The movement to present to Parliament a Lokpal Bill formulated with the people’s consent, and the opposition of the ruling and opposition parties in Parliament to this movement, raises an important question of principle.

Should the power to make laws be confined to the Members of Parliament, or should it reside in the hands of the people?
The Congress Party, BJP and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) differ with one another over the question of whether the Prime Minister should be included in the purview of the proposed anti-corruption agency called Lokpal. However, they all agree that the power to decide lies strictly limited in the hands of Parliament, they do not want to extend it to anyone outside Parliament.

According to these parties that dominate TV talk shows, people of our country can give their views, but they have no say in the decision. Once they cast their votes, they lose all their power. The power to decide has been transferred by them into the hands of those they elected. This is the common position and political outlook shared by the Congress, BJP and CPI(M) – the three parties who are supposed to be engaged in a Big Fight.

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SORABH SHARMA