Team Hazare burns copies of Lokpal bill

Ralegaon Siddhi/Ghaziabad, August 4: As government introduced the Lokpal Bill in Parliament, Anna Hazare and his team members on Thursday burnt copies of the Bill with the Gandhian asserting that he would go ahead with his fast beginning August 16 till a strong law is brought in.
Mr. Hazare and his supporters burnt copies of the Bill introduced in Parliament this afternoon in Maharashtra's Ralegaon Siddhi while his supporters Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi led the protest in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi area in Ghaziabad.
Amidst sloganeering against government, Mr. Hazare said it was the last chance to eradicate corruption from the country and that the protest should be organised all over to ensure that a strong Lokpal Bill is brought in.
"This is a bad and weak Bill which is introduced in Parliament. We need a new and strong Bill. I trusted them when they said they will bring a strong law and ended my fast in April. They cheated me.
"But at the protest starting from August 16, I am not going to withdraw from my fast on some assurances. What we need is a strong bill,' he said.
He claimed the government would have fallen if he had continued his fast then for another three days. The government does not fear fast or protests but they fear the voice of people, he said, adding that people should acquire this power to overthrow governments.
However, he said, his protest is not to change the government but system.
Alleging that it was an insult to Parliament and people, Mr. Kejriwal described the bill as "anti-poor and anti- Dalit' which does not help the poor in fighting corruption.
By bringing a "weak' Lokpal Bill, Mr. Kejriwal alleged the government was challenging the countrymen.
He said they expected the government will come out with a stronger version of the bill but they were cheated.
Countering suggestions that the bill can be further debated in the Standing Committee, Mr. Kejriwal said the panel cannot alter or change the provisions as it can only give suggestions.
"Parliament has been given a fait accompli. This is insult of the people and Parliament,' he added.
Mr. Bhushan and Ms. Bedi said what they were demanding was an independent agency which could probe corruption. (Agencies)


2011-08-04



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