Sunday, August 28, 2011

Let's convert this surge into a mature public response

Dear Friend,
Trust this mail finds you in good health.

The Anna Hazare campaign has awakened the general mass to the need for implementation of global best practice.
The all pervasive need is that of timely delivery of justice in all spheres and especially at the sub-ordinate jurisdictions. Citizen Charter, Judicial accountability, Electoral reforms, Transparent funding of political parties for electioneering are a few other such critical issues.

It’s an opportune time to demand the mitigating provisions like "Right to recall" and Right to reject". Let’s not forget the brass arrogance of the MPs during the Anna Hazare stand off and their portrayal of themselves as supreme and sovereign. Now if we've this clause of "Right to recall" we can show them what this supremacy is all about and who are supreme!

"Right to reject" will turn electoral Mathematics topsy-turvy. A crook who was getting elected by creating division and money power would be booed out by this safe guard.

Sure the Anna wave would sweep the length and breadth of the country like a cool and inspiring breeze yet the need of more purposeful and engaging debates and engagements can not be over emphasized.

As we -Chartered Accountants- claim ourselves to be ” Partners in nation building” ; seldom a more opportune time would come- in decades- to exercise our skill, care and competence in deepening these enabling virtues, first among ourselves and then among the general public.

How appropriate it would be if a dedicated committee/ TEAM is created to steer activities in the above lines! We can name it as “Lokpal” committee or in any other appropriate name. This committee would deliberate and then facilitate conduct of seminars, symposiums and work shops to disseminate knowledge regarding the above virtues and practices.

Now the ball is in your court!

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