Original Post from Nishant:
 "dear indranil da an eloquent written article cant sway with the emotions of our countrymen. many of us who r either supporting or opposing the civil society movement are not aware of the entire prelude of lokpal bill, its scope nd implications. we r in a democratic setup whr policy making is the function of the parliament in consultation with exe nd judiciary.public opinions are also sought while formulating a new policy like it was done in case of direct tax code. who is this civil society nd by whom ve they been authorised to represent us.how bad n corrupt may be our politicians but its we who ve voted them to power. the civil society representatives themselves r under suspicion , so nothing gr8 can be expected of them. thr r much brighter brains n man of integrity available in this country than the present one's . t r they not representing this society. thr main aim is to ve absolute power without any resp. india is no tunisia, egypt , syria or libya whr a jasmine kind of revolution can take place nd a popular govt b overthrown, n let anarchy prevail in this country. this will b worst case scenario 4 this country."


My thoughts:
Respect your sentiments Nishant, but likewise oratorial rhetorics by seasoned party spokesperson cannot not bestow ethical legitimacy to self-serving interpretations of parliamentary democracy. If some of our countrymen won't get swayed by such eloquently written articles, there are an equal number of them who will and should too. We may pound our chests with pride with successful conduct of this sham of democratic exercise year after year, but we certainly do not deserve the avatar of democracy unleashed upon us by these same set of "elected representatives" in the course of the last 64 years post independence.


Policy making may be the privilege of the parliament through these "elected tyrants" in consultation with the executive and judiciary. But what do you to when these entire body of representatives have colluded and with their collective might, have subverted the entire policy making process, making it easy to get away with all the ills that they themselves have propagated as well as patronized in our country today? More unfortunate is the fact that these same set of "legitimate, elected representative" manage to get away with graft under the garb of that same legitimacy bestowed them by the constitution, baulking at every attempt to bring a system of inherent check and control over them. Why? Because it will kill the goose that lays the golden eggs for them?? 64 years after independence is a long enough time to put this system in probation, I should say!


Yes, I agree with you that there is a need for educating the mass about the provisions of the Lokpal Bill, and when these same "keepers of democracy" have failed to not only educate the masses but also resorted to every available method to keep such a regularity provision from coming into existence for years and years on end while they did their item numbers over the tomb of democracy, what is a way out? Specially when we have a huge population who are not tutored in the letters enough to enable them to read and interpret those provisions? The civil society members, who may have taken it upon themselves to knock some method to this unrestrained madness, may have questionable antecedents; however, I am sure they (most of them, at least) can't be as corrupt as the group they are attempting to bridle by forcing the govt's hand in bringing about a strong Lokpal bill! Also, had the government machinery displayed such uncharacteristic haste in getting after their own ilk, in exposing the graft for their brethren and brotherhood (as they are now doing against these "extra-constitution" people), I am sure there wouldn't have have been need for these people to launch such a movement. As for the other much brighter brains and men of integrity available in this country than the present ones, where are they? I haven't seen too many of them, and if someone did, I would love to see them sometimes in my lifetime. After all I do want to leave a better country for my children, if I myself have not enjoyed it yet. 


Yes, these civil society may not have been authosised by some members of the country to represent them, but there is an equal number (maybe more) of our countrymen whose emotions and sentiments they represent for sure, and who has no opportunity to bring the murderers of democracy to book, or even realization. Theirs may not be a well-coordinated and planned effort, but that is only because this is a spontaneous movement - and is bound to be totter and stumble in its buildup. Casting aspersions at their intentions is akin to falling prey to the very concerted efforts of the "constitutional tyrants" to discredit them. A Jasmine revolution equivalent may bring anarchy in this country, but which right-minded, scrupulous, well-meaning citizen will agree that we are not already in an advanced stage of anarchy? Specially given the fact that the reins of this ill-fated nation is in still the hands of the same crop of constitutional authorities who have held it for all the years post independence...