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Anna is Back

Anna and his team are back after a hiatus. Some would have expected them to do their homework at least this time round and come out with a proper road map. But alas... going by the tirade there hardly appears to be any other than publicizing the event. Allegations. Just allegations and former bureaucrat, a former IPS, a former Supreme Court Judge and even a Law Minister want FIR to be filed against a set of ministers based on allegations. That's really something. Going by the same principles if I have any allegations against any of the Team Anna member and FIR should be registered against them as well. I am damn sure however these so called civil society members would not apply these same measures to themselves.

True, there are a lot of corrupt ministers who have been elected to Parliament. But who elected them? The people. The people who voted and the people who did not vote. Why is Team Anna refraining from supporting the election reforms the Election Commission is trying to bring in. Why is it they are not working towards educating the people of perils of voting wrongly or not voting at all (again some of the Team Anna members did not exercise their option to vote so looks like a difficult task). That reminds me what our beloved Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi said, "We must be the change we want to bring this world." Put this filter to Team Anna and you realize why the efforts are not taking off.

There is no dedicated or consorted effort. There is no vision. Just a desire. A long term plan has to be chalked out. Given the expertise that is available at hand with Team Anna they need to invest in creating better candidates, educating the voter and working with the youth rather than just setting deadlines. I am well aware that is a demanding task but worth trying out. For it is not those who are sitting the Parliament who are going to be the future of India but the youths who are out there and needs to be tapped into. For it is them who are going to form the future and have to shaped for creating a better India. 

Till then no matter how many times Anna makes a comeback the effort is going to fizzle out and soon there won't be any fizzle left either.


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