Granting that for various reasons, Government has not done its bit as fast as it should have in getting a tough Lokpal bill passed in India, but what stopped the self appointed spokespersons of the 'Civil Society' in making it an election issue during the last General Elections and to exort people to vote for only those candidates/parties who promised to bring a Lokpal Bill in a reasonably short time. That would have been a neat following of the democratic process in pressing for change.
One of the doyens of Indian Industry, Shri Rahul Bajaj is known for not mincing his words and giving his own suggestions. His latest suggestion, which was a part of an interview on TV last evening shows his immense ability to think out of the box and find solutions.
Why make the inclusion of Prime Minsiter under the proposed Lok Pal such an issue, he says. Let us not deprieve overselves of the other good provisons of this bill by blocking it on the issue of PM. His suggestion is to let the P.M. be excluded for the time being, get the bill through , and one can review the positon after 3-5 years.
Minister Shri Kapil Sibal has also made an interesting statement yesterday saying that PM could be included after he demits office, but not while he is holding the office.
One would like to receive these statements with, what is called in the diplomatic circles as 'cautious optimism' and hope that things would get sorted out soon.
One must concede that putting of pressure by people is now making the process faster, but let no one derail it by unilateraly fixing arbitrary deadlines. Heavens will not fall if the process takes a few more weeks or months for wider consultation, and results in the passing of a really effective legislation.
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