A Mahatma Announces Fast unto Death
Anna Hazare has given an ultimatum to the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh
to enact a stringent anti-corruption law - the people's"Jan Lokpal Bill"!
Jail to the corrupt a must! We have been betrayed by those that are leading
us!
When & Where?
>From 5th April at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi
Who is Anna Hazare?
A soldier, lone survivor in his unit in1965 Indo-Pak war, Anna dedicated his
life to the well-being of society. A bachelor, an ascetic, he has no
possessions, no bank balance and lives in a temple. He is a living Mahatma
Gandhi!
In Maharashtra , Anna has single handedly transformed barren and dry regions
into green and food surplus areas. He has fasted unto death on several
earlier occasions. He forced the Maharashtra government to dismiss the
corrupt - 6 ministers and 400 officers. Due to his fast, the govt enacted
the Maharashtra RTI Act. In 2006, when government of India tried to amend
the Central RTI Act, he again went on an indefinite fast and forced the
Indian government not to amend RTI Act.
Leaders, organizations and the common man from across India will be with
him. This is a do or die moment - let us make it happen!
Across India, join Swami Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Swami Agnivesh, Arch
Bishop Vincent Concessao, Mahmood A Madani,Kiran Bedi, J M Lyngdoh, Shanti
Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal, Mufti Shamoom Qasmi, Mallika
Sarabhai, Arun Bhatia, Sunita Godara, AllIndia Bank Employees Federation,
PAN IIT Alumni Association, Common Cause and many other prominent
organizations and leaders participatd as India comes out on the streets!
100+ CITIES WILL RALLY BEHIND ANNA!
This is a defining moment for India that can give our children a better
future! Let us unite and standby him! Thousands will be there to support
him. Will you be there?
Anna's appeal to the people:
.When I sit on fast from 5 April, I urge my fellow countrymen to join me in
fasting for one, two, three or whatever number of days you can comfortably
fast.
.Along with fast, please pray to God (whoever you believe in) for better and
corruption free India . Collective prayers from all the people of India
would definitely have a huge impact.
.Write an impassioned plea to our Prime Minister that we look upon him to
pass "Jan Lokpal Bill", else we will be compelled not to vote for his party
in next elections.
.Remain calm and peaceful and develop the courage to go to jail, if
required, in this next freedom movement.
.If possible, come and stay with Anna at Jantar Mantar for a few days from
April 5th.
Salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill
Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal, this
Bill has been refined on the basis of feedback received from public on
website and after series of public consultations. It has also been vetted by
and is supported by Shanti Bhushan, J M Lyngdoh, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare
etc. It was sent to the PM and all CMs on 1st December. However, there is no
response.
JAN LOKPAL BILL
1.An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state
will be set up
2.Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely
independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to
influence their investigations.
3.Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore:
Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial
should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer
or judge is sent to jail within two years.
4.The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered
at the time of conviction.
5.How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done
in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial
penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the
complainant.
6.So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter
card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any
other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it
done in a month's time. You could also report any case of corruption to
Lokpal, like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed
or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its
investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty
will go to jail within two years.
7.But won't the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal
members? That won't be possible because its members will be selected by
judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians,
through a completely transparent and participatory process.
8.What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of
Lokpal/Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any
office of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two
months.
9.What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental
vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be merged into Lokpal.
Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate
and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.
JAN LOKPAL BILL will act as deterrent and instil fear against corruption
(This movement is neither affiliated nor aligned to any political party)
--
regards
Sivaram
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