[IAC#RG] DOES VERDICT AGAINST JAYALALITHA SIGNIFY ANYTHING ?

 

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India Against Corruption                                                                       

 

 

 

                                                 DOES VERDICT AGAINST JAYALALITHA SIGNIFY ANYTHING ?

 

 

The court verdict  punishing  Ms. Jayalalitha  in the corruption case certainly is a step forward in the anti corruption movement in India. However, this verdict does not  by itself should give any big hope , as the verdict has come after nearly eighteen years of trial.

 

Thousands  of corrupt persons in various walks of life including politicians, bureaucrats, educationists and even so called religious leaders are now going scot free, as the process of judiciary takes very long time and many of them do not receive the much deserved punishment in their life time. Further, the suspicions about judiciary itself  is a big deterrent for the anti corruption movement in India. 

 

In the present circumstances, one cannot expect much from the politicians in power and judiciary to improve the judicial system and ensure speedy justice. 

 

Huge pressure  has to be applied not only on the government but also on judiciary to ensure delivery of speedy justice , so that fear of punishment would deter the persons from indulging in corruption and nepotism.

 

With the media also increasingly going under the control of business houses, the anti corruption movement in India has to increasingly depend upon social media to spread the voice of wisdom. 

 

 In such conditions , the movement like India Against Corruption has huge responsibility and it should play a very  strong proactive role. Increasing participation of concerned persons in expressing their protests and voice through such movement  is also vitally important to build a climate of anti corruption in India.