TV channels and dailies have been flooded with Anna Hazare and his Lokpal Bill. Well, I, completely agree to this whole concept of 'Lokpal Bill' which I think is a mere dream of the common man in India, and nothing more than that. I wish our people went on a hunger strike or gathering around in pioneer locales across the nation, for the existing rules and bills to be implemented. Don't you think the Lokpal Bill is just going to be another political gimmick with no credibility attached? I don't support Anna Hazare. But I support anything against corruption. So this whole concept of Lokpal Bill looks nice. But let me remind you, we would be lucky if one case of corruption gets the deserved punishment ever. We live in the most corrupt nation. Let the masses strike for a makeover on the existing system.
Our politicians are too thick-skinned. No Anna Hazare or the millions and crores of people here can do wonders to the system. They call Anna's strike a second freedom struggle. Disgrace. Gandhiji, Mr. Pandit Nehru, Mr. Bose, wish you guys were here to see all these gimmicks, and see how a wanna-be Gandhian has taken a toll over a group of people who are waiting for someone to lead the Q.
I don’t know how far his struggle will bring about a ‘corruption chodo aandolan’ or anything like that for the simple reason that now the whole thing is against the government… I m not sure if this bill will eradicate corruption nor can it bring back all the money horded in Swiss banks…
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