While they are flocking to Ramlila grounds in large numbers, we tried to find out if Delhi's students are actually aware of Anna Hazare's cause
While they are flocking to Ramlila grounds in large numbers, we tried to find out if Delhi's students are actually aware of Anna Hazare's cause
Students come out to Ramlila Maidan to support the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Pic/Subhash BaroliaI am supporting Anna Hazare because I want reservations for SC, ST and OBC in colleges and government jobs to be scrapped. The general category works equally hard but is discriminated against. We have been talking about this for so many years, but nothing has been ruled in our favour yet. Now at least someone is speaking for the masses, and I don't care who that person is. Had it been the government, I would have supported them too.
--u00a0Rahul Vohra, 18-year-old, Delhi UniversityI'm not aware of all the points of Jan Lokpal Bill but think that it is for our good only. It has been 64 years since Independence, however this freedom is merely cosmetic and shows the world that the British no longer rule us. The common man knows the actual reality. I don't feel free either culturally or politically. I face corruption everyday. Go to any government office and you will have to bribe everyone from the peon to the manager. I agree that we are the ones who promote corruption by bribing them. But we don't have an option. Anna is showing us a way. We will do the same with corruption, what we did with polio. This bill is the remedy and if taken seriously, will eradicate corruption.u00a0u00a0
-- Manoj Vajpaye, 27-year-old, Sikkim Manipal UniversityWhat Anna Hazare is doing is unfair. He's saying it's either my bill or no bill. This is not good for a democratic country like India. Since 1950, the Prime Minister has been the supreme power and if he also comes under the ambit of Jan Lokpal Bill then how can he be called the supreme power? Can Anna assure us that this bill will work? What if the committee members of the bill are corrupt? Who will keep a check on them? There are many questions that need to be answered before taking an adamant stand. People should read the bill first and then decide who to support.u00a0
-- Ashish Dhawan, 19-year-old, IP UniversityAlthough I'm supporting Anna Hazare's cause, I am not supporting his Jan Lokpal Bill. If tomorrow I am arrested and proven guilty in the lower court then I can appeal to the higher court. But Jan Lokpal doesn't allow that. It says once proven guilty, that's the final verdict. This is unacceptable. No government can work like this. Anna's version of the bill will give a lot of power to its committee members. And there is also no guarantee that the bill will work.u00a0
-- Ankita Vashisht, 19-year-old, IP University
'Anna hamare sher hai!'
Here is what youngsters in the capital feel about the movement that has caught the nation's attention
Anna inspired me to fight andu00a0 I see a bright future for my nation.
-Aditi Johari, Student
Anna hamare sher hai, corruption ab dher hai!
-Rohit Sharma, PR Consultant
We don't need a Lokpal Bill, all we need is a saaf dil to bring about a change in the situation of our country!
-Siddhant Kumar, Bank employee
Jan Lokpal, a bill for commons not a common bill. Anshan is not just for a bill but for democracy and the right to be informed.
-Tanvee Kapoor, Analyst
Compiled by Surbhi Allagh and Himani Kothari
