I am pretty sure that after reading this note, some people will be mad at me. But, I am also sure that majority of the readers will support and agree with me. This is against some views brought up during a discussion in "The Colloquium" group of IIT Madras and by Nandan Nilekani, Sarthak Pathak, Varun Krishnan and Nishant Sah.
The subject of the note would be very obvious, as everyone is talking/putting up status messages/writing notes about the most pressing issue of the moment - Anna Hazare's Anti Corruption Movement.
I appreciate the fact that, you guys, instead of blindly supporting the movement and raising slogans(Like most of us are doing right now), have actually given a thought to it. You have realised that just one more organisation wouldnt make much of a difference to the corruption problem. Just making another committee is not sufficient to eradicate corruption. The LokPal itself might get corrupted as there is no one else to check it. And two years is too little a time to discuss such a huge magnitude of issues in court. Also Nandan Nilekani has rightly pointed out that it is a "naive" way to attack such a major issue.
Hmmm, true. Whatever you have said and argued is true. I totally support and respect your thoughts. But you need to realise the impact this movement has. For the past 60 years, have you ever seen the whole of India uniting together and joining hands for one cause? Have you ever seen the youth of the nation work so hard for a common issue? Swami Vivekananda had said that youth are the wheels of the nation. But frankly, I had never seen that happen. I never saw the young generation thinking about government related issues, up untill now. I seriously never believed that the youth would care about protesting for the development of India. But they did... They are doing it right now...
Now that is a change. Even if the results might not be that satisfactory for you people. Even if you call the whole Anna movement a farce. It still is a change. A change that brought the whole country together and gave a huge jerk to the government. A change where everyone is aware about the various issues and people are ACTUALLY doing something about it. A change where one old man is going on a fast for the benefit of the nation and the country is moved by it. A change where people are fighting for its rights by physically hurting themselves.
We might get what we demand or not, that is a different issue. Here, we need to concentrate on the psychology of the people. This CHANGE is a must as we need the country to wake up,atleast now. Even though Anna hazare's ideals may not be entirely correct, it still has brought the whole nation under one umbrella. We need to recognise this behaviour that has crept into people's minds. We need to be happy that we are doing something atlast.
So stop thinking whether an organisation like LokPal is needed or not. Instead of doing nothing about the corruption issue. Instead of just saying "This wont be of any use". Instead of sitting quietly, like we all did for the past 60 years. Join the movement. Lets show that India can be united and we will not be played with anymore. The government should realise that India is still a democracy and people are not dumbfucks.
And the good thing about such a movement is, government officials will now be scared to ask for bribes. They will be beaten up to death because of the mob scenario. Everyone in the country would have grown bolder and would have stopped giving bribes, as they have support right now. So please dont criticise mass hysteria and please dont criticise the movement just because you think the final result is not worthy enough. The whole idea of a revolution is sufficient to bring changes.
Anyways I still do respect your thoughts. But please think in all angles too. Any Change is good Change. Be a part of it.
Jai Hind.
Akand Sitra.
PS - Ooohh forgot, During the IITm students' march supporting the lokpal bill, I heard some people shouting slogans against Congress. WTF?? Do these people think the whole corruption issue is only due to Congress?? Im not a fan of congress but come on guys, corruption is a global phenomenon! We are not against any particular party. We are against corruption!! We are marching to get a bill passed!! Not to remove the government!! Just because some assholes were caught in a controversy doesnt mean that all politicians are bad. We need to respect them, as most of them are hard working and good at heart.(I think so) :P
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