common that opposition parties cry hoarse when enquiries are conducted against rivals. It is also common that ruling parties do not refrain from conducting investigations even when it is satisfied that there is no prima face case against the accused. Since vindictive action by one group of political parties against the other can never be done away with, it is necessary that governments must change from time to time so that investigations are conducted whenever wrongdoings are noticed irrespective of the party the politician belongs to, in order to weed out corrupt elements as much as possible.
K.V. Seetharamaiah
