The heat of Lokpal bill has been fuming in India for quite some time. While there is no objection among the public for the intension of the bill, the events happening in the recent past has been a cause of worry for all.
Some time back, terrorism was the greatest threat we were facing. But now it has given way to another threat – corruption. Corruption has been here for quite some time, but now it has erupted out of nowhere. Unfortunately, our govt. has no time to concentrate on the issues faced by common people after countering the allegations by media and opposition.
All Indians are in the view that the malaise of corruption should be wiped out of the country. The Lokpal bill may be considered as a step towards that. But there should not be a parallel govt. in our country with the introduction of this bill. If it happens, the effects would be catastrophic.
There should be an effective mechanism to curb corruption. We have the laws for preventing corruption. We need to polish these laws according to the need of the hour and to execute it in an effective manner.
We are governed by a set of people who have been elected by us. If we exercise our voting rights in a cautious manner, we can restrict power being falling into the wrong hands. For that to happen, we should think beyond politics. I’m not in the view that all politicians are corrupt. There are a few corrupt persons in our system. But we should remember that a single drop of poison is enough to contaminate a full bucket of water. It is the duty of the public to filter out these few drops from falling into the bucket.
In my opinion, the Jan Lokpal bill should be introduced with an overall monitoring power so that it won’t run a parallel government. That will be enough to have a check on corruption without leaving a wound on our democratic system.
