Nowadays, almost everyone around us
is talking about corruption or the ill effects due to it in the present indian
society. Yet, I observed that while many people talk about it, a large number of
people are divided in two categories according to their opinion on this issue .First
category people consider it as an issue to be so deeply rooted in its cause
that it is almost impossible to eradicate it from the roots and for them making
a change seems like an utopian concept. The second category comprises
individuals who think that a change can be brought only by some kind of
revolution but their views are mostly confined to Anti-corruption Movement led
by Anna Hazare.
Have we ever wondered why corruption is
rising? What is the big picture? What is the root cause behind this major
problem which is inhibiting the growth of the country? What are the factors
that are letting our future to go in the dark?
Few days back, I decided to find out
the root cause of this whole problem of corruption and the reason I observed
were not only shocking but also shameful ,because many of these were some of the
most basic responsibilities that we should follow as a
citizen of India.
Many people think that this issue of
corruption can be solved by making a statutory body like Lokpal and by passing
the Lokpall bill but do you know that we have ample number of laws in India
made by architects of the Indian constitution and various amendments have
happened in it from time to time. Then why we are facing such an ethical crisis
in form of various social issues.
Will the enforcement of a new law
make any difference? I think certainly no. If we carefully analyze the recent 2G
Spectrum scam by Telecom minister A Raja, we find that it was because of the
“manipulation done due to lack of clear definition and verbal expression in the
policies and laws” that was responsible for the whole problem. If we had some
able architects of law in our ministry who could point out such errors in the
description of policy then we can save a thousand crore rupees,which can be
further used to develop our country.
I think one of the biggest disadvantages
that our country has is the lack of interest in our citizens to understand the
basic laws and policies. I feel ashamed to say that almost 80% of the Indian
population don’t even know the rights and duties that are provided to them by the
constitution of India as a citizen. On the contrary, a normal American citizen
has a basic understanding of most of the laws and policies introduced in his
country.
Nowadays, India is known as the brain power of the
world and still we are a country whose governance is run by ministers who have
not even received Secondary education and then we say India should lead. For
India to lead in any realm of workspace, firstly we should lead ourselves individually
by being aware of atleast our fundamental responsibilities and duties as the citizens
of this country. If we could do that at each and every level, then dealing with
problems such as corruption won’t be too difficult. My Brothers and sisters of
India!Let us awake from our deep slumber and take charge of our lives as well
as our country!
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| Tarun Kewaliya |
