When it comes to Gandhi, (Mahatma to Madam), everyone criticizes; when it comes to their good deeds, they want be called Gandhian. India, a country of one billion plus, still depend on these dinosaurs to lead us. Why can’t we make up a political party which is totally secular, unlike other parties which divide Indians into Dalits, Muslims and Christians? It does not even acknowledge the presence of the majority Hindus. There is a need for a political party made up of educated young men dedicated to the upliftment of India and its poor and treating every Indian as an equal, and on his merit. After all, you can admit a donkey to Engineering or Medical school but you can’t make him a thoroughbred race horse.
The Parliament was formed since the all the citizens can't assemble at a place and hence their representatives were elected as MPs/MLAs. Now the Technology has become very advance. We can discuss the issue through Media, Internet, Papers or any other means and can Caste Vote through Mobiles, Internet and other format. At a given time, out of 544 MP's, hardly few are available in the Parliament. The MP's make a mockery of the Parliament. Even to reach parliament and seek votes, other parties are bribed. The most corrupt Parliament decides the fate of and progress of this country.
We don't need the Parliament now. We can franchise our votes through the latest technology. It is important to adopt points in Jan LokPal bill; Team Anna did not force the Jan Lok Pal bill in its purest format. We are very well aware of the team formed and them reaching out to all politicians. Dear Sir, you were PM material, but we expect clear intent and desire about such subject, which affects every Indian. We do not need any confusing statements.
Swami Agnivesh, who is on board Team Anna, walked out of the mission due to the differences with other members. Same happened with Hegde. He too cut off himself from team Anna, infact he is the one who drafted this bill. Agnivesh ridiculed Anna’s agitation saying this is some sort of..., seen as a threat to the Parliament, with the condition 'you do it by tomorrow or day after'. This is not becoming of a Gandhian fast or a moment. He said the movement against corruption has been total, peaceful and non-violent and got solidarity from all across the country. So this was the right moment to call it off. But even if it is being called off tomorrow or if it is prolonged and somebody insists on passing the bill, we should respect parliamentary procedures and the Constitution. Too much of dictatorship of Kiran bedi and imposition from kejriwal, somewhere Anna’s mission is going haywire. Now, except the sponsor people on the Ramleela ground, common public as such lost the interest, those who are publicity mongers are reaching Ramleela to see the fasting old man not with any intention to support his mission.
BJP also surprised people by withdrawing support all of sudden; this is the true colour of BJP. Confused party, there is no proper stand on the lokpal issue. On one side party leader Gadkari said BJP is fully supporting the lokpal. On the other hand, Advani is saying passing Anna’s lokpal under the given clauses is difficult in such short span. All the politicians are corrupt, BJP is not exceptional. May be there are few issues in the current Jan Lok Pal. Why political parties not willing to create a strong bill against corruption? Do they want all the parties to support corruption? Without sticking to each of the provisions of Jan Lokpal that is not self-righteous, the main spirit of the bill has to be respected by the government and they have to introduce their own bill so that they are morally bound to get it passed. The twist in the issue is activists are deeply divided over the anti corruption movement led by Anna Hazare. This is the time when Anna and his team should not stand on false prestige. It should gauge the public mood and the aspirations of the youth, students and the ordinary people.
The government should also realise that the proposed Lokpal bill draft falls much short of the people's aspirations. Instead of sitting on technicalities that the bill is the property of the Parliament and so on, the government has already rectified its stand and got the issue in parliament for discussion and they are trying to make it an effective legislation. Parliament should be respected, but the supreme parliament - people - should get higher respect. Anna and his team have realised that Public sentiment is against corruption. Now, nobody can stop this yearning for transparency and accountability. Among individuals and groups, families and communities, the talk narrows down to one point: Corruption and the mounting corruption in the country. Probably this is the reason Anna is inflexible over several appeals by Government.
I don't support Anna's movement at all; neither does he represent me in any way. He has adopted a demanding attitude in his fight against corruption and is affiliated to right-wing Hindu groups. Everyone is been fighting the government pressing for some legislation like the communal violence bill. But that doesn't mean Anna’s team can undermine the existing democratic institutions of India. Framing laws need deep engagements, holistic consultations. Bills aren't Maggie noodles that you cook for two minutes and are ready to eat. What Anna is proposing is an anti-democratic Lokpal. It would take away all the power from existing institutions and suddenly we will have an over-arching and super-power like institution. For that, a necessary condition is the creation of a social consciousness which would decisively disapprove and reject the culture of favouritism and nepotism. Moreover, one must also need to define corruption. Are we only worried about the monetary corruption? Does this lokpal cover all that? Or they are ignoring morally corrupt behavior of the people?
The Jan Lokpal Bill thus raises the conflict of interest, as well as the merger of powers correctly separated by the Constitution, to the level of structural principles.
Even if the office of the Lokpal is constituted as an 11-member panel, will these members be attending personally to the torrent of complaints that will pour onto their desks every day? The Lokpal’s office will require machinery far faster than any so far in existence in India. Who is going to monitor the Lokpal’s super-bureaucracy? Slowly everyone is realising the ground facts. However, greed for power and credit earning aim result in dumping and parting from main issues.
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