Role of youth in fight against corruption .......

DearFriends,
Corruptionunderminesdemocracyandtheruleoflaw.Itleadstoviolationsofhuman
rights.Iterodespublictrustingovernment.Itcanevenkillforexample,whencorrupt
officialsallowmedicinestobetamperedwith,orwhentheyacceptbribesthatenable
terroristactstotakeplace.Ithasadverseeffectsonthedeliveryofbasicsocialservices.It
hasaparticularlyharmfulimpactonthepoor.Corruptioncouldbemostefficitively
foughteitherbystrengtheningmediaandbyenablingmainstreamyouthtotakepartin
driveagainstcorruption.Here,iwillbefocusing,basicallyonroleofyouthinfight
againstcorruption.
FirstandforemostYouthshouldVoteoutcorruptofficials.Votingandgettingincredible
leaderswillimprovethethegovernancesystemfromtop.YouthshouldOrganizeforthe
disseminationofciviceducationoncorruption,Actresponsiblywithintegrityandnot
engageincorruption.Ithasbeenrightlysaidhowareyougoingtochangetheworldif
youcantchangeyouself.Youthshouldengageinworktobeabletoearnalivingand
becomeselfreliantontheirhardearnedsweatinsteadofdreamingofmakingmoneyby
reachingtopostwhichprovideampleopportunitytomakeblackmoney.
Youthdrivesshouldbeencouraged.Thesedrivesandinitiativesgiveyouthavoicein
speakingagainstcorruption.Youngpeopleshoulduniteagainstcorruption,Seekto
understanditandguardeachotheragainstthem.YoutharegoodexposuretoInternet,
andmedia.Theycanquestiontgeauthorityusingrighttoinformation.youmightbe
surprisedtoknowthatGovernmentofIndiahasanonlineGrievanceforumat
http://pgportal.gov.in/.Youcanusethistooltohighlighttheproblemsfacedwhile
dealingwithGovernmentofficialsordepartmentslikePassportOffice,Electricityboard,
BSNL/MTNL,Railwaysetc.

Youthshouldbeenergeticandcreativetomobilizeandsensitizethegeneralpublic.They
couldEnlightenthecommunityoncorruptionthroughtheatreandothermeanslikeadd
campaign..Youthcouldberolemodelstotheyoungandtrytrytochangethethinkingof
theoldergeneration.WehaveIndianidolforsingingability,wehavebestdance
partner,whycantwehaveayouthmodelagainstcorruption.Everyyouthshouldsayno
tocorruption.

Youthmustbeinvolvedinboththeformulationandimplementationofpolicyagainst
corruption.EverythetopinstitutionlikeIITs,IIMsorschoolshavegoteverysortofclub
likequizclub,debateclub,sportclub,roboticsclubbutyouwillhardlyfindananti
corruptionclub.so,whatisuggestisthatAnticorruptionclubsshouldbeformedin
everylearninginstitutions.Thereisanorganizationwhichisdrivingyouthenergyto
fightagainstcorruptionundernamejagoore.Iamsureyoumisghthaveseenit
advertisementintelevisionwithtaglineyekhatehainkyunkihuminhekhilatehai.
Soyouthshouldneithergiveornorreceivebribes.
Beforeileavethisstage(oryoushifttonextpost,incaseyouhavebeenreadingitona
Blog),ihaveonelastmessageforouryouthBeaggressive,havecouragetofight
corruption.wecanandwewillmakeabetterindia,anationfreeofcorruption.
Thankyou.