Reducing corruption or referendum on Lokpal Bill?

Over the past few months and weeks, the process of agitation begun by Anna Hazare has snowballed into a national movement. Across India, citizens are joining his team in the thousands. As a citizen of India, I completely support the need to act urgently against corruption. Robust debate on who all should come under the ambit of such a bill and how best to deter corrupt practices is not just desirable but also critical. But I fear that the ongoing gamesmanship between “Team Anna” and the government has lost sight of the central issue, viz. rooting out corruption from India. The movement seems to have morphed into a “my Lokpal Bill is better than yours” kind of campaign or referendum. This takes away attention from the central issue.