Dear all,
The concern expressed here is very genuine. The likelihood of the Jan Lokpal Bill in the desirable form, i.e. the form in which Annaji and other crusaders against corruption want it to be, getting rejected either at the cabinet level or in the Parliament, is very strong. Reason is obvious:-Those who have been accustomed to the most delectable privilege of a carte blanche from the hapless citizens to loot without any limits could hardly be expected to concede it or otherwise allow it to be circumscribed!
The only effective way for common citizens like us to force these unscrupulous people to 'relinquish' their presumed right to loot the nation is the one advocated by Ms. Kiran Bedi in one of the interviews with the civil society panel a few days ago. First, people like us must assume the responsibility to educate every voter about the horrendous evils of corruption, how he/she has been systematically deprived of minimum decent life due to the unconstrained corruption in the country, how the country has been impoverished because of the despicable greed of the corrupt politicians, bureaucrats, police, and the ilk over the past 64 years so that, when the same shameless people approach them the next time to beg for a vote at the next election, they must be told in unequivocal terms "If you want my vote, you first register your vote for the Jan Lok Pal Bill"