Team Anna flayed for 'my way or highway' approach

Washington, Aug 31 (PTI) Terming Team Anna's approach as
"my way or highway" on the Jan Lokpal (anti-corruption
ombudsman) bill, New York-based Asia Society president has
said in democracy one should be ready to compromise for the
greater good of the society.
"In some tactics Team Anna has taken many lessons from
the Gandhian methods of non-violent protests. It is important
to recognise not only huge differences between the two men,
but also to question the process by which the government was
forced to acquiesce to his demands in an independent,
democratic India," said Vishaka Desai.
In democracy, one should also be worried about
inclusiveness, processes of democratic institutions, and an
ability to compromise for the greater good of the society. It
can't simply be a my way or the highway kind of obstinacy or
stubbornness, she said.
If India is serious about addressing corruption that
permeates all parts of the government system, it will need not
only a Lokpal but a 'Lok Kendka', a public system that works
at all levels, she added.
"That is hard work and will require more than slogans and
a few public spectacles," Desai said.
The Indian Parliament last week endorsed in principle
three of Anna Hazare's key demands to deal with corruption in
a compromise between government and the Gandhian.