“Experience has shown, that even under the best forms of government,
those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it
into tyranny.” ― Thomas Jefferson
The Times of India has recently encouraged us
Indians to step-up anti-corruption efforts by supporting the Citizen’s charter
of “Jan Lokpal Bill” as against the one formatted by the government ruling
party. This effort is encouraged since the original bill drafted by the
government is very weak and does not ensure appropriate punishment for
offenders. I
think that freedom from corruption is worth being fought for.
It is important to fight against Corruption in India
which ranks 87 out of 182 in the corruption ranking of the world since; corruption is holding
India behind from the growth it could actually achieve. Implementing the “Jan
Lokpal Bill “, the civil society’s version of the Bill, will allow us to “redress
citizen's grievances, protect whistle-blowers and more importantly, deter
corruption” .If this is achieved then India will reach greater heights and the
life of all Indian citizens will be much easier and happier.
Additionally, it is important to support anti-corruption efforts because
it will put an end to the injustice to those affected by corruption. Unfortunately
corruption is known to affect people from the lower and middle economic class
sections of the society. Getting justice
allows us to give money to those who need it because the bill would then
penalize the corrupt person and free the money for good and important uses like
infrastructure, education and health care services. These three sectors are
where the government spends the most money and where corruption is at its peak.
If this bill is not passed the vital money for these developmental services
would reduce from the portion that is being allocated thus giving a better
reason for the bill to be passed. An editorial appearing in the newspaper “The
Hindu” says that the “Lokpal
bill (that) will allow for impartial and effective inquiries into complaints
against public officials.”
Without corruption, India would be developed and
problems due to unequal distribution of money would be solved. With development
come growth, opportunities and prosperity for all Indians. I found the articles
in the “Times of India” and “The Hindu” inspirational because it’s
articles was very compelling, dissident and garnessed support for a second
freedom for Independence in India, a freedom not from colonizers but from an
evil that is rampant in the society.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-18/india/29900237_1_lokpal-bill-ombudsman-corruption-in-public-life
http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/article1628437.ece
