Proud to be an Indian ???

और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !

बच्चो के भूखे बिलखने पर जब आत्मा कुलबुलाती है,
तब घर में अन्न न होने पर, माँ पानी पिला सुलाती है !
और तुम छोड़ देते हो भरी तश्तरी, जरा नमक कम होने पर,
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

परदेस में जाके हर भारतीय, अति शालीन बन जाता है,
सब नियमो और कानूनों को, सहर्ष ही अपनाता है.!
पर यहाँ नहीं सकुचाता है, दीवार को पीक से धोने पर,
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

इश्वर ने सबको एक रचा, सबको सामान ही अंग दिए,
पर हमने भ्रात-प्रेम के श्वेत वस्त्र को जातीवाद के रंग दिए !
अब जातिवाद का दानव हस्ता है, मानवता के इस बौने पर.
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

किसान हमारा अन्नदाता, वो ही ऋण दलदल में डूब रहा,
वो अन्न भी दे और जान भी दे, वाह ये हिसाब तो खूब रहा !
श्रवन करो, जरा ध्यान तो दो, उसके परिवार के रोने पर,
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

राजनीति के रन-छेत्र में, राजनेता ही राज को लूट रहे,
घोटालो के अनगित पाप घड़े, नित दिन ही तो फूट रहे !
आखिर कब तक सोयेगा ये भारत, भ्रष्टाचार के बिछोने पर
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

अन्ना की एक आवाज ने, नौकरशाही को हिला दिया,
बरसो से सोयी अवाम को, क्रांति का अमृत पिला दिया !
तुम फिर भी न निकले कमरों से, और छुपे रहे एक कोने पर,
और तुम कहते हो गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

लोभी नेता दशको से, देश को दीमक को तरह खाते रहे,
और तुम देश की विषम परिस्थिति पर, नजरे यू हीं चुराते रहे !
अब उठो, थोड़ी तो शर्म करो, मुह ढक के यूँ सोने पर,
फिर सब मिल कहना गर्व है, हमें भारतीय होने पर !!

Janlokpal Bill:

What is Jan Loakpal Bill?

In India, the Jan Lokpal Bill (Citizen's ombudsman Bill) is a draft anti-corruption bill that would create a “Jan Lokpal”, an independent body like the Election Commission, which would have the power to prosecute politicians and bureaucrats without government permission.

The bill was drafted by :

• Shanti Bhushan [former Union Law Minister and senior advocate of India ]

• Kiran Bedi [former IPS ]

• N. Santosh Hegde, [a former justice of the Supreme Court Of India and former Solicitor General of India ]

• Prashant Bhushan, [advocate]

• J. M. Lyngdoh [former chief election commissioner]

• in consultation with the leaders of the India Against Corruption movement and the civil society

The Lokpal Bill drafted by the government has failed to pass the Rajya Sabha for 42 years.The first Lokpal Bill was passed in the 4th Lok Sabha in 1969 but could not get through in Rajya Sabha. Subsequently, Lokpal bills were introduced in 1971, 1977, 1985, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2005 and in 2008. Yet none of these bills were ever passed.

Key features of proposed bill

1. A central government anti-corruption institution called "Lokpal", supported by state institutions called "Lokayukta" will be set up

2. Like the Supreme Court and the Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.

3. Members will be appointed by judges, private citizens, and constitutional authorities through a transparent and participatory process.

4. Investigations in each case will have to be completed in one year. Trials should be completed in the following year, meaning the total process will take place within two years.

5. Any loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.

6. Help to common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.

7. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and, if found to be substantive, will result in the the officer being dismissed within two months.

8. The existing anti-corruption agencies(CVC, departmental vigilance and the anti-corruption branch of CBI) will be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and authority to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

9. The agency will also provide protection to whistleblowers who alert it of potential corruption cases.

PS: Please assemble in Freedom Ground, Bangalore tomorrow and day after to give helping hands to Anna Hajare's Initiative. Its not for anyone, its for our own selves.

[Source: wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lokpal_Bill]

Please take printout/xerox of this and distribute it in your locality for the awareness ... Not much but at least this much we can do. isn't it ?