Whatever the actual conduct, at the core of a political party is its nationalist ideology, which is accepted or rejected by the people during elections, depending the manner in which translates into governance. A political party which does not divulge its foreign policy and security agenda is anti-national. Any political party which relies on country’s instability for growth is anarchist and anti-national. Activism can be national and anti-national, creative and destructive. Negative and anti-national activism destroys concepts of hard work, production and progress. It creates cynicism amongst the populace and negates demographic dividends. This is what the inimical forces are doing to India through their proxies which include terrorist outfits, NGOs and political parties. If the agenda of AAP was purely nationalistic it would have never split from Anna.
Justice Verma, Kiran Bedi, DA and TA
The trivialization of the debate on the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal bill involving Kiran Bedi in which even the former Chief Justice of India got involved should sadden every Indian whose expectation of strong anti corruption law is receding with each passing day.
It is the people and not Lokpal
There will be no change until there is a sagacious leader who has the moral temerity to appeal and challenge the conscience of the people at large.
Lokpal Bill, 2G Scam, and conflict of interest
Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who chairs the parliamentary standing committee on law and justice, and is also a Congress party spokesperson, has been involved in a legal fight on behalf of the leading telecom companies to stall the audit of their accounts by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
Suggestions for changes in Jan Lokpal Bill
The following changes are suggested in the Jan Lokpal Bill version 2.3. The reasons for the changes have also been stated. A copy is being marked to the Parliamentary Standing Committee and to members of Team Anna too.
Question of legitimacy: Panch Pyare or ‘A Company’
It is the greatest tragedy of the nation that the key decision makers, the Prime Minister, Kapil Sibal, P Chidambaram, Pranab Mukerjee whose lofty lectures on Parliamentary democracy being the only way to enact a law, are the ones with little stake in electoral politics.
If Sibal is right then a deal on Jan Lokpal should be possible
It should be understood that the cabinet colleagues want the Prime Minister out of the Lokpal ambit for their own safety.
Why Bhushans are wrongly targeted?
A hard-hitting letter to former Additional Solicitor General Vikas Singh who filed the petition against Bhushans in the Allahabad High Court.