The citadel is crumbling

Enough is enough now. Perhaps this is what everybody in civil society has started feeling off late. The surging corruption in politics and bureaucracy has crossed the limit of human tolerance. If the recent scams in 2G, CWG, Adarsh Housing Society, land acquisition, and mine leasing are any indicator of the degree of collective corruption in a democratic setup, then it's time now to overhaul the entire democratic process that fuels the endemic corruption.

Now that the young India is joining Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement, the government is not only stirred or shaken, it's started crumbling. The tsunami of revolution is so powerful that one of the panel members, Sharad Pawar, has been forced to quit from GoM that is looking into Lokpal Bill. This is just the beginning of the uprising. The way the netizens are united over the corruption row, it seems the fire will wipe out the existence of this government.

Let's understand why Anna Hazare is opposing the content of this bill. Primarily, the proposed Lokpal bill, much touted as anti-corruption bill, is just another bullshit. The bill that proposes a panel to look into the corrupt practices of politicians including the prime minister contains a number of inherent flaws. The panel doesn't even have the capability to initiate an action suo motu. It's merely an advisory body and can give only recommendations, not execute any action. Moreover, it doesn't include the real bad guys of democracy, the bureaucrats, who are the epicenter of all corruptions. The nexus is always designed by the bureaucrats, they are the pimps who make all the deals between politicians and businessmen. And this bill has waived them off. Sounds ridiculous? True. When trillions of rupees are embezzled in various corruptions, the government is making a mockery of the democracy by initiating another bill, which can't even sting, forget about biting.

If the government thinks the erupting nation-wide anti-corruption movement will die down eventually, like any other movement, then it's gambling on the wrong block. This movement seems will shape into the vigour of another Jasmine revolution that has engulfed the entire Arab world. Long live the movement.