By raising quixotic demands, Anna Hazare is diluting the anti-corruption fight
Anna, Fading
-The Times of India, January 30, 2012
Anna Hazare-led anti graft upsurge has gone astray, says the editor, in light of its recent "idiosyncratic demands" like a 'referendum commission' along the lines of the Election Commission, which seeks a popular vote to precede every legislative initiative.
Not only has it gone astray politically, but socially too. His endorsement of slapping "derelict politicians" has been strikingly different from the Gandhian image he seeks to portray.
In spite of discussions being held on the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare has "demanded fresh laws, none of which are pragmatic or feasible."
In conclusion, the editor says, "Anna would do well to remember that civil society is larger than a particular individual, however popular he may be."
Anna, Fading
-The Times of India, January 30, 2012
Anna Hazare-led anti graft upsurge has gone astray, says the editor, in light of its recent "idiosyncratic demands" like a 'referendum commission' along the lines of the Election Commission, which seeks a popular vote to precede every legislative initiative.
Not only has it gone astray politically, but socially too. His endorsement of slapping "derelict politicians" has been strikingly different from the Gandhian image he seeks to portray.
In spite of discussions being held on the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare has "demanded fresh laws, none of which are pragmatic or feasible."
In conclusion, the editor says, "Anna would do well to remember that civil society is larger than a particular individual, however popular he may be."
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