Opinion The Anna effect
The daily Inquilab,published from Mumbai,Delhi,Lucknow,Kanpur and Bareilly,writes in its editorial on August 29.
The Anna effect
The daily Inquilab,published from Mumbai,Delhi,Lucknow,Kanpur and Bareilly,writes in its editorial on August 29: The politicians have been left with no choice except to ensure effective steps are taken against corruption. Corruption has constrained the potential of this country. It adds: After these ongoing celebrations die down,the secret behind Anna Hazares support will have to be revealed was it voluntary or deliberately secured? If the latter,what were the objectives of those who secured it and why did they not come out in the open?
Written a day before Anna announced the end of his fast,an editorial in Hyderabad-based daily,Munsif,says: India is a democratic country where the citizens are king-makers. But it is also necessary that the people protect the honour of the elected government,the dignity of peoples representatives and institutions.
The daily Siasat,published from Hyderabad and Bangalore,writes in its editorial on August 25: It appears the government had not made any preparations to deal with this challenge… The UPA now stands exposed before the people. Delhi-based daily,Hamara Samaj,in its editorial on August 30,writes: Whether Team Anna won or lost is not a big issue,but the fact remains the government was defeated. The most dangerous aspect of the movement is the understanding between the Congress and the BJP,their praise of Hazare and their readiness to give legitimacy to illegal and undemocratic demands by providing Parliaments seal.
Delhi-based daily Jadeed Khabar comments in its August 29 editorial: It was the effect of the non-participation of Dalits and Muslims that Hazare ended his fast with the assistance of Dalit and Muslim girls,so that he could send the message that these two sections are also with him.
Haren Pandya verdict
The Gujarat high courts acquittal of the 12 accused in the Haren Pandya murder case has been welcomed,even lauded,in the Urdu press. Rashtriya Sahara,in its editorial on August 31,writes: Even though the high court has held the accused guilty under Sections 307 and 120 (b),the comments made on the CBIs working need consideration. The court has said that the CBIs wide-ranging theory does not seem credible. Significantly,it held the investigating officers responsible for destroying the lives of so many people and wasting the governments money in the process.
White applauding the honesty of the judiciary in the Haren Pandya case,the daily Hamara Samaj,in its editorial on August 31,also refers to the verdict of Mumbais special court,holding the activists of Sanatan Sanstha and Hindu Jana Jagran Samiti guilty in the 2008 bomb blast case: A message has gone to the people that it is wrong to make allegations against Muslims in every act (of terror).
After Gaddafi
Commenting on UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moons appeal for an end to the war in Libya,Rashtriya Sahara writes in its August 30 editorial: The UN is appealing to the world community to cooperate for peace in Libya,to reduce the difficulties of the US and NATO. The question is,when the US and Europe did what they wanted in Libya,isolating the world community,why there is a need for the world community now… The UNs irresponsibility that allowed the US and NATO to trample upon Libya like a camel without a rein (be-nakel oonth ki tarah).
Noted Urdu litterateur and journalist,Hasan Kamal,in a commentary in Jadeed Khabar on August 29,writes: After witnessing the plight of Muammar Gaddafi,Bashar Assad must also feel his military wall will not be able to stop the wave of political consciousness that has been unleashed in the Arab countries. If Assad is farsighted,he will give up power on his own,instead of clinging on like Gaddafi. This would be good for him as well as for the Syrian people.
Compiled by Seema Chishti
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