PRAGOTI

A fresh drama unfolds almost every day on the issue of corruption; from the police lathi-charge on Baba Ramdev’s followers (a ‘faith’ based mobilisation on a political issue) at the Ramlila ground, to Ramdevs response with a threat to raise 11,000 strong armed “sena”, which he later characterised as a “nationalist force”.
 
Not too far behind is Anna Hazare, whose team boycotted the Joint Drafting Committee (JDC) meeting on the Lokpal Bill alleging that the government is not serious about drafting the Bill, and proceeded to hold a day-long fast in protest of the police action.