INDIA
AGAINST CORRUPTION (ROUND.2)
ANNA HAZARE was the acknowledged
leader of INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION.
As
agitation after agitation by Anna and his Team failed to produce the desired
result of an effective LOK PAL Bill, the veteran crusader began thinking of
reaching out to the masses, for bringing further pressure on the Government for
the Bill.
Anna’s
age and frail health are not great assets for leading such mass movements
persistently and consistently, though, his stature and charisma are good and
sufficient.
Given
the UPA’s reluctance to bring in a good Lok pal bill and the
Opposition’s stalling tactics, and given the way 65 years of freedom went by
without having an effective mechanism to check the rampant Political
corruption, which is the main form of corruption, and is itself the cause of bureaucratic corruption,
the whole of India was watching a
Parliament, which says, only it could and should bring anti corruption
measures, but it was not bringing any.
There were almost no hopes that this UPA alliance, with its sickening permutations and combinations, of AYA
RAMS, and, GAYA RAMS, will ever bring in an effective LOK PAL BILL and pass it.
These
are FACTS. UPA relies on many Parties on whose heads, it has slapped
“Disproportionate assets cases”, which imply corruption, causing investigation
through CBI. Without their support, UPA cannot bring or pass a Lok Pal
Bill. And, they will not support the Bill. If congress leaders are not facing such
DA cases, it is because CBI is in its own Hands. Will it ever therefore free the CBI
from its control?
So,
FORGET ABOUT LOK PAL BILL – from this UPA alliance, feel Team Anna and others
fighting against Corruption. Whatever Team Anna or Swami Ram Dev do outside
Parliament, they will not be able to bring a strong LOK PAL Bill inside the
Parliament.
So,
what next? Anna is a bewildered man. Kejriwal is an IMPATIENT MAN. Swami RamDev
is a serious and angry man. In fact, many people are, though, they may not be
part of the Teams of these crusaders against corruption. When will things
change in India? And HOW? Things are only going from Bad to worse, not from bad
to Good and better.
This
is one side of the picture.
If
you drive the CAT AGAINST THE WALL, it is forced to fight back. It will bare
its teeth like a Tiger, threaten you and pounce on you; size is no matter.
Because, it is left with no other way, it will fight its tormentor. The cat is
not fault. Its tormentor is!
Merely
for sitting in a TOTALLY PEACEFUL SATYAGRAH for bringing the Lok Pal Bill, the
UPA turned all Government departments against Team Anna members, Swami
RamDev and his aide. It ridiculed them and tried to tarnish them in every
possible way. If swami RamDev’s humch was true and to be believed, there was
even the possibility of a plan to do away with him on the fateful midnight
crack down on the sleeping team of the Baba.
Ministers
were ridiculing all the crusaders in so many ways. How many things did their
spokespersons say against all these crusaders against corruption? Team Kejriwal
and ultimately even Swami Ram Dev were therefore bound to HIT BACK with full
force against each and every one of their tormentors. They are not made of
chicken stuff to back out.
If
only UPA had brought in and passed some LOK PAL BILL, with some of the
important provisions of Anna’s Bill
therein, I think, it could have seized a huge initiative into its own hands and
may be the current exposures against its Ministers and leaders wound not have
taken place. RamDevji would not have been preparing to create solid cadres for
his Bharat Swabhiman movement / Party at the current feverish Pitch. Media’s
spot light is not yet on this aspect. But sooner or later, it will.
Instead
of doing these right things, the UPA parties chose to drive the cat against the
wall – by using all its powers against the peaceful crusaders. Now, the CAT is
fighting back.
What
Kejriwal is doing presently, Swami Ram Dev also can decide to do – and he can
do it in greater style all over India, not just at select cities. That will
happen – if UPA alliance persists with its senseless investigations against him
and his aides. Kejriwal has shown the way. Now, anybody – virtually, anybody,
can do it! Soon, many may decide to do
it. People in GLASS HOUSES were throwing
stones at people all around them, for no reason. It is now time for the Glass house to be hit
from all sides.
