The point is that its not any official but a Chief Minister( akin to Governor in the US) that is doing this. The message that he is putting across to all other Government officials is much more important than us being able to see if he is slacking off or not.
Reminds me of when my friend got flagged by a cop and him being in a rush, just slowed down enough to pass a cash bill to the cop. The cop refused and asked my bud to pull over. When my friend asked what the problem was, cop goes "you wanna show this(bribing) to entire Mumbai? crazy guy." He proceeded to give my buddy a handshake through which money was passed.
It's just a trick to boost his "anti corruption" image, I presume.<p>You don't get bribes in the office, in a clear, visible way. It's sent through intermediaries, persons he trust. And even if you want to pay him in the office, which is never done, you could slip the money among papers or in so many ways which are not caught on camera.<p>I don't understand what we should expect to see.
A person who offers a big pack of money or a suitcase filled with dollars?
Posting an official record of visitor logs, like what the White House currently does (though imperfectly), would probably be more useful than a webcam.<p><a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/disclosures/visitor-records" rel="nofollow">http://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/disclosures/visitor-...</a>
A more important step would be to make each and every communication between government officials public on their respective website. A letter written, a order passed, a note on the file. Government officials generally scan and put the documents as PDF which makes it difficult to search.
Gimmicks. The same guy is releasing a corrupt ex-minister from jail citing age as an issue. The minster spent maybe 40 days in jail after being sentenced to an year of imprisonment on corruption charges. You watch Indian politics for a while you get fed up.
Black/corrupt/illegal money in foreign banks is coming back to India via Hawala/FDI/FII/NRI/PIO investments.
This money is used to create jobs in the economy.
Your anti-corrupt agitation will not create new jobs in India.