essay writing about my vision corruption free india
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Corruption is a word that is used frequently in a common Indian’s vocabulary. Just like the famous David and Goliath story, independent India awaits a David to eradicate corruption which has taken the form of a monstrous Goliath. India is facing voluminous problems vis-a-vis poverty, terrorism, unemployment, crimes against women, etc. In my opinion the root cause of these problems hails from corruption. Understanding corruption is no rocket science. We could define it as a union of politicians, bureaucrats and criminals or an inefficient administrative system or the criminalizing of the Indian political system. The real issue that raises concern in India today is the agony of all those Indians who are inadvertently victims of corruption. Today corruption has such a bloated effect that it is clearly visible in all the sectors of the Indian society.
The effect of corruption on our economy is blatantly evident today.. We face the evil of corruption everyday, in the form of donations to educational institutions, bribes to government officials, and under-the-table transactions. It is appalling to see the innumerable scams in our country. The 2G scam, which involved Telecom Minister A Raja giving away unified access service licenses at throw away prices, which cost our country Rs 1.76-lakh crore. Known to be the biggest corporate scam in India, the Satyam Computer Services scam horrified shareholders and investors as it fueled out Rs 14000 crore from the Indian market. The high-rise Adarsh Society was a high-rise scam where apartments were distributed amongst bureaucrats, politicians and army personnel, instead of allotting them through a legitimate auction. Abdul Karim Telgi, of the famous Telgi scam, looted the country of over Rs 20000 crore by printing fake stamp papers with the help of many government officials. But, the hallmark of scams is undoubtedly the Commonwealth Games scam which has caused national shame and has triggered uproar amongst the Indians. In the recent years scams have come out of the box and the pace at which they do doesn’t seem to lessen. The real problem is finding the cure for this disease called corruption.
In 1966, the Sanathanam Committee found that the Lokpal Bill would be helpful in curbing corruption but no political party strongly acted on it since then. Forty years later, the youth of India have awakened and are determined to get a good and strong Lokpal Bill under the leadership of Anna Hazare; which is to be passed in the monsoon session of the Parliament. Will the implementation of the Lokpal Bill reduce corruption in India? If the Lokpal Bill is passed, will it succeed in punishing the real culprits? Even though the Government has tabled its own version of the Lokpal Bill, there is agitation as the civil society activists say it has numerous inadequacies. The need of the hour is to pass a positive and strong Lokpal Bill during the monsoon session in August itself. A Bill that will ensure the end of corruption! Rather than disputing, it is preferable that the Government, the civil society activists and the youth of our country form a nexus and work towards a corruption free India, making the Lokpal Bill the medium.
At this juncture, I would like to mention what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. said in his famous speech, “Let us begin anew remembering that civility is not a sign of weakness, and sincerity is always subject to proof. Let us never negotiate out of fear, but let us never fear to negotiate. Let both sides explore what problems unite us instead of belaboring those problems which divide us.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. referred to ending an era of slavery of the Black people in the United States and spoke well of fighting slavery in a united manner. We Indians should stand up to corruption and uproot it out of our system. As I end, a very famous song enters my head, “We shall overcome, we shall overcome someday, deep in my heart I do believe, we shall over come someday” Will a corruption free India remain a mere dream?
My Vision Of Corruption Free India
Indians have seen so much of corruption and its horrible consequences that they have only one yearning; they all want to live in a corruption free India. Every Indian wishes to breathe in a cleaner, prosperous, progressive, stronger, self-reliant, more organized India. This is possible only when the evil of corruption has been totally vanquished.
My vision of India includes completely corruption free India. I envision every Indian (especially in the public sector and Government run departments). I envision an India where all Indians are working for higher ideals such as excellence, perfection, creativity, I envision an India in which all Indians are working zealously to make it one of the most advanced, clean, green and peaceful country in the world.
Now the most crucial question: ‘How to achieve this vision?’ Although many anti-corruption agencies have been created to fight curb corruption, but they exist in name only. The only solution to the problem of corruption is people’s involvement in eradicating it from the face of our country. They will have to take the issue in their hands. The French Revolution and the Russian Revolutions stand as perfect examples which show when the people of a country unite against an oppressive evil, how the evil just vanishes. Since they are the losers in all the scams and scandals, as the money wasted and misused is their tax money, they have the right to curb scams and scandals. There must be large scale protests by the people against scams and ill practices.
Of late owing to the growing awareness and protests by the people, the central Government has been taking some steps to curb corruption. Some anti-corruption agencies have been set up. Agencies such as RTI, the Central Vigilance Commission, and PIO have been created. The people, along with their unified protest, must use these agencies to curb corruption. The media can play a great role in curbing corruption. The concerted efforts of the people of India, anti-corruption departments, and media have the power to root out this evil from India. One thing is crystal clear; unless people themselves pledge to eradicate corruption, this evil will continue to exist. This vision won’t ever become a reality unless all of us, the Indians pledge never ever to do any corruption in thoughts, words, and deeds. I work day and night earnestly towards making this vision reality. I hope one day soon the reality will happen.