NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare ended his fast at Ramlila Maidan, a Stephanian started his own initiative to contribute towards a corruption-free India. Asim Arun, a member of the alumni association and deputy inspector general of police (DIG) of Agra, made all his subordinates take an oath at an open house on Sunday that they would shun bribes and corrupt practices.
On the initiative, Arun, who is from the 1994 batch of Indian Police Service (IPS), said, "We tried to find out what the police personnel feel about corruption and to our surprise, even they want to pull themselves out of the systemic rot and root out corruption."
On whether the initiative was prompted by Anna Hazare's movement, Arun said he was always keen on inculcating ethics in work. "It was always my aim to infuse honesty in our rank and file. So, after a heart-to-heart talk with my men, I thought of this experiment and am hopeful it will bring the desired results."
Arun had candid discussions with all his subordinates on Friday and Saturday to find out why they took bribes. Interestingly, the main reason was the large-scale corruption during recruitment.
The alumni association has now appealed to all Stephanians to take their cue from Arun and start similar initiatives in their own individual capacity to make the anti-graft movement a success. Media coordinator of the association, Ashish Joshi, said, "It is the responsibility of every individual to be a part of this campaign against corruption. Only then will the efforts of the civil society and government will be successful."
The St Stephen's College Alumni Association, of which Member of Parliament Sandeep Dikshit is a founding member, had appealed to all the 19 MPs in the Parliament who are Stephanians to take urgent steps for an early resolution on the Lokpal issue. While appreciating the efforts of Dikshit and law minister Salman Khurshid in breaking the logjam and reaching a consensus, Joshi said, "We at the association appeal to all the Stephanians in the Parliament to be proactive and facilitate an early solution for corruption in the form of a strong Lokpal Bill."
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