Lokpal - Need of the Hour

There has been lot of debate going on Lokpal bill and who will come under its purview. Media and Press doing their important contribution to keep the issue burning. There have been different views and versions of the bill expressed. In this scenario I thought of adding my 2 cents to it.
First and foremost important part of discussion would be whether to include Prime Minister under the bill. As per my understanding, no one should be spared from this bill. Including PM, it will send a strong message to the higher and powerful ones and citizen at large, that there is no discrimination framing this bill. Everyone is at par.
There is also general feeling that in coalition govt. or in war like situation when PM is under scrutiny it will create not only embarrassing but a complex situation to deal with. There might be total chaos in decision making process. But I think that this will be a very rare situation and Indian democracy is capable of handling it.

That brings to the second argument; no one can dictate terms to the ruling and elected govt. There is parliament meant for this and law can be framed and sanctioned only there. Some even say that members of parliament are the elected members from the general public where as Team Anna has no such base.
To counter this we need to understand that India is democratic country one of the definition is; “Democracy is the government of the people, by the people, for the people”. So important should be given to concerns of people. We have seen high profile people misusing power and accumulating wealth, there has to be a counter mechanism not only to control it but to punish the guilty and recover the losses caused to nation. When MP’s can come together to raise their remuneration at regular interval, so can they come together to pass the law and make the Lokpal effective and active as well.
Another argument is; even after Lokpal corruption will not stop totally. For me it is like saying, even after effective provisions in law, people still commit murder, robbery, fraud etc. The point here is making everyone accountable for decisions taken by them and making them act responsibly in the interest of the Nation. The strong message should be conveyed that Big Daddy is watching and they cannot escape easily.

What’s next? On positive note lastly I would like to add that, I have no doubt that Lokpal committee will be appointed and after some initial setbacks will work smoothly. This is a time and opportunity given to us to re-write the history. Let’s ignore minor differences in the bill and see the larger picture, it’s time to stand united and be counted otherwise our future generation will have some corrupt and bad role models in front of them.