Dear Vivian,
Thanks for the valuable input and insight on this topic and i would not like to
have an invaluable extension of this subject but i have my concerns.
Two issues one this bill not crubbing corruption totally from this bill
secondly Anna has started this crusade , starting this crusade by touching the
deep nerve of every Indian which we can see on TV and read on newspapers is to
be commendeda and applauded but without eliminating this diseases it is of no
value.
Second say this bill comes into effect and if i befriend someone and bribe
him/her to get my work done fast how will this bill help me eliminate
corruption , in short i am happy of getting my work done fast and secondly the
person who got his dues is happy two so why complain.
I am looking at the reality on the ground ,and the genuine fact of the matter
is , its not the lokpal bill which is going to eliminate corruption in india
but the duty of every citizen in india to report when they fall victims to
bribes and mind you giving bribes is equally a crime as that of receving it .
Regards
Vivek
--- On Mon, 22/8/11, Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com wrote:
From: Vivian A. DSouza socorro...@yahoo.com
Subject: Re: [Goanet] How is the Lok Pal bill going to curb
corruption..
To: goanet@lists.goanet.org
Date: Monday, 22 August, 2011, 11:17 AM
The Lok Pal or Jan Lok Pal bills by
themselves will not totally curb corruption in India. But
the crusade by Anna Hazare and his followers has touched a
deep nerve in Indians who are fed up with corruption in
their daily lives. It has brought this issue to the
forefront.
For the past 50 years or so, successive governments have
proposed versions of a Lok Pal
bill which has not seen the light of day, languishing in
some committee or the other. Indians have had enough.
Hence the outcry across the country. You can call it
firing a round across the deck of the ship to get the
attention of the politicians. Whatever version of the
bill is passed, its impact will be minimal, probably
curbing some corruption at the higher echelons, for a
period of time. The only way corruption in India can be
curbed, is if every Indian takes a pledge against
bribery,,cheating, and theiving in their personal lives.
Unless each Indian plays his or her part c orruption will
not end.. Tall order. Personally, I believe that
corruption is so entrenched in the Indian psyche that it is
par for the course. The din will die down and it will be
corruption as usual.
Unfortunately, it is the poor of India who are the most
impacted by corruption. But they are so busy eking out a
miserable living, that very few of them are involved in this
movement against corruption. The ongoing Lok Pal
agitation is primarily a Middle class Indian phenomenon.
