Drifting away from the main demand

Drifting away from the main demand of Jan Lokpal, making personalized charge of corruption against 15 influential Ministers, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanding a probe against them by SIT, Team Anna sends confusing signals about its objective and motive among the common people. No one can deny the fact about the prevailing rampant corruption at all levels of Manmohan Singh UPA government. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh’s credibility is unquestionable but the charge against him about inaction holds water. Otherwise, if he acted promptly against the underhand dealing going on in several important ministries, the plethora of scandals must not have taken place. In the given situation, the civil society has every right to protest against the increasing corruption in the government. But at the same time, fast and protest must be non-violent and must not cause any inconvenience to the common people under the leadership of social activist Anna Hazare. Anna Hazare had launched his fast from Jantar Mantar in Delhi for the first time in April last year. At that, he had sat on fast unto death for Jan Lokpal, and he ended his fast in five to six days after getting assurance from the government that they would consider the demand of Lokpal very seriously and act on it very fast. But when he realized that the Government was not serious for Lokpal on the model of his Jan Lokpal to check corruption, he again sat on fast unto death at Ramlila Ground in Delhi that not only drew tremendous public support but also stirred the entire nation against corruption and the Government was forced to be serious of his demand for Lokpal. But after that Some of the members of Team Anna felt why they should not gauze the mood of people about impact of their appeal, they took a political stand by opposing the Congress party candidate in Hissar by-election for Lok Sabha and appealing the electorates to vote against it .Here, they committed a blunder by singling out only the ruling Congress party at the Centre for corruption. If anyone asked Team Anna why they never charged any BJP leader with corruption, what would be their answer? It only reflects political bias of Team Anna against Congresd. putting the fundamental demand for Jan Lokpal on backburner, Team Anna now have sat on indefinite fast to probe corruption charges against 15 Central Ministers, including the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh by Special Investigation Team. They have leveled charges and they make demand that they must be probed this and that way. There is rule of law in India. If Team Anna members have concrete evidence against the 15 ministers, why do they not move the court of law to initiate an independent probe? Team Anna appears to have forgotten Jan Lokpal- their main demand. This shows their directionlessness and the personal aggrandizement and political grudge with Congress led UPA. Team Anna members seem to have lost the massive support that they had got in August last year by drifting away from the main demand. Sitting on Fast time and again and getting no result have also caused disillusionment among the common people with Team Anna.