Now, this is a startling revelation that the custodians of public property and assets appear to have themselves been involved in misappropriation or misuse of such things. How did the material found their way to their residences will be duly probed. But the discovery of relief materials in privately owned places point to gross anomalies in the distribution of such materials, to say the least. There are a huge number of people who are in desperate need of help from the government or charitable organisations, but it is highly regrettable that the leaders of ruling party apparently grabbed the goods that were to be distributed among the poorest of the poor.

It was no secret before the caretaker government launched the anti-corruption drive that corruption had its crippling effect in almost every sector. But the drive is actually leading to stunning discoveries which put a big question mark on the integrity of the majority of those who governed the country for the last few years.

The major political parties can hardly evade the responsibility of having done nothing to combat corruption. They never charge each other for financial impropriety or corruption or pursue corruption allegations against anybody when in power so that the corrupt are ultimately left off the hook.

The cases of corruption that have been unearthed so far appear to be only the tip of the iceberg, as reports on such cases are regularly coming from not only the city but all corners of the country. The government, of course, has to carry on its campaign relentlessly to catch the corrupt elements who have thrived at the cost of the country and its people.