Few thoughts on the Lokpal

Is it for want of law that there is so much of lawlessness in India? How does one think that by bringing a law into act it will root out corruption? There are so much of laws against murder, rape, crime against women, traffic regulations, etc. Yet violations of all kind happen everyday, without showing any sign of decline. Corruption, they say, is the root cause for many economic problems, the reason why many laws don’t get implemented, etc, etc. If that is true, then, doesn’t it also suggest the possibility that a law against corruption can also be perverted by corruption itself? How will the civil society members make sure that the Lokpal committee will be immune to corruption while it investigates public interest litigation against corrupt ministers? One reason that is given is that there is currently a widespread awareness about corruption and that there is a pressing need to curb corruption. But how long will it last? What is the guarantee?? Few wise men in India have correctly identified that corruption is a symptom; a symptom of a much larger disease that affects the attitude of the people and the mentality they assume towards it. They usually don’t say it out loud as they’d not have a moral framework for themselves. They think such a mentality can be changed by spreading awareness, counseling, etc. Corruption, looking from a biblical framework, stems from the problem that has affected men since a short while after creation: SIN. It is that part of man’s nature which goes against the commandment that forbids covetousness. To think that enactment/enforcement of a law without attacking the root of corruption (sin) will root out corruption is being irrational and baseless. Kindly note that I’m not against law-makers or law-enforcers nor am i an anti-nomian. But to think that treating the symptom will rid the country off the problem while the disease remains untreated is what I’m against. Looking from the biblical point of view, the only solution will be to proclaim the gospel of Christ and then explain why it is necessary to follow the laws of the country. Unless the clutches of sin are released, the problem of corruption will never cease to exist. I think it is high time church takes up an active role to tackle corruption rather than just leave it into the hands of secular Gandhians who represent the civil society.

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