Sri Anna Hazare praised Narendra Modi and Nitish kumar for their developmental activities. Notwithstanding his categorical distancing from the communal riot in 2002, a section of the people have already started vilifying Anna for his praising only non-congress state governments.
Without vilifying or parsing Sri Narendra Modi let us accept the reality. Economic statistics- whether by government or independent organizations- show Gujarat as the fastest growing state. For last couple of years Bihar has finished the second, under the leadership of Sri Nitish Kumar, in this race of economic growth among Indian states. The work that Sri Narendra Modi has done for the farmers is phenomenal, asserts Swaminathan A Aiyar- a leading rationalist and perhaps the finest economic analyst of our country.
Darul Uloom vice-chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, an MBA, said in an interview to TOI that Gujarati Muslims were not discriminated against and that ''all communities'' prosper in the state. He called 2002 Gujarat riots ''a blemish for India'' and asked the community to move on. Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/india/28370177_1_maulana-ghulam-mohammed-vastanvi-muslim-cleric-gujarat-riots
The above is just to put the debate on an even keel and is no way meant to justify communalism for the sake of development. Yet dividing the united front just for such bye-gone issues and missing the larger issue of checkmating the larger issue of rampant corruption would be simply insane.
In the same vein may I request the Yoga guru Baba Ram dev not to pull out his stock from this common front on the issue of the father son duo- Shanti Bhusan & Prashant Bhushan- being on the committee and also the exclusion of the iconic religious leader from the same. Baba Ramdev would agree, united we stand to gain. Besides any person with intellect can discern that the opposition would love to see the unity dissipate and a gradual crumbling or better still a sudden collapse of the anti-corruption peoples’ front. That such a common front could be fashioned at such a short notice and the entire nation stood behind it is almost like a miracle and now onwards we have to invest more maturity, sagacity and generosity to maintain the bonhomie.
Most humbly, may I also plead with Sri Anna Hazare to weight his utterances and ponder over the likely consequences of those before committing himself to anything. We can ill afford to see he – Mr Hazare-being put to difficult situations for his undiplomatic outbursts.
Very recently Mr Hazare lost his cool and commented that Kapil Sibal should resign from the panel- for drafting the lokpal bill- if he doesn't believe in Lokpal Bill. Mr. Hazare may be right in his outbursts yet we’ve to constantly remind ourselves that people like Mr. Sibal and Mr. Sanghvi are adept at political talks and they would really feel elated if they find that they have ruffled the opponent, for then they know the opponent would start committing mistakes.
Rightly Mr Hazare said- just after ending his fast on 9 April 2011- that the fight has just begun. At any rate it is going to be a long and arduous fight. In the face of duplicity and political back stabbing the Satyagrahi will have to maintain his calm and steel his nerves for the worst and during all these travails must never permit any ill feeling for the opponent! For it believes in “Hrudaya Parivartan”- change of heart!
Rationally thinking, it would take a minimum of one year and in Indian context it would take two years to hammer out the logistics and the water tight mechanisms to set the process rolling. People who want to botch the process would grudgingly agree to all provisions, howsoever lofty, and would arraign to kill it in infancy by choking its finances. So a major battle is going to be fought, over the issue of financing a truly effective “Lokpal Act”, in the near future.
It goes without saying that Gandhian fights are noble, for these are not like vendetta and at every stage the satyagrahi remains ever ready to concede to the demand of the oppressor, if they could further the cause of Truth. A modicum of forgiveness in the form of constituting a “Truth and reconciliation commission” – in line with the one constituted in South Africa- at the end of apartheid- to avoid witch hunting and getting maximum number of people on board should be seriously considered. IMHO such a commission - “Truth and reconciliation commission” – would be a worthy precursor to a full fledged Lokpal Act.
Without vilifying or parsing Sri Narendra Modi let us accept the reality. Economic statistics- whether by government or independent organizations- show Gujarat as the fastest growing state. For last couple of years Bihar has finished the second, under the leadership of Sri Nitish Kumar, in this race of economic growth among Indian states. The work that Sri Narendra Modi has done for the farmers is phenomenal, asserts Swaminathan A Aiyar- a leading rationalist and perhaps the finest economic analyst of our country.
Darul Uloom vice-chancellor Maulana Ghulam Mohammed Vastanvi, an MBA, said in an interview to TOI that Gujarati Muslims were not discriminated against and that ''all communities'' prosper in the state. He called 2002 Gujarat riots ''a blemish for India'' and asked the community to move on. Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-21/india/28370177_1_maulana-ghulam-mohammed-vastanvi-muslim-cleric-gujarat-riots
The above is just to put the debate on an even keel and is no way meant to justify communalism for the sake of development. Yet dividing the united front just for such bye-gone issues and missing the larger issue of checkmating the larger issue of rampant corruption would be simply insane.
In the same vein may I request the Yoga guru Baba Ram dev not to pull out his stock from this common front on the issue of the father son duo- Shanti Bhusan & Prashant Bhushan- being on the committee and also the exclusion of the iconic religious leader from the same. Baba Ramdev would agree, united we stand to gain. Besides any person with intellect can discern that the opposition would love to see the unity dissipate and a gradual crumbling or better still a sudden collapse of the anti-corruption peoples’ front. That such a common front could be fashioned at such a short notice and the entire nation stood behind it is almost like a miracle and now onwards we have to invest more maturity, sagacity and generosity to maintain the bonhomie.
Most humbly, may I also plead with Sri Anna Hazare to weight his utterances and ponder over the likely consequences of those before committing himself to anything. We can ill afford to see he – Mr Hazare-being put to difficult situations for his undiplomatic outbursts.
Very recently Mr Hazare lost his cool and commented that Kapil Sibal should resign from the panel- for drafting the lokpal bill- if he doesn't believe in Lokpal Bill. Mr. Hazare may be right in his outbursts yet we’ve to constantly remind ourselves that people like Mr. Sibal and Mr. Sanghvi are adept at political talks and they would really feel elated if they find that they have ruffled the opponent, for then they know the opponent would start committing mistakes.
Rightly Mr Hazare said- just after ending his fast on 9 April 2011- that the fight has just begun. At any rate it is going to be a long and arduous fight. In the face of duplicity and political back stabbing the Satyagrahi will have to maintain his calm and steel his nerves for the worst and during all these travails must never permit any ill feeling for the opponent! For it believes in “Hrudaya Parivartan”- change of heart!
Rationally thinking, it would take a minimum of one year and in Indian context it would take two years to hammer out the logistics and the water tight mechanisms to set the process rolling. People who want to botch the process would grudgingly agree to all provisions, howsoever lofty, and would arraign to kill it in infancy by choking its finances. So a major battle is going to be fought, over the issue of financing a truly effective “Lokpal Act”, in the near future.
It goes without saying that Gandhian fights are noble, for these are not like vendetta and at every stage the satyagrahi remains ever ready to concede to the demand of the oppressor, if they could further the cause of Truth. A modicum of forgiveness in the form of constituting a “Truth and reconciliation commission” – in line with the one constituted in South Africa- at the end of apartheid- to avoid witch hunting and getting maximum number of people on board should be seriously considered. IMHO such a commission - “Truth and reconciliation commission” – would be a worthy precursor to a full fledged Lokpal Act.
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