Do we really think that Anna Hazare is a good man and not another bully? Please read the description before you choose side

Punjab BJP MLA Khurana arrested in Bribe Case


BJP MLA Raj Khurana in Punjab was arrested by the CBI for allegedly taking bribe. His house was raided on Wednesday night. He was sent to CBI custody for two days. The incident came to light when the CBI team led by DIG Mahesh Aggarwal raided the residence of Khurana in Sector 39 in Chandigarh on Wednesday night and also questioned a government employee Devinder Singh, who is also the Chief Parliamentary Secretary (Finance) in the Parkash Singh Badal-led SAD-BJP alliance government. In fact, Devinder had allegedly demanded money on behalf of Khurana to offer it to a Punjab minister for some official work. However, the CBI has not found any incriminating document from Khurana's residence.

Khurana represents Rajpura constituency. Both Khurana and Devinder were arrested under Prevention of Corruption Act. The case came few days after Sohan Singh Thandal, Chief Parliamentary Secretary (CPS) in the SAD-BJP alliance, was sentenced by the Mohali Court for having disproportionate assets.

Even Aruna Roy says that Team Anna is a BULLY

Arguing that Anna Hazare should not deride democratic institutions, National Advisory Council member Aruna Roy on Saturday said the Gandhian was “ill-advised” as there was still scope for the civil society group to change the government’s version of the Lokpal Bill.

Referring to the Anna camp’s assertion that sending the government Lokpal Bill to the Standing Committee as a waste of time, Ms. Roy said such committees are an important institution and one should use it as much as possible.

Ms. Roy said the National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI), with which she is associated, has prepared a version of Lokpal Bill and would present it before the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law, Justice and Personnel.

“We must assert our rights. But to get rid of these institutions would be a great disaster for all the people in this country. Therefore we must make it work,” she said.

“Our argument is that democracy is people’s right in our system. So we must make these democratic institutions work for us and they must work for us,” she said.

Ms. Roy noted that Mr. Hazare and his associates should take their version of the Lokpal Bill to the Standing Committee.

In an apparent reference to Mr. Hazare setting a deadline to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, she said, “I think Annaji is ill-advised... any one who says my view should be the only view is wrong.”

“I still believe if we all go and depose before the Standing Committee and sufficiently with well stacked arguments, we can change the Bill around because the government Bill leaves a lot to be desired. It is a bad Bill,” she said.

In Gujarat you are killed if you fight for justice ...

Posted On Saturday, August 20, 2011 at 02:34:56 AM Ahmedabadmirror

Even as people back Anna Hazare demanding a corruption-free India, one man quietly but determinedly filed a public interest litigation seeking appointment of a lokayukta in Gujarat.  His anguish and agony is understandable. His young son was murdered sometime back opposite Gujarat High Court because he was using his right to seek information against the rich, powerful and politically connected mining mafia. Bhikhubhai Jethava, father of slain RTI activist Amit Jethava, says Gujarat is an unsafe place for all those who fight for their rights. “

Excerpts from an interview:

What made you file the PIL demanding a lokayukta?

 My son had filed a PIL in 2008. There already is a law in Gujarat but the state government is deliberately not appointing a lokayukta. When my son filed the PIL, the state government assured Gujarat High Court  of appointing lokayukta “immediately”.  It didn’t happen. Hence this PIL.

What would you achieve by filing this PIL?

I feel pained. Everybody is carried away by the hype that Gujarat is vibrant. My son was fighting for justice. He was fighting against corruption and politicians. There are two reasons for filing this PIL: to continue my son’s fight against corruption and politicians, and to support the movement started by Anna Hazare. I have spoken to Anna several times on the issue.

How will lokayukta benefit the state?

What is the other way left in Gujarat at the moment to seek justice? Those who raise their voice against falsehood, injustice or corruption are eliminated. From Haren Pandya to Amit Jethava. What is the action taken against corruption and injustice under the Narendra Modi government? The institution of lokayukta is the only recourse left for common people like us to get justice and to fight against powerful politicians and corruption. Once lokayukta is in place, believe me, several ministers will be behind bars. Today, corruption has crossed its limits in Gujarat.

