The Journey from ‘India against corruption’ to ‘Everyone with corruption’ Takes a New Turn
“Social movements are understood as organised collective efforts working towards achieving change. All social movements have an ideology to identify what is wrong with the present and what needs to be done in the future,” legal luminaries say.
The movement that began as ‘India against corruption’ back in 2007, aimed at rooting out corruption from the government and promoting transparency and accountability. Led by prominent figures like Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal, the movement gained immense public support and turned into a mass movement against corruption.
However, as time went by, divisions arose among the key constituents of the movement. Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to form a political party, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), came as a shock to many who believed in the original ideology of standing against corruption. While some hailed it as the dawn of a new era in the socio-political scenario, others saw it as a betrayal of the public trust.
The journey of AAP from a movement against corruption to a political party in power has been marred by controversies. The recent Liquorgate scandal involving high-profile politicians, including Arvind Kejriwal himself, has raised serious corruption charges against the party. The courts have denied bail to those involved, including Kejriwal, who found himself in Tihar Jail on 1st April 2024.
With this, the promise of the IAC movement to remain untainted by corruption has come to an unfortunate end. The once iconic figures of the anti-corruption movement now find themselves entangled in corruption charges, leaving many disillusioned with the state of affairs.
As the journey from ‘India against corruption’ to ‘Everyone with corruption’ takes a new turn, questions arise about the fate of movements that once inspired hope for a cleaner, more transparent governance in the country.
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