THE FAST OF ANNA HAZARE....................A COMPARATIVE STUDY

"Gandhiji commenced fast on 10 Feb 1943 in jail. He declared the fast would last for 21 days."

The popular response to the news of the fast was immediate and overwhelming. All over the country there were 'hartals',demonstrations and strikes.Prisoners in jail and those outside went on sympathetic fasts. Groups of people secretly reached poona to offer 'satyagraha' outside the Aga Khan Palace where Gandhiji was being held in detention. Public demanded his release and government was bombarded with thousands of letters and telegrams from all walks of life-----students and youth, men of trade and commerce, lawyers, ordinary citizens, and labour organisations. From across the seas, the demand for his release was made by newspapers, the British Communist party, the citizen of London and manchester, the women's international league, the Australian council of trade unions and the ceylon state council. The US Government, too, brought, bear pressure to bear.

......................India's Struggle for Independence(Bipin Chandra)

But the Viceroy and his officials remained unmoved.

The circumstances at that time was entirely different from that of today.

If we compare the situations at present caused by "the fast of Anna Hazare in stand of........... Anti Corruption Bill....The Jan LokPal Bill",and the situation caused by the Gandhiji in 1943 at the time of "Quit India Movement"........both looks similar in great aspects.

The Jan lokpal bill is all about to remove corruption in a very efficient manner. It will bring accountability,transparency and responsility in our administrative system.

As we brought E-Panchayat or E-governance and RTI(Right to Information Act)-2005 for the very basic purpose of increasing efficiency, accountability and transparency in our Admin System, Same way...... Jan lokpal Bill will bring those in our judicial system, administrative system and our political system.

Since this bill will reduce the powers held with the govenment and empower the common citizens, the government in action will never let it pass. So, we, the common people or the citzens of India who are beneficiary of this bill, should fight to bring the bill in action.