Subject - So let the second revolution
Politics and politicians who were meant to represent hope for the people have long since morphed into a source of despair and pain for most Indians. The season of scams and tumbling skeletons have only added to the already rock-bottom confidence and faith in our government institutions and government. The cry for a Lokpal Bill is a clear and visible desire of the people to initiate some change in the way their government conducts itself.
There’s a tragi-comic debate being played out on television channels the debate is between national political parties about who is more corrupt. It’s a sign of our times when corruption and malgovernance is reduced to one of relative standards, instead of an absolute standard of probity and integrity.
It’s a very useless debate and an unfortunate reflection of how fast the standards of our governance, and indeed politics, are plummeting. What would be more appropriate and indeed what people want to know is what the parties will do in future to create a sharp break from the old-style politics and governance and embark on a new style of a transparent and responsive form of government.
The Lokpal Bill in its current form or this timid effort at trimming discretions will not even make a little dent in the trajectory and vibrant growth of vested interests in government, malgovernance and corruption
So let the second revolution begin on August 16!
-- There’s a tragi-comic debate being played out on television channels the debate is between national political parties about who is more corrupt. It’s a sign of our times when corruption and malgovernance is reduced to one of relative standards, instead of an absolute standard of probity and integrity.
It’s a very useless debate and an unfortunate reflection of how fast the standards of our governance, and indeed politics, are plummeting. What would be more appropriate and indeed what people want to know is what the parties will do in future to create a sharp break from the old-style politics and governance and embark on a new style of a transparent and responsive form of government.
The Lokpal Bill in its current form or this timid effort at trimming discretions will not even make a little dent in the trajectory and vibrant growth of vested interests in government, malgovernance and corruption
So let the second revolution begin on August 16!
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