Finally, Anna Hazare has decided to call off his 12-day old satyagraha; the Indian Parliament has passed a unanimous resolution on three basic issues of Lok Pal.
Chetan Bhagat summed up the situation well (on Times NOW): this way of getting the government to act is not comfortable; however if this is the ONLY way to get the government to move, so be it.
If my choices are corruption-galore with the current structure and way of legislating v/s a satyagraha to bring attention to the anti-corruption movement, I will choose the latter any day.
This is only the beginning. I can bet that the political class is waiting for all the outraged citizens to get back into their lives and allow the movement to die a quiet death. It is now upto we-the-people to keep up the pressure and ensure that strong anti-corruption legislation gets passed and then implemented.
Chetan Bhagat summed up the situation well (on Times NOW): this way of getting the government to act is not comfortable; however if this is the ONLY way to get the government to move, so be it.
If my choices are corruption-galore with the current structure and way of legislating v/s a satyagraha to bring attention to the anti-corruption movement, I will choose the latter any day.
This is only the beginning. I can bet that the political class is waiting for all the outraged citizens to get back into their lives and allow the movement to die a quiet death. It is now upto we-the-people to keep up the pressure and ensure that strong anti-corruption legislation gets passed and then implemented.
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