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Lokpal Bill Deal Details – Anna Hazare to End Fast as Indian Government Accepts all Demands

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Anna Hazare is to end his fast unto death on April 9,Five days after starting his hunger fast demanding the implementation of a Jan Lokpal Bill to replace the toothless Lokpal Bill which has been gathering dust for the last 42 years.Jantar Mantar where Anna is holding his fast is expected to see the formal end at around 10 am on Saturday.The massive public anger against endemic corruption in public life had made the position of the government and the ruling Congress Party extremely uncertain.After trying to defame Hazare as a RSS stooge and worse,wiser counsel seems to have prevailed.Seeing the growing popular support for this anti-corruption movement,the leaders of the Congress Party have totally capitulated to all demands made by the civil society movement.Twitter and Facebook have played an important role in galvanising popular opinion against corruption and for Anna Hazare.It could mark a turning point for the Indian state as Corruption becomes increasingly difficult.

The lack of authority of the government was evident as the leader of one of the most important parties Sharad Pawar resigned from The GOM apparently not to stay in the spotlight.Note Pawar has been associated with most of the the top corruption scandals exposed recently.The government was forced to eat humble pie and accepted all the demands such as Official Notification of the Committee and co-chairmanship by a Civil Society Member.

Lokpal Bill Deal Details

* 10-member panel: Pranab Mukherjee as chairman, Shanti Bhushan as co-chair

* Govt members: P Chidambaram, Veerappa Moily, Salman Khursheed, Kapil Sibal

* Civil society: Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, Santosh Hegde, Arvind Kejriwal

* Bill in monsoon session

* Committee notified via Govt order

PG

Abhishek Shah

4 Responses so far | Have Your Say!

  1. Deep

    The Maharashtra government had instituted a commission of inquiry under Justice PB Sawant
    in September 2003 to inquire into allegations of corruption and maladministration against
    several people, including four ministers and the Hind Swaraj Trust run by Hazare.

    The commission submitted its report on February 22, 2005 in which it indicted Hind Swaraj
    Trust for spending 2.20 lakhs of its funds on the birthday celebrations of Hazare finding
    it to be a “corrupt” practice.

  2. Monika

    Anna Ji ur also a part of corruption why u don’t submitted
    ” audited accounts were not submitted to the Charity Commissioner for 1998-2002 ”

    Anna Hazare teams do many mistakes they burn out lokpal bill
    of government and meet with top political leaders who refuse their proposal.
    Wrote a letter in rough language to PM.

  3. Nitesh kumar

    I support to anna hazare and against the corruption.

  4. Nitesh kumar purnia bihar

    Like Anna hazare is the most important person to develop our country and to fight against the corruption so very nice role performed by him .No body has power to against the corruption to live anna hazare and in this time there is lots of need like this person for our country.
    I LOVE INDIA
    NITESH