Well, I had predicted this to happen(Read my previous posts). But at such pace, no. Anna Hazare, a social activist who hails from Maharashtra has begun a fast-until-death for the Jan Lokpal bill @ Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. He was supported and backed by well known activists such as Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Swami Agnivesh to name a few. What the activists demand is a simple drafting commitee with equal participation from executive as well as the civil society. The Government already neck deep in corruption and scams can't bring itself to accept could be the final nail in the UPA-II.
But what has taken (not just the govt.) but the entire nation by surprise is the humongous public support that has come forward for the 72-year old veteran Gandhian. And more hearty to see is the extensive pariticipation of the Indian Youth. They are the same people who, a few says ago, were celebrating India WC win. They have been criticised harshly for their callousness and their lack of patriotism. But what's showing up at Jantar-Mantar is a fitting answer to all critics. Youths, from all walks of life, may they be college students, businessmen, even Software engineers & school students have turned up in swarms to demand for the civil participation in the drafting of the Jan-Lokpal bill. For those who call us (the youth) impatient, a final word, You dont call someone who waits for 42 years as impatient. It might be perhaps premature to term it as an Indian Tahrir but the signs are definitely ominous. If all Indians and especially the 45 crore strong youth of india storms the streets, the government will have a hard time staying in power, leave alone a simple legislature.
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I truly support anna hazare .
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