On the advice of Anna Hazare his supporters went on demonstration to “gherao” the houses of some Ministers and MP's in Delhi to force them to support the Jan Lokpal Bill. In Goa supporters of anti-corruption movemet “gheraoed” the house of Sardinha the Cong. MP from South Goa. In Delhi they demonstrated in front of the houses of Rahul Gandhi, Manmohan Sing and Pranab Mukerjee. This is one of the methods of civil disobedience movement.
During the Konkani language agitation in mid eighties I was on vacation in Goa and at that time we the Konkani lover agitationists almost every second day taking out rallies from Panjim Azad Maidan and going to Altinho in demonstration shouting slogans in front of the bungalows of Ministers residing there like Maharajs at the cost of Goan taxpayers. We were demonstrating in front of their residential bungalows to indicate our anguish to them over their apathy towards Konkani in not supporting Konkani cause in the Legislative Assembly. During so many demonstrations only once we encountered one minister that was Harish Zantye who seeing us shouting slogans in front of his Bungalow came to the balcony of his first floor like a Maharaja and smiled at us like a big “BAIZON” without uttering a single word. Activist Aires Rodrigues from Ribandar who was one of the prominent persons leading the demonstration loudly asked Zantye “what is your reaction to this demonstration?” For which Zantya again smiled like a big “KHETEM”.
Then we went in the demonstration to two Ministers bungalows but unfortunately neither of them came out to see us. When enquired with their guards, we were confidentially told that one of the ministers a Hindu Romeo was busy in having Sex with a Christian girl with a promise to offer her a government job while the other a Christian Minister was busy counting currency notes in lakhs which he received as bribe to allot a contract to the local contractor. Both the Ministers who refused to see us were corrupt like any other Goan minister. This is the quality of our ministers, now it is worst for this reason the imperative need of the Lokpal Bill.
The campaign that Anna Hazare carrying now against corruption is done on behalf of every Indian citizen for this reason there is so much of support for his campaign spontaneously from every Indian. Anna Hazare is become the mouthpiece of every Indian who is disgusted with the corruption going on in India. Like 42 years Libyans tolerated suppression from Col. Ghaddafi and now revolted against his autocratic rule, in the same manner over 4 decades Indians tolerated corruption of Indian governments under Congress, Janata and BJP and finally like Libyans revolted against the government of India for tolerating corruption for such a long period.
The Libyan revolution was created by the young generation within the range of 40 while the current anti-corruption revolution in India is largely supported by the youth because they must gain the benefit of corruption free India. The benefits of Indian freedom were acquired by the politicians and their family members only but now the benefits of anti-corruption movement will surely go to every Indian whether politician or not politician.
In the aftermath of the independence of India, Indian politicians succeeded in creating for them and their children a new class of Indians that is a class of New Kings and New Maharajas; if father is a MLA or MP or a Minister his sons or daughters and grandchildren should also follow their parents and grand parents. It is like Kingdom or Sheikhdom passing from father to the son and so on. While in the aftermath of the Lokpal Bill artificial Kingship and artificial Maharajaship will come to an end in India.
The point of saturation is already reached for people’s tolerance of corruption in India. Congress leadership will have no option but to surrender to Annaji otherwise there will be chaos in India for which only the current government of India in Delhi will be responsible. The anti-corruption movement going on in India is not of Annaji only, it is the movement of every Indian and they will not keep silence till justice is done. The government of India and its leadership failed to read the temperature of the mood of Indian people. Just like Indira Gandhi who failed to read the mood of the Indians during the emergency rule in India and thinking that people will re-elect her she went for general election in 1977 and got a royal kick on her back.
In the spectrum of Ana Hazare’s movement Indian leadership at the Centre in Delhi totally failed and thereby it failed the dignity of every Indian giving an indication that Indian leadership is not into the hands of matured people. As an Indian I am afraid to tell that Indian political administration is in the hands of wrong people who may commit any blunder while dealing with our neighbours. Good that China fought a war with India in 1962 only and captured only a piece of land from India. If it is now, due to immaturity of our leadership, taking advantage of the weakness of our leadership, China would capture whole of India. Good that India fought the Bangladesh war in 1971 only. If it is now, instead of liberating East Pakistan our gullible leadership would give to Pakistan on silver platter Indian West Bengal also. I am afraid of India’s security because Indian leadership is in the hands of rogues and wrong people. These Indian rogues may even sell a part of India to our belligerent neighbours. This is the third class quality of Indian leadership.
A.Veronica Fernandes,
Kwait
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