Lokpal: Credit goes to Anna for bringing it up and stalling it!

I would give full credit to Anna Hazare and team for forcing the government to take up the Lokpal vigorously. Finally the government brought one reasonably better, though not perfect, and I believe they tried their best to get it through. If the Anna and team had stopped there, I strongly believe, we should have got the Lokpal and the whole credit would have gone to Anna and team. But what has happened is unfortunate!

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It is very clear that every body divided on various provisions of the Lokpal! Many of the apprehensions of various political parties, NGOs and general public are genuine too. But when there are many differing views and most of them have genuine concern, it is only obvious that we have to agree to one, finding a middle ground. It is in this light, we should see the government has brought some amendments after discussion in the Lok Sabha incorporating some of the views from other parties. Nothing can be perfect and drawbacks and flaws can be reviewed once it is up and running. It is always possible to press for amendments if any major problem or weakness found later. It is quite unreasonable to expect that every demands should be accepted when government have differing views. After all it is the government whom people have elected and if people are not satisfied or convinced, five years is not too long a time to reconsider their decision!

The adamant stand of Anna Team only helped parties who are not interested to have such an anti-corruption set-ups for their own narrow vested interests. They could stall the bill all together at the expense of Anna Team. They got strength and could hide from public anger against them because of Anna's continued opposition against the bill passed in the Lok Sabha.