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There is no confusion on where the Indian citizen's loyalty lies. The drafting of the Jan Lok Pal Bill to fight corruption has triggered a revolution; one that has been branded a 'second freedom struggle' by civil society members on the Lok Pal panel.
And in this tussle, the people of India seem to have placed their trust unanimously on one man alone -- Anna Hazare.
When MSN India asked its readers whether they had greater faith in Anna Hazare, Baba Ramdev or the Indian government, 61 percentage of voters placed their faith in Anna. Out of 31,192 respondents, a majority of 18,986 readers believe that under his leadership alone, the Jan Lok Pal bill would see the light of day.
MSN India's initiative- the 'Support Anna' campaign has seen hundreds of comments pouring in from around the country.
MSN India's initiative- the 'Support Anna' campaign has seen hundreds of comments pouring in from around the country.
"anna ji we all people whether in business working class farmers and any other field are fed up with these corrupition we support your demands", writes Rajesh from the capital.
"We are with you for Second freedom struggle of India against corruption", pips in Saurabh from Lucknow.
When Anna sat for his first fast in April, yoga guru Baba Ramdev also declared his support to the movement. Ramdev then took it a step further by announcing his own fast against black money at the capital's Ramlila Maidan. That fast began as promised on Saturday but did not last for more than one day. The Delhi police cracked down on those gathered in the dead of night. They targeted women, men and children ruthlessly.
The midnight crackdown has gone down in history as one of UPA 2's most infamous moments. Anna Hazare did not hesitate to liken it to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. "The attack on sleeping innocents is an attack on democracy", he remarked during his one-day fast at Rajghat on Wednesday.
When Anna sat for his first fast in April, yoga guru Baba Ramdev also declared his support to the movement. Ramdev then took it a step further by announcing his own fast against black money at the capital's Ramlila Maidan. That fast began as promised on Saturday but did not last for more than one day. The Delhi police cracked down on those gathered in the dead of night. They targeted women, men and children ruthlessly.
The midnight crackdown has gone down in history as one of UPA 2's most infamous moments. Anna Hazare did not hesitate to liken it to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. "The attack on sleeping innocents is an attack on democracy", he remarked during his one-day fast at Rajghat on Wednesday.
But it is interesting to note that despite the dramatic and forceful eviction, only 7,283 MSN readers, i.e 23 percent of voters, believe in Ramdev's fight.
Perhaps the backing of political forces (BJP, RSS) weakened the credibility of the movement. Ramdev's initial discussions with the Centre's emissaries Kapil Sibal and S K Sahay also generated talk that he had signed a deal with them.
What is a certainty though is that the Sibals and Sahays of the UPA should be a worried lot. The MSN poll received only 4,923 voters who had faith in the government; a mere 16 percentage of respondents.
"This government must be taught a lesson..Beating innocent women and children with lathis and tear gas at 1 a.m is the most autocratic act one can do..", posts Sahil from New Delhi on the 'Support Anna' page.
"Shame on delhi police and delhi and manmohan government..Angrez chale gaye...kale angrez aa gaye..Congress has shown it's true colours.", adds Deepak.
The anger is only growing, and every action/reaction from the government's side has so far swung from catastrophic to complacent.
"The people of India voted for you. They are your masters, not the other way round", raged Lok Pal panel member Arvind Kejriwal at Rajghat. Fasting along with Anna Hazare, Kejriwal's each word was cheered by the crowd proving that the Indian public is no longer willing to stay mum.
Let there be no doubt. A whopping 84 percentage of MSN readers declared they trust the members of civil society in the fight against corruption than the government they themselves chose.
India has truly spoken and it backs Anna Hazare all the way.
Source: India Syndicate
Perhaps the backing of political forces (BJP, RSS) weakened the credibility of the movement. Ramdev's initial discussions with the Centre's emissaries Kapil Sibal and S K Sahay also generated talk that he had signed a deal with them.
What is a certainty though is that the Sibals and Sahays of the UPA should be a worried lot. The MSN poll received only 4,923 voters who had faith in the government; a mere 16 percentage of respondents.
"This government must be taught a lesson..Beating innocent women and children with lathis and tear gas at 1 a.m is the most autocratic act one can do..", posts Sahil from New Delhi on the 'Support Anna' page.
"Shame on delhi police and delhi and manmohan government..Angrez chale gaye...kale angrez aa gaye..Congress has shown it's true colours.", adds Deepak.
The anger is only growing, and every action/reaction from the government's side has so far swung from catastrophic to complacent.
"The people of India voted for you. They are your masters, not the other way round", raged Lok Pal panel member Arvind Kejriwal at Rajghat. Fasting along with Anna Hazare, Kejriwal's each word was cheered by the crowd proving that the Indian public is no longer willing to stay mum.
Let there be no doubt. A whopping 84 percentage of MSN readers declared they trust the members of civil society in the fight against corruption than the government they themselves chose.
India has truly spoken and it backs Anna Hazare all the way.
Source: India Syndicate
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