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Jan Lokpal Bill: Have We Accomplished Anything So Far? |
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by Dr. Gopal Singh |
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A lot has gone on during the past 100 days on the subject of drafting a meaningful Jan Lokpal Bill capable of tackling the corruption choking our nation every day. The net outcome so far is hardly a surprise. So, was this a meaningless exercise in futility? Why did we go through all this at all?
If we examine it carefully, we find that it has been a very meaningful endeavor on part of the civil society and the country:
To be certain, there are questions that can be raised about the civil society Jan Lokpal Bill as well. It is not a panacea to solve all our corruption problems. But then again if we wait for a panacea we may never get any relief at all. The biggest point in favor of the Jan Lokpal Bill is that it appears to be a genuine attempt to control the corruption rampant in our country. If the government was willing to start with a similar premise and participate in the drafting process then real tactical, procedural and legal improvements could have been made to refine it and make it even more acceptable. The basic question still remains: How can a government, neck deep in corruption, agree to draft a strong anti-corruption bill? How can a system corrupt within itself, cure itself by itself? It has earned itself a position between a rock and a hard spot. There are no good choices left for it. If it agrees to draft an effective Lokpal Bill, it signs on a document of its own demise. If it wiggles, hedges and tries to politically diffuse the corruption issue, at this juncture it can only buy some more time. The eventual demise is only postponed for a while. The issue at this point is too hot and crystallized to diffuse and disappear in the near future. Perhaps this is the single most effective accomplishment achieved thus far by the civil society movement. They have brought the issue to the front burner and forced the government to take positions on it. They have succeeded in getting the people involved. Our democracy is beginning to mature. The game is not over yet. We are in a half-time recess. The second half is yet to be played. The civil society may appear to be behind in score at this point, but do not count it out by any means. As they say; It ain’t over until it is OVER. Meanwhile, we cannot stand on the sidelines as the spectators. We have to get involved. If we are already involved, then get more involved to support this movement. Do not forget: We are the Players! |
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Prof. Shubha Tiwari 07/06/2011 19:10 PM
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