Anna has got his wish, his 12 day long fast is over, and the 1.2 Billion people of this country are celebrating - the Indian Parliament has passed a resolution showing intent to discuss the main tenets of Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill.
And while the campaign has been less than perfect, and while the methods have been debatable, and while some politicians have not exactly covered themselves in glory, if you watched even snippets of the Lokpal debate in Parliament this Saturday, you would have a lot of reasons to feel proud of our much-maligned politicians, who showed unbelievable restraint, maturity and decency in the face of some very rude comments and antics from some members of the Anna team, and got down to some serious debate, showed intent, and proved that when it comes down to the wire, the Parliament and the MPs are more than capable of taking charge of this country and doing something good. Yes, even as a couple of MPs, notably Lalu and Sharad Yadav, poked fun back at Team Anna, the debates were serious, the politics bipartisan, and the speeches impressive.
Kudos guys, you are worthy representatives of our people!
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