Nation needs Anna’s service

The famous Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare has been sitting on fast unto death at Ramlila Ground in Delhi for the last twelve days for Jan Lokpal Bill to root out all pervasive corruption from the government departments, prevailing from top to bottom. Keeping his deteriorating condition of health as his fast enters 13th day today, the entire nation requests him to give up his fast unto death so that the nation could avail his invaluable service for many more years.
The spontaneous support of the people from all corners of the nation against corruption at the call of Anna Hazare made the UPA Government at the Centre nervous.Lakhs of people assembled at the Ramlila to support his nation’s cherished cause against corruption.
Initially, the Government failed to read the writing on the wall but later on when the number of people continued to increase at Ramlila against corruption to support his Gandhian and peaceful protest, the good sense prevailed on it and started the process of dialogue with Anna representative. Team Anna represents a civil society and it is also a fact that there are a number of civil societies in our country. But the civil society that Anna has formed enjoys unprecedented support of the masses. The three key demands of Anna Hazare are -- appointment of Lokayukta in states, bringing lower bureaucracy in the ambit of the proposed Lokpal Bill and citizens’charter in all offices to make officials work in a time-bound manner.
Many other civil societies such as of Aruna Roy and Jai Prakash also claim to have drafted Lokpal Bill of their own versions as has done team Anna to root out corruption form the entire government department.
We are a largest democracy of the world and Parliament is its biggest temple. It is supreme and before it no civil or any other societies can challenge its supremacy. At this point, Anna and his team drifts away and try to dictate the Parliament, which stands unchallenged from the outside and inside, though the three points that Team Anna has raised are uncompromising and is really the backbone of any anti-corruption mechanism to make it a success.
But the parliamentary process can not be bypassed and these three points of Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Bill will have to go through it. Giving the utmost importance to Anna Hazare and people's sentiment against corruption under his leadership, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in his statement in the Parliament saluted him for his honesty, integrity and credibility in public life. He along with entire House appealed Anna Hazare to give up his fast. The discretion demands that Anna Hazare should have reciprocated the Parliament's gesture and given up his fast. He has missed that opportunity. If he had reciprocated and given up his fast, It would have added one more feather to his cap.
Anna’s fast is the serious concern of Parliament about his health and the government has already initiated the three points of Jan Lokpal demands for discussion is underway and the Parliament is likely to adopt the Lokpal Bill containing these three points from Jan Lokpal of Anna and send it to Standing Committee for further debate and discussion in order to complete the formality of parliamentary procedures. After this, the Govt would send a letter of resolution by the Parliament to Anna Hazare so that he could break his fast as the nation needs his invaluable for many more years.We again salute Anna Hazare and request him to give up his fast.