Corruption, Lokpal, Hazare : Impressions of an ordinary citizen.

"Either you support Anna Hazare or you are corrupt. " ! I can take this statement only with a pinch of salt. Let me tell you, I dont have millions in my pocket, dont have a Swiss bank account, nor I have bribed anyone to get my things done. But all these should make me a pro Hazare thinker ? No will be my answer..
Corruption, Lokpal, Anna Hazare, these may be the words that have been echoed in India over a few months and have become the vital part of the environment that has been created by the print and television media. That all give nothing but an impression that Anna Hazare is the Doctor General who has arrived to cure the plague of corruption with a magical medicine called JANLOKPAL, which i dare object.
If anyone imagine that the corruption can be fixed by enacting a strong law, I can only wish a good day to him. It's not a thing that can be alleviated by a 10 or 15 members commitee of a 1.2 billion populous country.
The common people face corruption neither in 2G Spectrum nor in Commonwealth Games, but in a village office or that kind of basic block of the beaurocracy. The corruption is at the grassroot level and it must be treated at the same. The most important thing to do that not just creating another extra governing body but carrying out the implementation of laws strictly. Overhaul in the existing system will help it.
Coming to Lokpal, I'm not at all against a strong law or body that aims to tackle the corruption. But that should be democratic and constitutional. As far as i'm concerned, the propositions, though i'm not an expert in this, made by the Team Anna are apparently that what questions the significance of a constitution. How can we imagine some unelected persons deciding the country's future ? It is a extra jurdisictional body incorporated with elements of dictatorship.
Coming to the current scenario that's been prevailing over these days, it reminds me only some film scenes i have watched. Action, breath taking dialogues, even songs all are there.
I respect the sentiments of people towards this movement for that i know, most of the people are fed up with this corruption. But in a democracy that has been lauded as the largest in the world, it's not the right way to get a law enacted. Needless to say, half of the people on the street dont know about Lokpal. They are fighting only against corruption.
And who is Anna Hazare ? An Indian citizen who has the every right to protest against the government. But, he and his team should not act as the sole spokespersons of the society. Unless he is an elected member of parliament, he dont have the right to make laws for the people. What is the point in his insistence that his version of the Lokpal should be enacted ? His words are in a tone of blackmail, of course that can well hit a fragile government we are under.
The government, led by a PM without a magical wand, are seemingly benting knees before Hazare. That is because it has lost all its credibility and literally its spine. Whereas the opposition is making full use of the situation and trying to keep the pot boilling.
Well, the media have played their part well to make an environment in favour of Hazare and team. They cater to the audience, who are very much interested in this kind of exaggerated dramas, with what they want and escalating their own business.
To end with, there is a lady, from less cvilized North East, who has been on a fast for a span of 11 years. Her name is Irom Sharmila. She has been fighting for freedom of her people from a wild law and cruelties done by the Army. Does anyone care ??