What common people want from Lokpal act?

On 27th December 2011, the Loksabha or the lower house of the Indian parliament, finally passed the Lokpal or Ombudsman bill. If this bill clears further hurdles and turns into a law, how effective would it be? Or does this bill include demands made by veteran social justice fighter Anna Hajare, or these have been just neglected in the new act? Many more rounds of discussions are likely to happen in media and on TV on this subject. Favourable set of circumstances,  continue to exist for continuation of these discussions,  because the parliament did not agree to Government's wishes to make this law a part of the Indian constitution statute.This is, from Government point of view a definite shortcoming,  because the act can be amended any time in the future with a simple majority in the house. For apposition its an opportunity for the future.

Anna Hajare started yet another fast, this time in Mumbai, to pressurize the Government and the parliament to his point of view. Surprisingly, his agitation received very poor response from the common man. Many reasons have been put forward by the media and the TV channels for this apparent fiasco,  like Mumbai has no time for agitations,  as it is a working city, or people's support to Anna Hajare has diminished. In all this rigmarole, I am wondering, whether the media are just being carried away and do not realize or bother to realize, what a common man really wants  this new ombudsman to do?

Anna Hajare 's fast 2.0

Indian social reformer Anna Hajare returned to Delhi's Jantar Mantar ground once again yesterday for a symbolic one day fast. This one day fast might be considered as a continuation of his old marathon fast or a totally new effort. This fast carried out in presence of the leaders of the opposition part leaders on the same platform was bound to be a sore point for the ruling party and they reacted angrily as expected. Yet, this fast proved once again that no one can beat Anna Hajare in playing strategic political moves.

When Anna Hajare had earlier made an announcement of this symbolic fast, many people, including me, were very skeptical about the purpose, objective and what could be achieved by such a fast? However as things turned out, I understand now, how much thinking and planning Anna Hajare must have done to successfully carry out this fast and achieve his objectives.