The hot topic of discussion among most of our political commentators and media figures is the pre-emergency like situation of 1975 prevalent in our country today. The raging war against corruption by various quarters - Opposition, civilians and Team Anna Hazare - not supposed to be connected with any party - including only civil society members, Baba Ramdev who has since ended his fast has vowed to continue the fight against black money amounting to 440 lakh crore rupees stashed abroad, an 'India against corruption' situation is very much in the atmosphere.
While the war on corruption and blackmoney rages on our Govt - UPA II - is in no mood to come down for a solution, necessitating team Anna Hazare to go on fast once again. The drafting of Lok Pal Bill agreed to by the Govt representatives and Team Hazare with the passage of day's is being watered down by the UPA II govt citizing flimsy grounds. It seems the Govt is deliberately slowing down the pace of the drafting of the bill - filibuster in other words and as somebody termed aimed at tiring out the civil society members. Also there are plans to drive a wedge among the civilian members by dubious means.
What one is tempted to ask often is if our Prime Minister is clean, honest and above suspicion why the Govt is backtracking from moving ahead with including him also in the proposed bill.
Now that Team Hazare is on the offensive and the Govt arrogantly try to go ahead with the diluted version of the bill without consulting the five civil society members in the coming session of Parliament.
Branding Anna Hazare as the mascot of RSS is something ridiculous and it won't be taken att its face-value by any other than Congressmen.
The coming days are pointers to the shape of things to come and the plan to table the Lok Pal Bill in Parliament unilaterally is not that easy.
Congress spokespersons are speaking arrogantly and audaciously against a movement which is bent upon exerting pressure on the incumbent Govt to root out corruption from the body-politic.
Anna Hazare is not Baba Ramdev, he is a true Gandhian and a rights activist since years and berating him before the eyes of public won't wash.
Indira Gandhi in 1975 similarly berated Jayaprakash Narayan and his movement, incarcerated him and political leaders across the board by promulgating emergency, muzzling the press and letting loose repressive meausres. After nineteen months Indira Gandhi was forced to lift emergency was lifted due to national and international pressure. What all transpired after that, everything still etched in the minds of majority of today's generation.
Our media is strong, judiciary is strong, opposition leaders are on the war mood, the common citizens have turned tables against the present govt. To slap an emergency - like situation by repressive measures is not that easy in a large nation like India. The logic that UPA II emerged winner wresting majority of seats (?) is something laughable. And that the opposition should be patient to wait till the expiry of the present dispensation is ie 2014 is also laughable and amusing. It is time for the UPA managers to introspect and evaluate the situation patiently and it would be better not to precipitate things further.
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