INDIA: Centre failed to grasp gravity
People power finally takes Govt. of India by surprise. Agrees on a stronger anti-corruption bill. As anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare's hunger strike for a comprehensive Lokpal Bill entered the third day, but the Centre appears to have failed to assess the gravity of the situation in time. A senior Congress minister said instead of finance minister Pranab Mukherjee or human resource development minister Kapil Sibbal, the Centre should have roped in rural development minister Vilasrao Deshmukh or power minister Sushilkumar Shinde, both former chief ministers of Maharashtra, to liaise with Hazare.