Allegation of Corruption is not Proof

Pranab Mukherjee said “Allegation of corruption is not proof”. Please read:
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article40972.ece?homepage=true
What a Truism! Pranab said it in the context of CBI making some vague charges against the unknown! Making implicit charges against someone higher up? More so when A. Raja is following the same methodology as in the earlier instance? What do people and CBI expect? Not follow time-tested methods and be innovative every time? This is just ridiculous, to say the least.

Thankfully, we have judiciary to address such charges and declare the innocent as really innocent in due course. Justice always prevails. Our judiciary calls a Spade a Spade; never by any other name. If it is an intra-party matter, party high command is there to give a clean chit and close the issue. If it involves a judge, there is Parliament to abort the impeachment proceedings by mass absconding, under a party whip, thereby by proving the innocence of the judge who is facing the charges and prosecution by the media. One-step before that we have a collegium of eminent people who can remain indecisive to show some one of their ilk is innocent. Only weapon left to such innocent is to be silent.

The disturbing fact is that it took a spokes-person of Pranab’s caliber and eminence, albeit at the request of Raja, to teach the people of a simple truism. It is a pity that people do not even know such fundamental truths. No wonder census records say that India has maximum number of illiterates in the world.

People will never forgive CBI for harassing Ottavio Quattrocchi, an innocent man of impeccable character and contacts, for over two decades.

Perhaps the time is ripe to wind up CBI.