We all complain, but do nothing about it. Here is one man who has given a clarion call to root out corruption.For me there is no black-and-white. It’s either black or white. My tirade against corruption has taken me places-into the hearts of thousands of Maharashtrians (people from the Indian state if Maharashtra) and others […]
He started as a florist, drove trucks for the army, but Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare, was destined to do something else in life. The man, who hails from a humble background, has today emerged as the icon of India’s war on corruption. His diminutive stature hides his steely resolve. Like Mahatma
The image that the corrupt can and will always have their way and therefore are an invincible lot stands demolished.For far too long a series of scams and complex web of investigations had thrown a haze of helplessness in the eyes of public. The Jantar-Mantar episode has managed to create the ‘magic’ that was much
When he was on fast unto death in a five-point letter to the Prime Minister, veteran activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare has explained why he is continuing with the hunger fast that the government has asked him to re-consider. Anna Hazare is clear that his agenda is not just to push for the bill, but
Lokpal will not have any power to either initiate action suo moto in any case or even receive complaints of corruption from general public. The general public will make complaints to the Speaker of Lok Sabha or Chairperson of Rajya Sabha. Only those complaints forwarded by Speaker of Lok Sabha/Chairperson of Rajya Sabha to Lokpal
An act to create effective anti-corruption and grievance redressal systems at centre so that effective deterrent is created against corruption and to provide effective protection to whistleblowers. Short title and commencement:(1) This Act may be called the Jan Lokpal Act, 2010.(2) It shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its
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