My ten cents: love it or hate it

Sometimes wonder don’t we have more than required number of bills/Acts/laws or having yet another in the form of Lokpal(LP from now on)is gonna to do what good ?
My worst fear is that the LP might just end up being yet another toothless tiger and would with time die its (un)natural death post elevating some names into the history book.
Not for once I am endorsing not having something to curb/kill/end corruption in the country. But then let’s ask ourselves once again- don’t we have anti corruption laws in place? And then, what about the RTI Act which was supposed to lay the very foundation of transparent governance? Are we realising its true potential or its being withering away? We are either too tolerant or plain fools. There is no third way.
A more realistic stab would force us do the soul searching. Are the existing laws being enforced properly, the Acts/bills being implemented in their true spirit. If we have not witnessed proper implementation/enforcement, I am afraid the new ones would not get us any magic fruition either. Be it the envisaged LP or anything else for that matter. If we would have strengthened the means, the purposes would have certainly been served. Result- we would not have had to see Annas and Babas doing what they are doing. Want an LP to overarch almost everything that’s existing, what for? Isn’t it unconstitutional to undermine the sanctity of the democratic independent institutions? Why would LP be designed to be a ‘super-judiciary’? Let's dive a little deeper. If the apex court is gonna remain as the supreme one, why duplicating? And guess what- when we already have all those uncleared, untouched court-cases, LP would simply delay things further. There would be more number of cases requiring more time to get the hammer on. LP or no LP, there is a stern need to give teeth and transparency to ‘law enforcement’ in this country. If not, mark my words- if LP becomes a reality it would also meet the same fate as others have. I am not all surprised over the deadlock/stalemate at the drawing board.
The latest buzz over the countless number of fasts is just as unfortunate as the fuss over the raise of drinking age, equally or more farcical. To add to the farce, Kejriwal terms it a ‘jokepal’- bad looser ( I mean see, he has already conceded) ! This goes on to show how serious he or for that matter his team was about the whole thing. In a democratic set up, if you are not ready to come to the table for a dialogue and allow agreements and disagreements over things, then I am afraid you are wasting others’ time. I am yet not talking about the purposeful sidelining of the likes of Aruna Roy and Harsh Mander from the camp. Worse, the inconsistency of Santosh Hegde! Come on, have a still head, dude!
The people of the country certainly need to be made aware of the concern over governance, transparency, justice, etc or lack of them. But then, for heaven’ s sake allow Gandhiji to rest in peace. Am sure he would hang his head in shame to see his notions being abused at the drop of a hat. History bears the testimony to the fact that Gandhiji never used Satyagrah (fasting) for Independence. Rather he fasted whenever there were atrocities meted by the Britishers. And then, that had a different historical context. A layman would tell us that something that worked wonders in the past may have turned obsolete. Going on fast to gain sympathy of the people is almost like putting me at gun point asking me to call a goat a tiger.
I don’t wish to make a mention of Ramdev here, as I strongly support what Digvijay Singh said. He should better be remembered as someone who took yoga to most households of the country and be respected for that only.
With heart within and God above me, let me say : Buraa jo dekhan main chalaa, buraa na mila koyee, Jo mann khojaa apna to mujh se bura naa koyee.....Do a survey and find out how many Indians don’t want corruption to end and how many of them have not been a party to it regardless of the magnitude. The point that I am trying to drive home is – let charity begin at home.
On another note- if my dad and mom had to retire from work life at 60, why should not everyone after 60 (I repeat) be asked to stay home and play with grand children. Isn’t it time for the country to run on fresh legs? I am sorry but ‘democracy’ has never been made to feel home here in India. You may like it or hate it, but ignore it at your own peril.