AHMEDABAD: "The multi-crore scams like Adarsh, CWG are surfacing ... but scamsters are not being sent to jail. For sending such scamsters to jail there will be this Jan Lokpal Bill," Anna said at an event.
"In the last 62 years, no law has been enacted in the country to put brakes on corruption, which is not good in a law-driven democratic country like India," he said.
The government was saying why do we need people (civil society) from outside for drafting the bill, I told them they are not outsiders, Hazare said adding that people in democracy are politicians' boss as they vote them to power.
On January 26, 1950, a day when India became sovereign republic, people of the country turned you bosses, Hazare said.
"When I spoke like this the government went silent," Hazare said.
"I mean to say that in a democratic set up it is necessary to take civil society with you if the nation has to make progress," he said.
Well Anna I must say that the bill has the tooth but it will fall if it will not get toothpaste i.e citizen's awareness.
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"In the last 62 years, no law has been enacted in the country to put brakes on corruption, which is not good in a law-driven democratic country like India," he said.
The government was saying why do we need people (civil society) from outside for drafting the bill, I told them they are not outsiders, Hazare said adding that people in democracy are politicians' boss as they vote them to power.
On January 26, 1950, a day when India became sovereign republic, people of the country turned you bosses, Hazare said.
"When I spoke like this the government went silent," Hazare said.
"I mean to say that in a democratic set up it is necessary to take civil society with you if the nation has to make progress," he said.
If a law is to be enacted then the public must be consulted on it, like we are doing, Hazare said adding that an effective legislation like the RTI Act came into existence in a similar fashion.
Swami Agnivesh, while sharing dais with Hazare said that the Jan Lokpal bill draft is likely to get finalised before June 30.
Well Anna I must say that the bill has the tooth but it will fall if it will not get toothpaste i.e citizen's awareness.
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