Undemocratic Team Anna vs. democratically elected Government. Will the Lokpal eradicate corruption?
Corruption it seems has become a marketable commodity today. Media houses, so-called civil society, political parties, common man all seems to have been bit by the anti-corruption bug. So much so that even the corrupt are becoming anti-corruption crusaders. Let’s take the case of Lokpal or Jan Lokpal as Team Anna loves to call it (as it is their version of the Lokpal). Lokpal or ombudsman as it is called elsewhere is a grievance redressal mechanism for the citizens. The Wikipedia definition: An ombudsman is an official, usually appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. As is clear from the ombudsman legislations of different countries, an ombudsman is a trusted intermediary (mediator) between the organization (govt.) and the internal/external constituents (citizens in this case). In simple terms he is a government representative hearing & medi