GOVERNMENT officials and employees are not supposed to do anything illegal. This truth was exposed when Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain told the Parliament on Monday that a total of 128 houses have illegally been occupied by the government officials and employees across the country. While replying to a question he disclosed that out of the total 120 houses, one is F category, two are superior category, 12 are E category, 53 are preserved category, 56 are D category and four are temporary category. Mosharraf Hossain said, “by filing cases with different courts the government officials and employees have been living in these houses since long. We have already taken initiative to free the houses from illegal occupation.” To elaborate this initiative he said advertisement has been published in the newspapers for giving appointment of two lawyers in a bid to quick disposal of the cases.We shall not be overcritical of the officials who are occupying government buildings, as because they find illegality and corruption at much high level. These officials are merely using the buildings, but they have not grabbed and made these buildings their own. So what we want to say is if the country is to be saved from corruption and illegalities those who claim to be political leaders must set good example for others. The question is who have made politics a business of illegal gains? Let the political leaders answer that question honestly. There is dishonesty and corruption at every level of the government. The people even have no place to go for a remedy. Allegation against the government officials will have no impact. The government officials are aware how important they are for the government’s own survival and the weakness of the government.
