Heat and dust of Anna’s fast has settled somewhat. Most Indians have been put through a wringer and have experienced a kind of emotional vacuum which can be felt only after an epic event has transpired and sucked out every drop from your body.
Indians born post Independence specifically second and third generation; had only read or maybe seen it in the fictional form of movies. This was a chance of life time many may find it difficult to come to terms with, what they have witnessed or participated in.
The accompanying euphoria that this event brought with itself is unimaginable. Now is the time to settle down and take stock of what was the genesis, purpose and stated goal of this mass movement called India Against Corruption.
The two most crucial questions that need to be answered!
1. Was India Against Corruption formed for demanding swift action against the unprecedented corruption of Congress lead UPA government?
2. Was India Against Corruption formed for Jan Lok Pal bill exclusively?
Have we achieved any of those through the 13 days fast by Anna Hazare?
There are a host of other questions as well.
Are all the original members of the team still there?
What can we project as an immediate achievement?
Have some original members been ignored totally?
Has the movement maintained its ‘Apolitical’ character?
Did the team pander to any particular section of the society?
Did the team ignore any section of the society?
Has it focused sharply on the ongoing cases of corruption?
Did this movement divert focus from the urgent issues of corruption?
Have the due credits been placed where ever deserved?
The list is long and every reader would also have his/her questions to pose and seek answers, hence will not dwell any further on the questions alone.
Let us retrace or as it is said lets start at the very beginning!
India Against Corruption (IAC), whose website says, “India Against Corruption movement is an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption.”
The IAC website lists as founders besides Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev, Mahamood Madani, Arcbishop Vincent M Concessao, Syed Rizvi, Justice D S Tewatia, B R Lall and others. Where are the other members? Why are they not visible? What is going on? Has this movement been hijacked or converted in to a Jan Lok Pal bill only?
Have we been lead up the garden path by the so called team Anna?
Without going into the chronology of events and making this into an essay or a dissertation which would make it unbearable or be construed as imposing personal view, shall conclude here with what has been reverberating through length and breath of India Vandemataram Bharat Mata Ki Jai.
link to Ms.Kiran Bedi's interview Video with Headlines Today
link to Ms.Kiran Bedi's interview Video with Headlines Today
link to_Arvind Kejriwal's interview goo.gl/64oBS with Headlines Today
Cartoons on Corruption
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Important Update 16th Dec 2013
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security and external security is solely predicated on the politics and the
prevailing political chemistry of a country. Without security there can be no
stability and consequently no development. The security discourse and foreign
policy posturing of a country is therefore intrinsic to the politics and cannot
be seen through different prisms.
Articles on Anna's fast
A shameful chapter Only thanks to the generosity of the Opposition, the mess created by the Government was finally cleared
What has AnnaHazare gained? Jan Lokpal Bill might not be the panacea as many in the Movement against Corruption are hoping
Don’t push for Rahul’s idea’ “Such amendment needs more two-thirds’ support of MPs, which is unlikely,”
The media and Anna Hazare
Bipartisanship helped end Annas fast what facilitated an amicable end.The salutary role played by senior BJP leaders.
I welcome a debate and discussion on this…As always, please keep your tone civil, your language polite…no sweeping generalisations please and no personal abuse. Thank you.
