“The other side of the Anna Hazare agitation”

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rior writing this article I walk off en route for Jantar Mantar not bodily but technologically i.e. all the way through news channels who were screening live coverage of the demonstration. Telecast showed a stage on which Hazare was quiescent, it seems he was resting on a white sheet behind was a big hanging watermarked by our national flag and a catchphrase was printed “To stop Corruption we want JanLokPal Bill”. In facade of the stage various supporters of Anna, who were too on fast were delivering their speeches one followed by other. Vocalizations were barely on corruption but other issues too like one woman converse about reservation she was eulogized by big round of applause. Some one else thrash out on price rise and rectification required in the polity of our nation but the foremost issue was Corruption and Corrupt leaders of our nation. Further one whispered that politicians of our nation are pillaging us more than the English accomplish formerly. The spectators were school students, journalists and commoners of Delhi.

If preceding year plentiful corruption scams were not exposed than too corruption was the principal issue in our nation. One question which was imminent in my brain from the time this demonstration was ongoing that why media was raising this issue to its peak? Subsequently, I discussed it with my mentor Dhananjai Chopra, he articulated that from this full fledge coverage media is trying to bring back the trust and credibility which was vanished by Radia Tapes previous year. Since we achieved independence corruption had been the biggest issue in the polity of our nation. In fact corruption is the part of life of every Indian at every platform. The issue is not only startling for poor classes our country but industrialists are also distressed. If the poor class of our country spends their lives by giving bribe to policemen for their shops at the road in the metro cities than industrialists too give bribe to politicians and officers for every contract.

Every year we are present in list of corrupt nations that illustrate that corruption is wholly spread in our country. Therefore, if Anna Hazare was running his movement on utterly corruption he would have got more support. The populace following him would be there in lacks not hundreds then only a personality can weigh him against Mahatma Gandhi not at this instant. Problem is he has done this fasting followed by demonstration for unconstitutionally implementing JanLokPal Bill which is off beam and alarming.

India is the biggest democracy of the world and to put into operation any rule we have certain laws which should not be boycotted. The principal power that our democratic nation furnishes us is to elect our leaders by voting for every five years. To make policies for our motherland is the obligation of the parliament not any other individual. If some individual desires to formulate law he ought to first win election and go to parliament. It is not proper to devise laws by fasting. On the other hand, for the bill Anna Hazare was fasting have severe mistakes. People who have produced the bill have given more precedence to non-governing bodies, in gloominess of the Lokpal how is this possible? Moreover Lokpal and Lokaukat would be given authority to investigate and to take action too. How is this possible? If the administration and judiciary of our nation is awful than how would we find Lokpal who are not fraudulent?

If Anna Hazare and his followers had certain recommendation for the rectification of the laws they can convey it to Law Minister, to himself become Law Minister is erroneous in a democracy. Or they can win election and walk off to parliament. Non-governing organizations have numerous obligations in a democracy but these functions are non-governing. If governments are shady populace can confiscate them from power through elections. If we will compose every law by demonstration then reliability of parliament would end and that would be disquieting for our nation.

Prateek Pathak

Student

B.A in Media Studies

University of Allahabad