Corruption and Indian Politics

Soon we would be coming around the time that we would be celebrating the Anniversary of Anna's Fast for Lokpal Bill to curb the corruption. The effort that is worth a praise and worth holding up, for Anna stood for the masses and masses were with Anna then.  But where is the support of masses now? Where is the team Anna dispersed? Why has the Fizz or Steam run out from the way things had started?  

It is really disheartening to note that the "Ekla Chalo Re" has not translated in this case.  Anna did more than a fair bit of effort to push the government to have the Lokpal Bill presented and passed way back last year, but where is the Lokpal Bill.  Various promises were made by the Government then, but least was done.  Very Usual of any Government that we have seen over the years.  They all promise that they will do this or they will do that and the attention of masses is drawn towards the other issues. 

Now, as we are almost through May 2012, we have been witnessing the Report Card of UPA II Government. The one thing missing in that Report Card is the Number of Scams that came to light and the number of Ministers tainted through Scams. The report card also does not read the level of efforts by the Government on the terms of enforcing Anti-Corruption measures and instituting Strong Lokpal Bill.

Opposition is claiming that the Government is at a stage that it can tumble anytime, but they also are in silent mode when it comes to the state of Lokpal Bill and the Anti-Corruption Measures.  None of the India Politician is ready to open his / her mouth to convince us, the average Indians, that they would work to ensure that Corruption is rooted from Indian Economy. They certainly wouldn't ever constitute a Lokpal Bill that would be strong enough to ensure that Corruption is eradicated.

The Logic is simple in this case, a nation of 1.2+ billion striving to stay fit in their day to day life. Masses Busy dealing with their own lives and no one to cross question the Politicians.  They make foreign trips at our cost, they live and eat at our cost, they have fun at our cost and they charge us only for getting our work done.  They are aptly supported by the Bureaucrats who actually run the overall system.  There is certainly NO Governance around in the system as those who constitute the Governance Framework are themselves Corrupt.  Bureaucrats know that the Government would change after 5 years, new Politicians would emerge and new ministers would assume the office. But they would remain and they also know that irrespective of the Political background, most of the Ministers and Politicians get in the Mud-sling of politics to Earn easy money.

The nexus of Bureaucrats and Politicians is such that the Corruption and Corrupts have infiltrated to the base of the Overall Governance Scenario in India and are damaging the core values of Indian Governance System.

The Country now needs another Revolution for Independence from Corruption and to get back to its Ethos and Tradition that has gone missing over years.....

We need everyone of us to become One Anna, and certainly with 1.2 Billion Anna's, Government and Bureaucrats will succumb and surrender to our demand to Eradicate Corruption......

Rise, Hold Hands and Walk towards a Corruption Free Future...

Happy Republic Day - 2012

The time I am writing this is the time when India is gearing up for celebration its 63rd Republic Day and completion of the Country to be the Sovereign Socialist Secular Democratic Republic of India.  I wish all my fellow Citizens a Happy Republic Day and wish you all would gear towards ensuring that the Country remains Sovereign, Socialist, Secular and Democratic till eternity.

The reason I say that you all would be geared towards ensuring that the four basic principles of the existence of our country remain intact because of the following reasons -

1. The Country is Sovereign from any external power, but we are still Slaves of Corruption.  Indeed we are the eternal slaves of Corruption.  Starting from a normal work at the Municipal Office to the Highest Levels of Governance, our country is a slave of Corruption.  We all complain about it, crib about it, but when the time comes for us to align to the practice of NOT paying Bribe, we simply look in other directions and pay the "under the table charges".  Shri Anna Hazare has started a movement, so we need to ensure that the Lamp of the Movement is always burning and the pressure on government is always there from the Citizens Charter to eradicate Corruption from the roots of our country.  Come Join me today to eradicate take a Vow to Never Bow in front of the Corruption.
2. The Country is very much Socialist, but there is a lot of pressure from the Private Organizations and there are certain quarters of the Industrial India that want India to be moving towards Capitalist form.  Let's ensure that the Socialist face of India is always maintained as it helps ensure that there is all round development of the country with equal employment opportunity.  We need to ensure that the Country stands tall to its basic values to ensure that the Weak and Poor sections of the country are taken care of.  But again at this juncture we also need to ensure that the Caste Based Reservation system is Eradicated as this is nothing but more of a Political Agenda. The time when the Reservations were introduced, it was for initial period of 20 years to help those sections progress, but over the period of last 40 years, it has been used as a Vote Bank tool.
3. The Country is certainly Secular "on papers", but deep in the mindset the Religious Fractions exist and they are pretty deep rooted in the Overall social existence of the Country.  The Politicians and the religious preachers all act in accordance to the "Divide and Rule" policy that the Britishers had introduced. Another point where we are still slaves and we need to ensure that the Country stands true to the Name Secular. On the Base ground we do not have issues with co-existence of the Religions and we celebrate all the festivals irrespective of the religious occasions.  We need to ensure that we maintain that mutual admiration, peace and harmony at all levels, irrespective of the situation and scenario.
4. We are Democratic, yes indeed, but only to the point our politicians and bureaucrats get a free hand to do as they wish and fill their coffers to the brim.  The Democracy comes to a stand still or rather turns to Anarchy as soon as one raises a voice against the fault line in the system and challenges the system.  We as the Country need to ensure that along with the Movement to eradicate Corruption, we also address the fault lines in the system that would align the work culture of government organizations and ensure that discipline is inculcated in the overall  working environment at all levels.

The Country today needs its Citizens to join the wave for a faster Development Process and stand tall on the World Stage.  On one had the world sees us as a role model of the growth we have showcased, but on the other Hand the World also sees us as one of the Most Corrupt Nation.  We need to work towards eradicating the second tag and become a Role Model for Economic Growth, Governance Structure and Strong Fundamental Values.

Come Join me today to take the Vow to work towards Betterment of our Country's Image on the World Scenario.....


Happy Republic Day Once again.....