People can know where their leaders stand once lokayukta is in place. Until now, all of us thought Karnataka government was good. So much development and international investment has come to Bangaluru. But look what (BS) Yeddyurappa had done there.  Worse things are happening in Gujarat but no action is being taken against those responsible. Lokayukta is Gujarat’s only hope to know the reality.


Have you received any threat?

I will be murdered. Isn’t that what happens in Gujarat when you fight for justice? What happened to Haren Pandya? It was a political murder. What happened to my son? Specially after this petition, my life is in danger.


How can you say there is corruption in Gujarat? The state is known for clean governance.

Corruption in Gujarat is different. Gujarat has traditionally been very progressive and rich. Right now corruption that exists in Gujarat is not only different from that in other states but dangerous. We are a border state. Still our government is sheltering and doling out land to industrialists who have been sent to jail for extortion or custom evasion.

My son was fighting to stop illegal limestone quarries. He had openly named BJP MP Dinu Bogha Solanki. He had proof. Still what happened? My son was murdered. Haren Pandya deposed before a people’s tribunal about Narendra Modi’s complicity in the genocide, that he was responsible for the death of hundreds of innocent people in 2002 riots. What happened? Modi became number one and Harenbhai was killed. This is Gujarat. It is sad that in Gandhi’s Gujarat we blindly support Anna but are ignoring gujarat's corrupt and criminal politicians.

Ajay Kumar Khaitan

Will you ever stop vomiting and shitting on this website you damn spammer?

TO Abhishek Gupta.

Nobody can change ur negative and overworking brain and its too kiddish to answer ur each Non Intelligent questions, Please stay away from toostep, I think u r doing just to get some comments on ur debate, GO and do some Productive Work. I have already reported ur debate as Abuse.

"..AND NOT EVEN SPARING KIRAN BEDI IN YOUR POSTS, .."

So, this brings to a logical conclusion that everybody in this fight against corruption has made some mistakes /aberrations during their career,nobody is perfect. Without accepting that if some worthless fellows here advocate that the right and left wings are clean and that it is the INC which is corrupt, then it is a bit hard to accept.  I REMEMBER THAT SOMETIME BACK MURARI AND SOME WORTHLESS FELLOWS WERE KISSING BABA RAMDEV AND NOW THEY ARE KISSING ANNA HAZARE.

Ardhendu, its your turn. The right wing will defame you to the maximum. I think they are done with Rajeev Sharma.

Mr. Mohan Murari 

Let's not get into the worth of any person as we are not the judges and I accept that I am jobless but I am  never worthless.

@Shilpa Jain, Assistant Professor, BIT 

Firstly I'd like to extend my thankfulness for participating into this most valuable debate in this hour and gratefulness engulfed with thankfulness is extended to everybody participating and about to participate.

Coming onto the point of discussion I'd like to appeal very politely to read the statement produced by me here. It is a indeed a matter to be thought deeply upon as the factor of our National Interest and Security is concerned. I'll appreciate if you can find your valuable time in reading the Jan Lokpal Bill, as per my studied and understandability this kind of bill is never to be passed by any government anywhere as it discloses everything of government and which is not in Nation's favor because as I understand there must be some encapsulations  to be prevailed in any government, so far the committee is established and no person out of Anna's state is entertained in the configuration and they ignored Kiran Bedi as well( I'd like to clear that I am not taking side of anyone)  but she must be in the panel and would you deny that?

And in a very serious issue like this we must go deepest onto it......... don't you think the same?

I'd liked to happily accept to that however I refrain if you don't mind me doing so, as you are well aged and experienced than me I respect the kind of feelings you hold for Anna Hazare, however I'd like to question that was it actually an Anti-Corruption movement or was it a pro Jan Lokpal movement?

As it is not clear from many doubts over his fasting, if you read my first comment then the picture will be quite clear. Respecting your age factor let it be that it was anti-corruption but doesn't it seems questionable that a.s.a.p government agreed to the bill the movement stopped, had it been anti-corruption he could have been @Jantar Mantar till every corrupt politicians and officials are removed from the system?

These are really big concern for all of us.

I do solemnly apologize if anything offended you but we must understand every bit of anything that comes in our way don't you think the same?