This write up of mine is a response to an article in Times of India Dating Aug 15th, 1947 in particular to a Statement by late Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru,”Are we ready for this?”
I think we are ready, as the time has come for all of us to reunite again to fight for the real freedom. I would like to entitle one thing by latest is this reunion is not against any foreign or imported monarch but a swadeshi ,home –grown ruler who would preside over India not as a temporary tenant but as a permanent landlord enjoying & bestowing total proprietorship.
Concentrating on the current torrid topic of Jana-lokpal bill under the Leadership of Anna Hazare & others. I would like to throw light on some of the aspects of so called ‘Second Revolution’.
Concentrating on the current torrid topic of Jana-lokpal bill under the Leadership of Anna Hazare & others. I would like to throw light on some of the aspects of so called ‘Second Revolution’.
We have been experiencing this mass-hysteria of Indians turning out in huge numbers in support of Anna Hazare quite for a while .This is seen as a public face of outraged sentiments & self informed consent of aam aadmi against the corruption. Common man is finding its Gestapo in Anna. This is bound to happen as barring few minor glitches now and again only Anna has shown the resistance. It is most welcome from ‘youngistan’ as a major constituent have stepped up the ante with sole consent of their own to fight the corruption. This is nothing but willingness of Indian people at an individual level to go one on one with this termite’s venomous attack on the pillars of their democracy.
The premium question crops up in my mind is,’ is this really going to help?’ Mobs of varying sizes in contestation on streets…is this the way to dissolve this issue….? I don’t think so. Somehow the fasting insignia is giving out a sense of loosing proportion .The mass exhibition all over the India is against the political system not government. The fact that government policies at many fronts has failed to convince common man the deliverance of accountable & transparent governance, cannot be ignored. The unceremonious arrest of Anna in Delhi by all means was unjustified, unconventional & unconstitutional. Government has looked baffled, arrogant & arbitrary at public face. Number of monthly scams coming to day light has left people by storms. This not so quotient public face of politicians has caused a great deal of loss of trust of people in government.
Still things can be rightly placed. Our constitution has laid special rules to tackle such issues. If we, the people in majority favors a bill let it be JLB for a while can be molded in to a strong law by constitutional way. One thing that I would like to remind every bit of people is parliament been given the constitutional power to amend the laws if necessary. If we want a strong law to curb corruption let there be e referendum on the bill. The bill should be debated & discussed with Standing Committee of Parliament, with results coming out on majority of members.
If the government is to retain the trust of common man in its governance, they need to work out on sociopolitical reforms. Of course with full support & consent of public. Government should set some more examples of strict action against the traitors as impeachment of Justice Soumitra Sen, a senior judge of Kolkata HC with 189-17 margin in Rajya Sabha. These reforms can be looked as powerful anti-corruption tools. This must include election reforms i.e regulation on funding for state elections, stronger authority for reasonable & transparent enforcements of taxes, genuine autonomy to public sector, discretion of power of bureaucrats & ministers, liberal & contemporary laws for citizens to understand, stronger police reforms, stronger accountability & transparency in judiciary system, strict scrutiny of all government tenders/orders/auctions/sells of public owned assets.
To sum up the story, deep contestation on roads or fasting won’t help on its own strength. We must abide by the oath that, “Let’s try and say NO to bribe”. The change must start form our own house. Democracy is not a five year plan. It's a long drawn process. What we have got today as The Largest Democracy is a yield of sustained exercise of laws, rules & ethics of constitution by constitutional means. We must not forget that a dream must be bigger than the inspiration but it must not contradict itself. Nobody can guarantee a miraculous disappearance of corruption in a while. For a stronger & corruption free India all of us need to promise each other persistence endeavors of sociopolitical reforms. This will definitely assure a truly free nation with true colors of clean & transparent democratic governance.
Jai Hind…
Jai Hind…
