It Will Be The Aam Aadmi Calling, Not Amma, Nor Anna
At the moment, the Congress government at the centre looks to be staggering and going around in circles, trying to find it's own tail in broad daylight, in handling the issue of corruption, which has stretched and swelled in it's own ranks and foundations and even the handling of the old army boy, Anna Hazzare, certainly lacked prudence, as well as foresight and has indeed left much to be desired. A party of stalwarts and legends in Indian Politics, Congress has been slipshod and incompetent and very much ineffective, to say the least. Right from Independence, the Congress has been smeared in scams and controversies but in the last decade, it has escalated into a free for all orgy, where not just crores but thousand of crores have been waylaid, siphoned and redirected through the political conduits into their own personal holdings in India as well as abroad, which has now become the major caused of social and political turmoil in India. Over the years corruption has reached unprecedented heights in India and our Political and our bureaucratic Babus, have been wholly and solely responsible for the ascendance this unholy malevolence. If not for the "ghaplas" and "gotalas" the old army man, Anna Hazzare would not have been heard off, but today whole India is moved into a tsunami, supporting his fight against this social and economic evil. There may be thousands like me, who have high regards for Anna, but is this the process and progress of a healthy democracy ? Will people have to take to the streets every time they want to voice their fears and concerns, putting the lives of innocent people at stake ? Is the end result more important than the means to get there ? On one side we all say Anna jai ho ! In support of Anna against corruption but on the other side, we still elect the same corrupt elements for a few notes and goodies. How is it, that the very same people baying against corruption one minute, loose their pragmatism the next ? The corrupt elements are not new, they have been elected term after term by none other than our corrupt selves, so what logic do we espouse in supporting Anna against corruption, if we ourselves are corrupt in electing the corrupt ? What good will it do if we have a fortress of a Bill but elect the same Johns from the brothel ? A lot of luminaries say that even with the implementation of the Lokpal Bill can anyone guarantee that corruption will cease to exist ? I don't think even Anna would be able to answer that in the affirmative. There is no doubt that we need a strong Lokpal Bill, but more than that, first, we need incorruptible Indians, because without incorruptible Indians there just cannot be incorruptible elements in the Government, it is only because we are corrupt that we have corrupt politicians and corrupt bureaucrats. So no Lokpal Bill will change the system if we ourselves don't change. Like Gandhi-ji said let's be the change that want to be. It amuses me to no end, when the PM of our country says, Lokpal will not stop corruption, a statement from a renowned, revered and respected personality, whom people still believe to be incorruptible though a lot has been said about his spine or rather the lack of it in handling corruption. The Home minister says that laws are not made in parks in a democracy but in Parliament, right, but when the Parliament itself is desecrated and it's sanctity reduced to that of a brothel by its very inhabitants, what are the people suppose to do ? If people have the right to elect our babus to Parliament, they also have the right to show their displeasure too. It may not be the best way but may be the only way left at their disposal. Corruption in India will not be blown out like a candle in an instance, it will take a long process to change the present opaque system and a strong Lokpal Bill can be just the jump-start that needs to get the process moving forward, rest can follow and if we all Indians can change our mindset and be incorruptible ourselves, it will not be impossible to weed out corruption from India and the same goes for our beloved Goa. I would like to remind our Home Minister and all his political and bureaucratic Babus that if things do not change and continue as they are and if push comes to shove, it will not be Amma calling from the hospital, nor Anna from Tihar jail, but the Aam Aadmi from the street, do not ever underestimate the power of the people, world around has been witnesses to it in recent times, which India and Goa could very well do without ! Freddy Agnelo Fernandes ##################################################################################### The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. #####################################################################################