Saturday, June 2, 2012

What the L ! ! !



Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare. (Credit: NDTV)
Guys, it's 'Lokpal' time again. After a revolution which got mixed reactions from people, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and social activist Anna Hazare will start off their campaign again by holding a day-long fast at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Sunday.
Both Ramdev and Anna would attempt at putting more pressure over the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government on issues related to corruption and black money.
This one-day fast would also mark the anniversary of the horrible event that took place last year at the Ramlila Grounds when Ramdev was on fast.
Ramdev supporters faced a crackdown from Delhi Police in the wee hours of the night.
Anyways, Ramdev is expected to announce his future strategies in connection to the 2014 General Elections on Sunday.
Meanwhile, Ramdev on Friday took on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that the Congress leader is not "politically honest".
All this started when Anna Hazare, a former jawan in the Indian Army, who was fighting against corruption in the state of Maharashtra, started a nationwide protest against the corrupt practices in India.
He held many fast and had full support from learned people as Kiran Bedi (An ex-IPS), Arvind Kejriwal (former civil servant), Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan (both renowned lawyers).
If it would have been just a fight against corruption it would have been ok, but what it has turned up into is a fight against the governmet, an anti-establishment drive which has been thorougly politicised by the opposition parties.
All about 'India against corruption'
I don't say that Anna has any personal intentions in all these. But all I want him to understand is that what he is fighting against is not just people whom he oppose. His real fight is against those who act as if they are with him but are actually waiting to backstab him at the right time.
All that has been done in the past one year (the blame game by the Anna team and all the counters by the governnment and the supporters) has made a very wrong impression of India in front of whole world.
If we ever have to bring a Lokpal in practice and dream of a country where people live without corruption and mal practices, then we have to join the revolutuion by changing ourselves and not just the ruling government.
Lokpal will just be a reason. No country can stop doing what it has been since over 50 years. We have to look beyond Lokpal and strengthen our will power so that we are able to give a better future to our upcoming generations.
By the way, don't forget to join the fast tommorow if at all you have nothing else to do.
So related stories from leading websites:
Govt, BJP spar over Lokpal bill

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