Proposition from the Seminar

The following suggestions emerged from the seminar:
Mass movement
• We should resolve to protest wherever we see problems;
• People of the country should take an oath not give bribe to get their work done;
• People should stop paying taxes till the government takes concrete steps to bring back the unaccounted money stashed by Indian nationals in foreign tax havens;
• Shame those who are corrupt by sitting on dharna in front their houses;
• Educate and create awareness among the youths on redress mechanisms;

Dealing with terrorism/infiltration
• Special law should be enacted to fight terrorism;
• Issue Voters’ ID Card to people of Assam to check bogus voting

System
• Check corruption by making the system better and inculcate moral values even in those who are adults (if possible);
• The financial transactions of all arms of state, legislature, executive, judiciary and the fourth estate be made public on a regular basis;
• Bring Income Tax returns of individuals and firms within the purview of the RTI;
• The CVC, CBI, Lokpal should be given autonomy on the pattern of autonomy enjoyed by the judiciarys
• The appointment of the Lokpal has to be transparent and broad-based.

Police
• Set-up a national security commission and a police complaint authoritys
• Separate law and order from investigations
• Fix tenures of police officers, ranging from a police inspector to a DGP;
• Institute a Police Establishment Board headed by the DGP of the state to oversee transfers and postings of subordinate officers;
• IAS officers are as responsible as politicians in promoting corruption; better institutions should be created to bring in transparency and more accountability in bureaucracy.

Black Money
• Black money in domestic circulation is 80 per cent and only 20 per cent is stashed abroad; easier to recover the money that is in the country;
• Hack accounts of Indians in the banks of tax haven countries, display the contents on websites, retrieve the money;
• De-notify after withdrawing all high currency notes and make all transactions compulsory through cheque or debit cards;
• Government should take immediate steps to sign all international treaties that can help tackle the issue;
• India should get a resolution passed at the United Nations against Switzerland and other tax haven countries that are keeping the money that goes on to finance terrorism.

( Note Prepared by  Surajit Dasgupta )