The arrest of renowned Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare and some of his team members in
the morning and their release in the evening under intense public pressure shows that how the
Dr. Manmohan Singh-led UPA Government mishandling the issue of corruption and civil liberty.
Govt. reflects its directionlessness, indecisiveness and arrogance. From the beginning to the
end, the government has changed stances now and then in regard to Anna Hazare and his team’s to
introduce the Lokpal Bill as drafted by it and thereafter his arrest from the residence in Mayur
Vihar Phase -I in apprehension of breaking law and order if he sat on fast unto death at JP Park
the morning of Aug 16 and releasing him in the evening under intense pressure of his aides
increasing minute by minute all over the country.
It is the common knowledge that the essence of democracy is the right to freedom of expression
and peaceful protest as enshrined in the Constitution of India. Famous Gandhian and social
activist Anna Hazare and his team of civil society members had already staged a fast unto death
at Jantar Mantar in the heart of Delhi for making a Jan Lokpal to eradicate corruption in April
itself. His protest ended peacefully in a Gandhian style.
Every one is aware of the fact that corruption is rampant in every government department from
top to bottom and the helpless peaople are seething in anger at the plight for no fault of theirs
but due to corruption. That Dr. Manmohan Singh-led Government failed to guaze the people’s anger
which Anna Hazare knew in a better way and emerged the rallying point of lakhs of people of
India.
By arresting Anna Hazare under the cover of law boomeranged on the weak and indecisive government
as the sovereignty resides in the people of India and neither in government nor in its office
from top to bottom demands bribe openly . The common villager and the town dwellers are asked for
the graft to move their file. That why the million of supporters from every corner of the nation
spontaneously responded to Anna’s call out of their desperation with the corrupt practices being
practised from the lowest to the highest levels in all government departments.The standoff in
Tihar Jail likely to be over with Anna Hazare set to come out of the prison after a night-long
protest demanding that he be allowed to launch his indefinite strike from a venue of his choice
in the capital.Hazare, who was ordered to be released on Tuesday night after a day-long detention
before he was to begin his fast demanding strong Lokpal, had refused to come out of the prison
unless he was allowed to protest from JP Park without conditions.
There is no doubt that corruption is rampant at all levels of government departments. As the rot
starts from the head, so is the position of Dr. Manmohan Singh-led UPA-II Government at the
Centre if we go by the scams like 2G Spectrum, CWG, Adarsh Hosing Society, NTRO, Space and
others. The allegation that this government is neck-deep in corruption is not out of place. Anna
Hazare’s declared protest against corruption by sitting on fast unto death from August 16 in
Delhi is his constitutional right and no government can stop him from doing so.
Anna Hazare is a Gandhian and social activist of the high moral standard. Not only he but also
the all Indian citizens have constitutional right to protest in a non-violent and civilised way.
That vital thing government willfully lost sight of.
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