Comment Pieces

Incredibly Corrupt India!

"We were far from delighted by the dual pricing system resulting in foreign visitors paying 20 or 25 times the entry fee for Indian visitors to ASI-managed sites. However, we can accept it if the proceeds are really used towards the maintenance of the unique cultural heritage managed by the ASI, definitely not if they are misappropriated by unscrupulous staff members."

Although honesty is an antonym for corruption, a different sort of honesty surfaces in the corrupt in our country, especially when certain individuals show no pretence of being upright. The façade that’s put up by us to charm aliens in the country is not given any heed when these guards dispense used tickets outside tourist spots.

A tourist couple reports the corrupt practice of unscrupulous security guards or ticket vendors who often re-issue used tickets to unwary travellers or tourists alike. Such a shame, don’t you agree?