Anna Hazare is an ex-army jawan who fought in the 1965 Indo-Pak War, and is the only survivor of his Unit that was wiped-out in one of those encounters!
He has built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahmed Nagar district, Maharashtra - this village is a self-sustained model wherein energy, for consumption, is produced in the village itself from solar power, bio-fuel and wind mills. In 1975, it used to be a poverty-stricken village. Today it is one of the richest village in India - making it a self-sustained, eco-friendly & harmonic village model!
Anna Hazare was awarded Padma Bhushan and is a known figure for his social activities. Today, he has taken up the cause of Amendment of a law that seeks to curb corruption in India!
He is advocating for a Bill, The Jan Lokpal Bill (The Citizen Ombudsman Bill), that will form an autonomous authority who will make politicians (ministers), bureaucrats (IAS/IPS) accountable for their deeds.
In 1972, the bill was proposed by then Law minister Mr. Shanti Bhushan. Since then it has been neglected by the politicians and some are trying to change the bill to suit their corrupt needs!
The first thing he is asking for is: The government should come forward and announce that the bill is going to be passed, after which a Joint Committee is got together to DRAFT the JAN LOKPAL BILL. 50% government participation and 50% public participation.
When the Bill becomes Law a LokPal will be appointed at the centre - this individual will have autonomous charge (similar to the Election Commission of India). In each State a Lokayukta will be appointed. The job is to bring all alleged corruption-charges to trial within 1 year.
The guilty would be punished and justice served within two (2) years - unlike scams such as Bofors, Bhopal Gas and many more that are still under litigation for more than 25 years!
Anna Hazare is not alone in this cause! Baba Ramdev, Ex. IPS Kiran Bedi, Social Activist Swami Agnivesh, RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal and many more are actively involved. Prominent personalities like Aamir Khan (film-actor) is supporting his cause.
What can we do?
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Based on a story of finding a new use for a broken plastic baseball bat, author Michael McMillan can help change your perception, from viewing issues as problems to unseen solutions just waiting to be found.
http://www.pinkbatmovie.com/
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