- Bribe Fighter
- 12 years ago
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Suspicion of corruption in Tirupathi Devasthanam Dorms
Suspicion of malpractices in the Tirupati Devasthanam Dormitories constructed for
the facility of pilgrims who visit the temple there.According to my knowledge,
they have built two such buildings : SriNivasam and VishnuNivasam.
Me and my family had decided to stay at ********** Nivasam that is closest to the railway
station.We arrived there at around 6:00pm and on arrival as expected ,we found a long line
for the allotment of rooms.So,we stood in line for a room.They have two options,
Rs.800 for an A/C Rooms.Rs.300 for non-A/C Rooms.We opted for the non-A/C rooms.
We stood for more than half an hour but in vain,the line hadn't moved an inch forward
,and we were being repeatedly told that there is no vacancy and it'd be better
if we look for an alternative.I noticed that the line meant for the A/C rooms had moved
a bit,so I stood in line for an A/C room.After more than an hour of waiting,I reached
the penultimate spot before the counter.Just when my turn came,the authority that was
responsible for letting the people go near the counter from the line,got some other
person into the counter before me.This angered me and I protested.
Seeing me in anger,the controlling authority let me in(most probably they must
have thought that I would create problems for them).
Luckily,I got a room at around 9:15pm for myself and my family for the night.
The next day,we had to re-book the room,because the allotment was only valid for
24 hours.We again stood in line for a non-A/C Room on 9:30pm.This time ,the
authorities were even more aggresive at the people waiting in line for a room.
We waited till around 12:00am,after which we were told to go away,and a board saying,
"No rooms available" was put up.The authorites asked us to return at 4:00am in
the morning.We slept on the chairs ,and waited.I couldn't sleep and was noticing
the stuff that was going on.Around 6-7groups of people were alloted rooms during the
time between 12:00am - 4:00am,and the above figure includes only the ones that I noticed.
How can they allot rooms to people when they have put up a "No rooms available" sign.
I suspect black marketing of the room allotment process.I noticed that rooms were either
being given to people who were expressing their anger outwardly or those who have
links with the people "inside".This made me suspicious of their modus operandi.
I have seen old people ,women in bad condition waiting for hours together but in
vain.This is an utter failure of the purpose of such dormitories.
I'm writing this just to vent my anger and to inform people who have what it takes
to such acts of injustice,that are depriving us from benefits that we are
supposed to get.