India
needs Kejriwals and Swami RamDevs and Anna Hazares. We need a hundred of them
today.
Indian
Politics is stinking. The stink is all over the world. The stinking Politicians
are ridiculing and tormenting the clean persons.
There
are too, too many corrupt and criminal Politicians today. They won’t reform.
They must be thrown out. There seems to be no other way. But, how will this
happen?
Right
now – Kejriwal is furiously exposing one politician after another. Generally,
hitting on all sides is not the right tactic in any war. You need to keep some
friends.
Secondly,
there is no CLEANEST PERSON in this part of the world. Or, in any part of the
world. Everyone will have some small blemish. That small blemish of the best of
honest men can be shown through a convex lense, to tarnish them. That is the
tactic, the enemies of INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION and BHARAT SWABHIMAN are
adopting. That tactic must be foiled.
A
Crusader must only go after the worst offenders. A crusader must also expose
those who are maligning reasonably honest persons. Then, the movement makes
sense. And, makes progress. If you can’t protect the honest men, you can’t get
at the worst offenders too.
It
is in that context that Team Anna failed – when Swami RamDev was hounded by the UPA. It almost cold-shouldered him. As if, it was 100 percent clean and
RamDev was not. One is reminded of the story of the 4 Bulls and the Lion that
one studies at school.
Instead
of a combined, United struggle, it immediately fell apart into Team Anna and
Bharat Swabhiman – 2 separate crusading teams.
And,
subsequently, Even Anna has distanced himself from Kejriwal and others, and so did some more
members of Team Anna. Now, there is no more team Anna. Will the fractured
balance team remain together? The Bulls are falling apart. The Lion can pounce
on each separately. And, the bulls will not come to the rescue of each other.
This is the danger.
The
exposures of Ministers and leaders of different parties cannot continue for
long. There are limits, pitfalls and Potential
reprisals on this path.
One
cannot always be right. Sooner or later, Team Kejriwal may find themselves biting
a false bait. Will they be going round courts – rather than pursuing their
Political objectives. Instead of making charges against others, will they be
answering others’ charges against them?
Will
applause turn into whispers?
That
brings us to Swami RamDev and Anna Hazare. Swami RamDev is building solid cadres
for his Political movement. Any day, anywhere in India, he can mobilize people
or votes. The turnout at his Yoga cum political addresses is impressive. He
shows himself up as the TRULY SECULAR, DEMOCRATIC, ECONOMIC PUNDIT – and does
impress with his economic and nationalistic logic. We may have to wait for his
Political entry. Surely, he will not be like the lonely wolf surrounded by
lions – but will be like a lion himself, surrounded by many friendly lions.
Kejriwal’s
crusade can help Baba RamDev stitch together a formidable political combination
for 2014. And, Possibly Anna Hazare also will back him up by then.
Baba
RamDev is demonstrably good in making good friends, while keeping away BAD
FRIENDS. So is Anna Hazare to a good extent. But, Kejriwal seems good in making enemies. He must learn
to make more and more GOOD FRIENDS also, if he wants to fight powerful enemies
constantly.
So
many permutations and combinations are foreseeable.
This
said – one must also say that Anna Hazare, Swami Ram Dev, Arvind Kejriwal and most
other members of these crusades are all HONEST, NATIONALISTIC, BRAVE hearts, fighting for making INDIA great and
Proud and fighting to root out corruption and Black money from this Land.
We
only wish that – they come together and fight on a common agenda – even if
there are other, separate agendas for each. Let there be these separate agendas
also, but there must be a focused common agenda - on which platform, all of
them must come together and fight against corruption and Black money; and they
must also fight to protect each fighter in the Fight.
It
is going to be a long battle, before a semblance of victory is achieved.
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