Billion People – One Voice

Following the resolution passed in the parliament of India, which is the ultimate law making body of the nation, India has shown a tremendous model of people’s will reflecting in the process of nation building. Evidently the successive governments failing to pass a bill for 42 years since it was first tabled in the parliament, the people came out in support of Team Anna and forced the belligerent political class to adopt the points put forward by Shri Anna Hazare and their team. Irrespective of the hues and cries by many of the liberal intelligentsia of the countries, the common man supported recommendations of JAN LOKPAL (the version of lokpal drafted by Team Anna). Consensus in the Parliament and that too 100 percentage was unheard except in matter of National Security. But today all the parliamentarians unanimously supported the three sticky points and passed a resolution in favour of the anti corruption movement. I was proud to see my political class acting in accordance with the minds of the AAM ADMI; perhaps they missed in the last forty odd years. Even though we have lost many precious years in the course of nation building, that day I was proud to say I am an Indian. And why I’ll come to it.

Functioning as the largest democracy in the world, it has never been able to fulfil the basic needs of all the 120 million people. I have often thought the lack of commitment from the politicians resulting in lapse of grabbing opportunities. There have been leaders with vision to constructively engage the resources for development but the political systems never rose to the levels of expectations of the people. Keeping all these flaws aside, How India drew attention of the minds across the globe is by an unprecedented saga of actions resulting in a perfect precedent for the coming generations. Without any bloodshed, riots, suppressing actions from the government the will of the people reflected in the exact manner where it matter the most. Unlike the youth of England who resorted to hooliganism and robbery to show their discomfort to the state authorities, Unlike the Libyan dictatorship who turned their ear drums against the call of the nation to step down or to change. India responded optimistically within the doors of the constitutional and moral framework with an ideal beginning for an anti- corruption bill.  Role of an ordinary man Anna Hazare, cannot be overlooked, history books will hail his contribution as vital and generations will read and might replicate his moral ideals for reforming the process when it is required. Ultimately India alone can show such resilience and spirit for the reason that she is the mother of civilisations and humanity. Born in such a heritage can we alienate ourselves from this way of life?