The reason Not to support Anna Andolan of 2011
In the season of scams and corruption scandals, it is ‘cool’ to be seen on the side of an ‘anti-corruption’ crusader. At the cost of sounding un-cool, I would like to express my views on why Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal is a blemished idea to eradicate corruption. Let me tell you from the very beginning that this post is only about the flaws in the Lokpal concept and will not go into other defects in the whole Hazare movement. Method of protest, flaws in the Jan lokpal draft prepared by Team Anna, comparison of Sarkari and Anna’s Lokpal and Team Anna undermining the supremacy of the parliament etc. are all different but related issues which I will avoid in this post to be able to explain the basic idea clearly. The basic idea that: Lokpal is not the solution to finish corruption. The problem statement we have in our hand is “How to finish/diminish corruption in India?” It is logical to go to the cause of corruption before thinking to eradicate/decrease corruption. Why do corruption happen?