To a certain extent people are also
responsible for corruption and bribery in our society. There is an inherent feeling amongst a good number of people that without bribe
they will not get the desired results under the existing condition in the country and they give bribes even
without asking for it. Such an incident
which had happened many years back in my native place comes to my mind. At that time a doctor has taken charge as Specialist
in the local Government Taluk hospital, who has become a very popular Pediatrician in
the taluk within no time due to his accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Initially, he was not taking any bribe and
even refused to accept money or any other gifts given to him by the relatives
of the patients. However, the relatives
of the patients who were not content with the refusal of bribe by the doctor
started forcing him to accept bribes by way of money or other items which they
used to give him at his residence.
This kind of thinking to give
bribe emanated in the minds of public since they developed a feeling that
bribing the doctor ensured proper
diagnosis and treatment. Consequently, that doctor in question has succumbed to the allurements offered and
became one of the most corrupt doctors in due course. Moreover, he used to neglect such patients
whose relatives failed to bribe him. This makes it amply clear that people have
also got a responsibility towards
eradicating corruption in the society and they should not do anything knowingly
or unknowingly to encourage bribery and corruption under any circumstances
whatsoever.
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