Off late the only thing which has been making headlines is “Anna Hazare”. It’s delightful to see Indians ,irrespective of caste,creed or color come out in the streets and demanding a corruption free nation...It’s a revelation for us Indians which could have begun long back...but its better now than never....
The facebook is loaded with posts from people supporting the noble cause ....friends are on fast supporting the leader....But as I feel happy for my country a few thoughts cross my mind and I feel the sooner we get the answers for these we can wipe out out corruption from our country.
The word “ corruption” is the most used word in India off late....wherever we see we only see corruption or scam.... we find a Raja,a Kalmadi, a Kanimozhi,a Radia wherever we see....but have we delved into our conscience and asked ourselves who has created these greedy monsters? The answer lies within us....we know Raja and Kalmadi because the corruption associated with them runs into thousands of crore...but aren’t we all corrupt in our day to day living?
Aren’t we the same people who pay the traffic police who catches us for rash driving? Aren’t we the same people who bribe the peon to pass our file in govt offices? Aren’t we the same people who buy tickets in black to watch a movie? Aren’t we the same people who bribe the RTO to get a driving licence? Aren’t we the same people who pay huge capitation fees to get admission to enginnering/medical colleges? Aren’t we the same people who maintain good relation with our boss for a promotion? The list is endless..and we all are party to it..day after day....it is these small things which make us corrupt...are all of us sure that we wouldn’t have been corrupt had we been in places of Kalmadi and Raja?
It’s just that their corruption runs into millions and billions that we know about them and we protest against them...but are we not party to corruption everyday? Have we done anything to cleanse ourselves? Are we even aware that we are indulging ourselves into such activities?
Untill we clear ourselves from such activities and mentalities we cannot make our country corruption free.We may take out a protest march in support of Anna Hazare but who will cleanse us? Who will protest against us?
Today as the country is about to start a revolution let us take a pledge to wipe out corruption from our daily lives in our own little ways....
I am sure we will be successful....Jai Hind!
It is easier said than done. We are common people run by the system. We have our daily responsibilities. A job where we cant be late, a family which looks upon us with thousands of expectations and most often as is the case we are driven by the needs of our family rather than our own personal interests. So we choose a Government who is suppose to make policies and make sure that the system runs properly. It is the duty of those persons elected to establish a system where a common man wont be asked to pay a bribe for every small thing. But in a system where bribing to get your work done is the order of the day a common man has little say in it. We are driven by the system and those who try to go against it suffer in the long run. Now it is a different issue if some one is willing to work hard and take up a position of authority like the IPS or IAS inorder to change the system but as far as a common man is concerned he has to go with the system. Its not a choice for him but a necessity. He can at most follow the rules but cannot challenge the ones like corruption which virtually has become a rule in every government office.
ReplyDeleteAnd corruption is a part of every democratic system. It can be labeled as one of the ill effects of Power. It cannot be eliminated completely but yes can be reduced to considerable extent.
What Anna is demanding is a separate independent authority which is suppose to be so powerful that it can even keep an eye on the PM and the Judges! But a point to consider here is will creating an authority with such powers challenge the powers of the PM or what I meant to say is will it not create a clash of powers in the long run?