Anna Hazare in Gandhian Mode

Fortunately Indian masses have found a voluntary bachelor and a crusader with robust general knowledge, historical perspective and genuine concern for the common man, villager and the voter (real master) in Indian democracy. He has been fighting corruption at higher levels all along in the governments. He has been successful so far and the latest crusade is to get the strongest bill on the proposed Lokpal enacted through Parliament as the first step towards eradication of corruption in India. As is his wont he has proceeded with his indefinite hunger strike till the Jan Lokpal Bill is passed by the Parliament in  its current session as proposed by his team of civil society.

As a Gandhian in practice he enjoys the support of every section of Indian society. He is simple, straightforward, sincere and honest in his thought and action. No worldly attraction can distract him from his crusade. How sustainable his movement is going to be, how far the nation will stand by him till he achieves the goal and how responsive, sympathetic and accommodating the Government of India is going to be are the factors that would decide the fate of his movement. One can recall the “Total Revolution” pursued by Jayaprakash Narayan in pre-emergency days in early 1970s and the results it led to. A well-thought-out and a systematic blue-print should be ready to replace the existing system for subsequent and substantial improvements in the governance and working of our democratic institutions as dreamt by the freedom fighters. Only then his movement will prove to be a success in the long run. Otherwise the existing establishment will ensure a sudden or gradual annihilation of the movement.

Later on

        Anna's crusde has succeeded 50 per cent only as he himself has claimed on August 28, 2011. Bill to get passed, law to come into force, Lok Pal to start fuctioning, people to start petitioning and remedy to get realised not only in mega scandals but also in day-to-day transactions of the common man in the cutting-edge counters of both government and semi-government agencies will require at least one or two years from now onwards. Let us wish them good luck and god-speed in their endeavours.