India set to fight against corruption

PUBLIC CAUSE Research Foundation (PCRF) in its second National RTI Awards function for the year 2010, took up yet another task of India Against Corruption by starting a move to replace government-prepared toothless Lokpal Bill with an effective bill prepared by eminent jurists and legal luminaries.Views of Indias most respected legal luminary Fali S Nariman on fighting corruption were especially noteworthy when he mooted an ideato set up an exclusive Union Ministry to deal with corruption. It is indeed a serious issue that our politicians spend sleepless nights to get or retain lucrative ministerial posts with privilege to enjoy red-light cars with security-persons running in the ministers convoy just for status-symbol at a huge cost to exchequer. I recall of a country where Parliament turned down request for such security for ministers with the plea that any person afraid of danger to life need not contest elections. Even after so many hi-profile scams and scandal causing shame for India globally, if our government does not make a sincere move to plug out roots of black money and corruption, time may not be far when people may come out on streets to make such political rulers quit the country like has happened recently in Tunisia. Peoples anger can make a Hong Kong like repeat where peoples movement turned the country from 1970s poor-most honesty ranking to now amongst top-most in honesty-ranking.A start has been made with the forthcoming rally on January 30, 2011, from Ramlila Maidaan (New Delhi) under leadership of some of the most respected names from all religions and faiths. It is indeed a matter of shame that no one in ruling party dares to speak against governments evident failure to deal with corruption and black money. Such a silence can cause costly even to ruling party like has happened in Bihar assembly elections.