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Practical guide to get your work
done without paying any bribe
Government
babus (officials) use different tactics to extract bribe. You may
take the following action to counter those tactics. These are very
simple & useful. I have tried them with very successful
results.
(1) Indefinite Delay: They keep on delaying your work until
you go to them & offer bribe.
Solution: Don’t visit government offices. Follow
up your pending work through letters. You may send
letters by courier, registered post or speed post. Local speed post
costs only Rs 12/-. Local couriers are available at Rs 5/-. You may
also use RTI Act to know status of your work. In this case you need
to spend another Rs 10/-.
(2) Demanding unnecessary papers: Sometimes they demand
unnecessary papers & give hints that work can be done without
those papers if you bribe.
Solution: If they can offer to do your work without additional
papers with bribe, it means that those papers were definitely unnecessary.
(i) Ask babus to demand those papers in writing and record the
conversation. (ii) Write a letter stating that you demanded these
papers. Are they really mandatory as per law? You can also
use RTI Act here. (iii) Use RTI Act to find out whether he demanded
those papers from other applicants. (iv) Whatever paper he demands,
send by post. Never deliver anything without receipt.
Remember no
officer will complete your work without mandatory papers. He will
keep his file perfectly clean.
(3) They advise you to pay bribe so that you pay less tax /
penalties. Many times they demand higher amount for penalties than
prescribed under laws.
Solution: (1)
Check laws if you can (2) Record conversation & tell them that
you are going to report to Anti-Corruption Bureau. (3) Use
RTI Act to find out how much was paid by others under similar
circumstances.
(4) When the babu is not available in office.
Solution: Write a letter that I came to your office on say,
1st August at 11 AM but you were not available. Your assistant Mr.
Rama Rao told me to come again on 5th August. This letter
will make him take special care of your work.
(5) If nothing works, try this.
When you
don't have any option, record the conversation, pay money & get
your work done. After your work is completed, meet that babu
and demand your money back. Tell him that you are going to
complaint, if he does not return your money. Tell him about Jago
party. Take some Jago pamphlet or advertisement copy with you. This
will most likely make him return your money.
(6) Develop the habit of complaining.
Whenever you
see crime & corruption, send written complaints to head of that
department, ACB / CBI, local newspapers & Jago Party.
(7) Don’t be submissive.
Call babus
by their names. Don’t call them "sir". Be
polite but don’t show unnecessary respect. Be
firm and confident. Talk about RTI Act & Jago party. Babus are
always afraid of knowledgeable people.
These
methods may sound unbelievable but try it at least once to discover
their power.
Remember: Smallest action is much better than the noblest
intentions.
Please forward this email to all your friends.
Deepak Mittal
Jago Party
A Movement Against Crime, Corruption & Reservation
www.jago.in
Phone: 040- 6633 0575
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