To : Members of Lokpal Bill Drafting Committee
Once again
you will meet this morning ( June 15 ), to debate where to place the commas and
the full stops in your draft.
You will
meet in an air-conditioned office, sit on a plush chair and, may even partake
of tea / biscuits.
Even as you
do, let this knowledge humble you :
During
those 3 hours of your meeting, in our country, 1000 tons of food grains will
rot in the open under the sun and the rain.
During
these very same 3 hours, 1000 children will die of mal-nutrition ( - a
political euphemism for “ starving “ ! ).
That is 3
million per year !
If you have
the moral courage, a deep sense of responsibility and dignity befitting leaders
of 121 crore countrymen, then please,
> Stop mud-slinging, name-calling, insulting
> Lock yourself in that room
> Don’t come out till you have signed an
agreed upon draft
> Don’t show your face ( or whatever is left
of it ) to the public
> Compromise , move forward
> Use
the “ Art of Possible “ to resolve differences
And all the
while be reminded of those innocent / crying / dieing faces.
With
regards
Hemen Parekh
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