The Lok Pals and the Lok Pulse!

If you think the politicians will mend their ways after the introduction of the Lokpal bill, its innocence.

If you think people cannot do anything except fasts and hunger strikes, its ignorance.

When rich becomes richer and poor becomes poorer, it’s INDIA.

The above said statements rightly capture the present situation of the country.

Two men, one publicized as Gandhi’s heir and the other, a yoga saint, are fighting against odds to save the nation for a better tomorrow. But the path they have chosen is more a tricky one than a solution finder. Gandhi never did any hunger strikes for the independence. Rather he did what people wanted. 

When you compare the two scenarios, there is no much difference. In both of them, it’s the public voice that is being heard. But in the former, the involvement of public is far too less. Gandhi could mobilize people but now, everyone is busy in their selfish activities. I do agree that people are very much eager to eradicate corruption but the zeal is not visible. Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev have to do exactly the same. Go to the public, say what are the benefits for the future, and then you have Duniya Muththi mein.

A politician was saying recently in a debate, “Introduce the Lokpal Bill in the Parliament and if it is passed, it will become an act.” What a hypothetical statement is this! I am sure whole of India is backing the bill except the politicians. After all, why do they want to dig their own grave?

Our constitution says an MP is a representative of his constituency, of his people, of their hopes and beliefs. He should be a Lok pal(friend). How many MPs are echoing their people’s concerns in the Parliament? Even if the people of their constituency are willing for the Lokpal bill, will the elected MPs really vote for the bill? Or, will he be under the pressure of his party’s whip? If he cannot voice his people’s opinion, will he be called an MP?

An example of how an MP acts according to the party. In 2001, the Chairman of the Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee , Mr. Pranab Mukherjee pressurized the then govt. to include PM under the purview  of the Lokpal bill. Just because BJP was ruling at that time. Now the same MP does not want the PM to be included. Two sides of the same coin and in a duration of ten years, you can see a sea change.

Hence depending on these pseudo MPs is rather a waste of time. No politician thinks people as their ultimate idols. Everyone wants to be in the good books of the Gandhis, the Advanis, the Pawars, the Didis, the Behens and what not!

Take the people from all parts and show the strength rather than doing fasts and strikes. We want many more Hazares but not hazardous hunger strikes. Echo the lok pulse, shake the governments and achieve the goal.

Let us win, win for the country, for the people and for the generations to come.

Jai Hind!