Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has questioned the government's intention to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.
July 16, 2011 - Pune
Veteran social activist Anna Hazare has questioned the government's intention to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function here on Friday, Hazare expressed apprehensions over the commitment of political leaders to build a corruption-free India.
"There is lack of intention on the part of the government. They (the government) don't want to eliminate country's corruption. It is not their intention to build corruption-free India," said Hazare.
Meanwhile, social activist and former police officer Kiran Bedi urged people to pressurise their respective lawmakers through mass contacts.
"I think it will make a significant difference, if people approach their MPs in their respective constituencies and give them pamphlets and insist 'this is what we want'," added Bedi.
The final meeting between the government and civil society representatives on the joint drafting panel of Lokpal Bill on June 22 concluded with divergent views on six key issues.
The key issues of differences are on inclusion of the Prime Minister, higher judiciary and Members of Parliaments within the purview of the Lokpal committee and the mode of selection and removal of its members.
Two sets of drafts- one by the government and the other by the civil society representatives would now be circulated amongst political parties and then would be forwarded to the cabinet for the final drafting of the bill.
