Couldn't resist myself giving a go at the Anna team trying to negotiate a hard settlement with a sometimes lame, sometimes tame and sometimes 'what a shame' government. With all and sundry talking about the Jan Lokpal bill including the corruption ridden netas and half baked knowledge laden movie stars, I also wanted to be a part of the bandwagon and so this blog.
What is Anna talking about ? "Corruption". A loosely used and abused word nowadays. If we are talking about corruption by netas and bureaucrats then we are only only talking about a minuscule lot. How do we measure corruption ? Is it by the amount of graft that has changed hands or the number of people involved or what the state exchequer has lost ?
In India we have every conceivable probability on the making of a scam, whether it is the amount of scam or the stature of the personality who is involved. However, are we also not to be blamed to allow this rot to set in. Let me tell you all that corruption begins at home. We are corrupted with goodies to attend school by our parents. We as parents pay exorbitant sums to get our wards admitted into sought after schools. Have we not overshot long queues by paying a broker his commission to get our driving license, passport, or a simple movie ticket ? Arrey ! we have not left even the Gods. To have a glimpse of God we have bribed the temple officials to no end. Is this not corruption ? How do we drive a wedge of clean governance in a system of well oiled corruption with our handicapped moral ethics ?
Anna has brought all of us out on a single platform with his stand on corruption. But Anna has also got to show the way to the common man on how to deflect away from the malaise of corruption. Only then his crusade shall have a meaning.
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