THE SKIN DOCTOR@theskindoctor13
Ashwini Panda, an Odisha civil services topper, was caught by vigilance for taking a bribe for land conversion.
That’s fine. Bribery in sarkari kamkaj is routine. We understand that. What’s outrageous is he asked for just ₹15,000.
Now that’s unacceptable and demeaning to the services. This is a field where people get caught with dozens of land parcels, flats in posh localities, crores in cash, jewellery, and bonds. Against such precedents, someone demanding a puny ₹15,000 is heartbreaking for aspirants and embarrassing both to your chair and to others who got caught with crores.
Not done. Hope he’s released and asked to repeat the process by demanding ₹50 lakh instead, and restore people's faith in the system.