Now, does corruption require more stringent laws like Jan Lok Pal? Answer is both Yes and No. Democratic institutions in many developed countries have shown that a matured nation can guard itself against corruption even within the democratic structure itself. On the other hand, Countries gaining independence in recent time but endowed with the superposition of democratic institutions have generally been the victims of extreme corruption.

India is no exception. The political advantage of breaking society in smaller interest groups has been the unfortunate aspect. Apart from many other implications, this aspect has substituted the character of political leadership from one that of a statesman to that of a fixer or a manipulator. It is no surprise, therefore, that present leadership does not even need to communicate with the people. The silence of power controllers in India can be understood in this context.

Since political system is in the hand of power brokers or fixers, the outcry of present political regime for parliamentary supremacy is completely misplaced. Copy and paste technology has indeed been invented with Indians in mind, but its use cannot be selective. The moral of the story is that if you are not true political leader then you cannot have the privilege of true political leader either. In essence, Jan Lok Pal – though not an essential requirement for a democratic setup – is an essential requirement for pseudo democratic system like that existing in India.