The congress government seems to be dabbling with a two edged sword. On one hand, there is Anna Hazare who has begun a momentum in the entire nation much to the discomfort of the Congress Netas.
On the other hand, the government has shown its muscle power by getting into the deep quarters of Y S Jaganmohan Reddy in the name of corruption and CBI enquiry.
At the end of the day, how much is all this going to benefit the current government and how this is going to affect the future of Jagan, a crucial force for the future of Andhra Pradesh.
Raghunath, a clerk in a bank said, "Jagan has strong support in the Andhra region so this attack of congress on his properties will result in nothing but extra sympathy for him. On the other hand, the main objective of Anna Hazare’s fight is against corruption and he has been getting an overwhelming response from the citizens of India. Given the large number of allegations that Jagan is currently facing, it sure makes him look like a top ranker in the list of corrupted politicians. But still it is not going to affect his vote bank as voters hardly hate corrupted politicians".
Amaravathi, a teacher says, "Truth is, Congress is the other name for corruption and that has been proved time and again. There is no need to discuss the impact of Commonwealth, Adarsh Housing, 2G scams etc thanks to the courtesy of the government and a rather mute Prime Minister. So, at this point, if Congress is trying to prove a point by nailing Jagan then the timing is not at all right. While a sense of urgency is being noticed in cornering him, it is becoming a blessing in disguise as the state government is losing out on its mileage".
TRajani, a PG student says "Congress is under the impression that by projecting Jagan as corrupt, they can get some political edge, then it is wrong. Jagan’s vote bank will always be intact thanks to the strong impression created by his father. This was further cemented when Jagan took out his ‘Odarpu Yatra’ and compensated many families for their losses. As for Anna Hazare, the good side of his movement is, it has brought some sort of awakening and togetherness but how far that will weed out corruption will always be a big question".
To put it bluntly, corruption will not end by blasting the politicians. The very fact that people take money, liquor bottles, sarees, biryani packets for voting is the main root for planting the seeds of corruption. It is no surprise that eventually, the person who gets elected makes the most of its benefits. For now, due to the corruption banter, Jagan might have an adversary in the form of Anna Hazare but the coming days will clearly reveal who will come clean out of all this.
