Lokpal Bill & Anna Hazare

  In the month of April social activists Anna Hazare sat on fast unto death in protest against wide spread corruption in the country and demanded for Jan Lokpal Bill in place of Government Lokpal Bill as he think Government Lokpal Bill has no teeth, thus accepting his demands after just over four days of his protest, Government of India agreed to constitute a joint committee having five members each from government side and civil society to make a amicable Lokpal draft, which will be ready before June 30 and then it will be presented in the monsoon session of parliament. Seven meetings held between both sides before June 30 and draft was prepared but it had seen both sides have big differences on certain issues, especially on to the formation of Lokpal, like –

• Right of Lokpal
• Ambit of Lokpal
• Power of Lokpal

all above coded combined make any set up complete in every respect and in a position to execute its liabilities and responsibilities, but draft of government Lokpal bill is mere a formality on to the name of Lokpal and contrary to this Jan Lokpal bill draft is with teeth to bite any tainted government servant at all levels without any loophole to escape, and even during meetings phase civil society members express their views that government side is not serious to implement strong Lokpal bill, hence they doubt on the sincerity of representatives of government side. After last meeting over, in a press conference of both sides it appears that they have differences on major points hence either two drafts will go in the parliament or draft will go with clauses where both side have differences’.

     Last Thursday cabinet approved government Lokpal draft and rejected civil society Lokpal draft, it sends shocking signals among all the section of society whoever was following Lokpal draft, and if government had to dump the civil society draft then what was the motive of seven meetings? Why Government constitute committee? Just to buy time from the Anna Hazare & countless supporters of the country to his movement. Now as government version has tabled in the parliament and passed by the house, but immediately reacting on to the approval of government Lokpal draft Anna Hazare has announced that he will start his second protest of fast unto death from 16^th August at Jantar Mantar plus same day they have burned copies of government Lokpal in the different part of the country as mark of protest. He also claimed that this time he has support of many folds then to his April month protest. Government of India also aware the power of Anna Hazare protest that is why it has impose section 144 in score of places of New Delhi. Even Union Home Minister held meeting with New Delhi Police Commissioner. Home minister deny to give permission to Anna Hazare without terms at Jantar Mantar as it asked for how many days he want to protest? How many peoples will gather at the protest place? He can protest for one day at places like Karol Bagh or Buaradi. Responding to it Anna Hazare and his team announce that they will go to the Supreme Court on Government move of not allowing them to protest. As it is the fundamental right of every citizen of this country to protest without damaging property, peacefully and without arms. So now it is certain that team Anna will proceed for fast unto death and during this time parliament session will on and probably parliament will be debating on Lokpal bill but outside parliament at some where in New Delhi Anna Hazare will be protesting and there is no doubt that he will be supported by countless countrymen. Who will have final say on to Lokpal Bill certainly time will tell? In spite of the fact that now it is not in the hands of Anna Hazare.