Wednesday 14 December 2011

Lok Pal:The Most Contentious Issue

Lok Pal happens to be hottest issue of the day in India. Although every body from the government, politicians and intelligentsia keep on telling the nation that it cannot all alone destroy the demon of corruption, yet they spare no effort  in raising so many frivolous issues like who all will be covered in its ambit, regarding its selection procedures, its investigative and judicial powers and agencies etc. etc.. The basic idea behind Lok pal is that if ten or fifteen thousand of the most powerful and mighty of this country, with an effective check will be denied fruits of corruption and black money, they will see to it that others also do not enjoy this fruit and they will create necessary laws and mechanisms to destroy the demon of corruption.
Today CBI Director and CVC have met the prime minister of India and impressed upon him that their organisations should not be a part of Lok Pal on the premise of their autonomy, functioning and ---------. After all who will like to be associated with an office which cannot reward him for good work which is going to be against the mighty and powerful of the nation who are the only ones having powers of rewarding. One just cannot fathom out whether it is some hidden agenda or instigation by vested interests.
In all governance and administration when a particular job is referred to an expert, he wants to know whether the job is to be done or it is not to be done if he is not sure as to which side of the bread is buttered. For every  job there could be hundred ways of doing it and another hundred ways of not doing it. Our politicians with all their wisdom, experience and concern for the nation and its poor millions for once can find out those hundred ways of doing it and let the country have a sharp toothed Lok Pal.

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