Kicking upstairs is an organisational jargon. When a person is incompetent (or misfit) for a job, the best thing to avoid him (change him) is to kick him upstairs. He is promoted ( a babu can never be demoted, only promoted ) and sent up the ladder in the hierarchy. Some are promoted that way, or some buys out a promotion. That's kicking upstairs (by the system or bought out ).
We can see such 'kicking upstairs' everywhere, including the politics. Buying a 'kick upstairs' too is common. That's what our Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt does. He is buying an upper berth in Indian politics. I don't know how much it costs him.
But I know, anything is possible in our country. Becoming an MP is simple - if you have money, muscle power, and the ability to 'whitewash'.
White washing, laundering, and the recent 'greenwash' are all active jargons ... but everyone understands, I believe.
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