Lokpal bill

Anna Hazare is Corrupt

Calling Anna corrupt  and non transparent ,Congress spokerperson Manish Tiwari   said Justice PB Sawant Committee had found Anna guilty of involvement in a graft case. The Commission submitted its report on February 22, 2005 in which it criticised Hind Swaraj Trust for spending Rs 2.20 lakhs of its funds on the birthday celebrations of Hazare

Maharashtra state government had appointed the Justice Sawant commission  in September 2003  under the Commissions of inquiry Act 1952  to inquire into the allegations of corrupt pratices  and maladministration against several people, including Anna Hazare.

According to Sawant report  "A portion of land  measuring 11 Acres  was admittedly alienated  by way of gift in favour  of the Zila Parishad  without the permission of the Charity commission , contrary to section 36 of the act "

The report cited that "  the trust had committed  an irregularity and also an illegality  when it did not  report both the acquisition of the land ,i.e. about 89 acres , and also the alienation of 11 acres out of it to the Zila Parishad , Ahmednagar."Also "the alienation was also  without the permission  of the charity commissioner ,which  was illegal."

The second allegation  against Anna Hazare  according to its report is  that " About 2.20 lacs  was spent in the year 1998-99 from the trust  for celebrating birthday of Anna Hazare ".

Shri Abhay Firodia , a businessman , gifted  an equivalent amount to the trust subsequently .As per report "A defence  was sought to be raised  that since  the entire amount  spent for the celebrations  was received by the trust  subsequently, the trust is not entitled  to spent any of its funds  for the birthday celebrations ."

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari  said the trust failed to submit its audits for as many as 20 years.

Suresh I am afraid I will not be able to support your point of view. Lets wait and watch. Basically the most corrupts are parliament members and they are covered. 

I think it is better to have something than nothing. If this bill is going to achieve something, even a little bit, then it is a huge success. Anna Hazare and team is not only over ambitious but is acting extremely naive and incompetent when it comes to such an important bill. They should go step by step rather than trying to achieve(cover everybody under lokpal including PM) everything in one-shot.

Contents of Lokpal bill are being diluted by Governments officials as it not covering P.M.,Mantris,State Governments but it still it can work as a stepping stone for the anti corruption movement.

Corrupted Government officials will have to re think before taking Bribe.

Now the movement is started against corruption and time will come and  every  officials will covered by this Law.