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Burning papers of a bill in front of the full media and public glare does not in any way come under the ambit of civil and civilized society. Burning copies of the government's version of the Lokpal Bill might not just be a symbolic action rather it speaks much more than that, such an act does not have any coherence on part of Team Anna who said that the protest would continue till August 16 when Mr. Hazare will again go on fast till the recommendations made by the "Civil" society are not included in the bill. Now the much hyped movement which was started to weed out the corruption from our country has veered towards a different direction and is at the risk of going completely awry. Seems like Team Anna has completely shifted their focus from working for the masses to taking a hit at the people high up in the political and judicial order. This can be understood from the very fact that sections of the Lokpal bill which has the provisions of preventing the whistle blowers and common people from day to day corrupt activities has received zilch publicity and all the arguments have been jettisoned just shifting the talk towards prime ministers and judges which prima facie is baseless and does not serve any purpose in big scheme of things. The initial hue and cry about removing all the corrupt ministers and bureaucrats which was just the tip of the iceberg of the whole corruption problem , has now taken the center stage and every member of the Civil Society and Team Anna is now hell bent on just taking a dig at this tip and simply ignoring the mammoth problem which lies underneath. This looks like a no gainer for civil society and is more of a move to satisfy the mega ego's of the people involved. All arguments nowwithstanding, there lies no sense in burning copies of bill, which is just a mindless and a brutal act, not just against sanity but against the environment too. Many environmentalists have condemned this act of burning papers as criminal and have said that people should have sense in not to aggravate environmental problems while solving(if at all) the corruption problem. There have been problems in the past too, but this senseless burning of copies of the bill, I must say takes away all the privileges of Team Anna and Co. calling themselves a member of the Civil Society. So, we would say that this "hungover" action from the members of the civil society should stop and some sense should prevail. As a nation we need long term solution for corruption , not some symbolic act of burning papers , which at best serves the purpose of and ego-satisfying media gimmick.
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