Team Anna out of focus 23/10/2011
IN INDIA politics is the only branch that dominates all major sectors of the country. Since its origin and development it has emerged in all spheres of life. Even the smallest of the movement has the hand of a political party. The one who provokes the movement gets public support. The political party gets the votes out of it. If you really want to help masses and fight for any noble cause on your own, this aspect of our democracy needs to be taken into consideration.
TEAM Anna anti-corruption movement suffered a blow as two members of its core group quit citing the reasons that their movement is indulging in politics, and is now functioning in undemocratic ways. There are some rumors of strong differences within the organization. It seems Anna is losing his fan base as another team member Arvind Kejriwal faced a shoe attack during a public meeting in Lucknow. Anna, himself has opted for Maun Vrat on health grounds; his activist team members are now more ambitious in self interest and media attention than rational and autonomous viewpoints on anti-corruption, which is their main agenda.
It is mockery that Team Anna is involved in political movements and their original schedule is losing it stand In my opinion social activists should keep a distance from country politics. I wish Team Anna should put all the eggs in one basket and focus on the crux of the issue which they have raised earlier. Their locus standi is not clear.
We can't forget how Baba Ramdev got into a mud puddle with political critics against him when he criticized the Congress government. It ended up in investigations against him. The latest Anna Hazare movement against corruption that rocked the nation also could not stop itself from targeting the very roots of politics.
People who are supporting Anna and his team are now having differences relating to ways of functioning after Prasant Bhushan's recent remarks on Kashmir plebiscite. The problem for Anna's movement started with the Hisar byelection where Team Anna decided to intervene in the elections and left the supporters confused.
Another Team Anna member Justice Hedge disapproved the idea of the team campaigning against the Congress party. It is clear now that Team Anna claiming credit for the preset Hisar result was an act of opportunism applies to Indian politics. The parting of two members from core group will hardly affect the movement but a campaign against an unhelpful power in an election is naturally a weapon and entirely democratic - as the weapon of hunger strike cannot be used often or insignificantly employed.
Team Anna shocked the nation when congress leader Digvijay Singh produced the letters, which revealed a link among RSS and the movement of Anna. Contradictions have uprooted the movement from the very beginning. Kiran Bedi is a so-called Sangh Parivar’s ideal female who takes inspiration from senior BJP leader LK Advani. Arvind Kejriwal on the other hand is very political in his thoughts and defends Naxalites. Prashant Bhushan made regular visits to Kashmir when he was not in limelight to understand all about Hurriyat. People who blindly supported them quite possible they were unaware about the darker side.
When the movement was at its height many leading journals and electronic medias had quoted Kejriwal saying that, “Team Anna has never been into the politics but we are not in any party”. The unfolded layers of history reveal everything about the past. Whenever issues like corruption have emerged the masses have always ignored those arguing inside the movement, which is hidden from the naked eye.
Anna Hazare, the nation’s latest face against corruption, is being viewed by a section as merely a 'weapon or medium' used by Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and the father-son duo of Prashant Bhushan and Shanti Bhushan.
Using election crusade as a weapon is not going to make any difference. It only shows that Team Anna is not adding value to their movement through these exercise rather they are kicking against the pricks. One cannot forget how Baba Ramdev got into muddy water i.e. the devil and the deep blue sea, with political critics against him when he lambasted the Congress government blatantly. Now he is into crisis and investigations. Again the Hazare movement that rocked the entire world also could not stop itself from targeting the very roots of democracy.
It is only causing conundrum in the minds of caste based-politics supporters, which is a key trick of winning any election. The movement is now burdened with allegations of selfish motives and is leaving a negative impression on Anna’s fans. If Team Anna wants continuous support from the general public they must stay away from politics to ensure that its courageous effort to start the movement is exceptional spirit.
Are masses making fools out of them by supporting all such causes? Team Anna’s mode of operation is yet to be understood. If we learn from history, especially the common man, then it would be easy to make a smart decision rather than going with the flow. Never share your nobility with any harmful components and betray citizens. If someone raises voices against the government or any other social causes the political parties will raise their set of CBI investigations.
All the movements, no matter however big or small, have always seen a political twist! Is there any movement that has not got a political hand behind or any political party?
SIDDHARTHA SHANKAR MISHRA,
BUREAU CHIEF,
TASVER E HIND , THESE DAYS,
ORISSA , SAMBALPUR
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