India Against Corruption (IAC) is a people's movement to demand comprehensive reforms of anti-corruption systems in India. Several eminent citizens have come together to force the Government of India to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill [1]. This initiative is supported by several eminent citizens of India including religious leaders, right to information activists, social reformers and bureaucrats.
Inspired with Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption[4] the leaders of the IAC initiative have prepared a draft Jan Lokpal Bill. The Jan Lokpal Bill provides for a strong, efficient and politically independent institutions, the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas for investigation of corruption charges against public officials and politicians. The bill also provides for time bound grievance redressal and speedy investigation.
In March 2011, the organization sent an open letter to PM Manmohan Singh and Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a CBI probe as recommended by Central government committee into "irregularities in the forest department", and into the harassment of IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.[5]
In April 2011, Anna Hazare gave a call to the nation to press the government for the enactment of Jan LokPal bill.[6] In hundreds of cities, towns and villages across the length and breadth of the country, people took initiative and formed teams for supporting Annaji's indefinite fast. Hundreds of people joined Annaji in his fast at home / office / event venues on the 5 April 2011. This event has turned out to be the single largest people's movement since India's independence. The movement ended the indefinite fast on 9 April 2011 with the assurance by the government to constitute a committee to enact Jan LokPal bill. This people's mass movement has vowed to carry on staging fight against corruption.
Strategy
Inspired with Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption[4] the leaders of the IAC initiative have prepared a draft Jan Lokpal Bill. The Jan Lokpal Bill provides for a strong, efficient and politically independent institutions, the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas for investigation of corruption charges against public officials and politicians. The bill also provides for time bound grievance redressal and speedy investigation.
In March 2011, the organization sent an open letter to PM Manmohan Singh and Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a CBI probe as recommended by Central government committee into "irregularities in the forest department", and into the harassment of IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.[5]
In April 2011, Anna Hazare gave a call to the nation to press the government for the enactment of Jan LokPal bill.[6] In hundreds of cities, towns and villages across the length and breadth of the country, people took initiative and formed teams for supporting Annaji's indefinite fast. Hundreds of people joined Annaji in his fast at home / office / event venues on the 5 April 2011. This event has turned out to be the single largest people's movement since India's independence. The movement ended the indefinite fast on 9 April 2011 with the assurance by the government to constitute a committee to enact Jan LokPal bill. This people's mass movement has vowed to carry on staging fight against corruption.
Anna Hazare's role
Social worker Anna Hazare has declared to go on an indefinite fast starting 5 April 2011 to persuade Government of India to introduce and enact the Jan Lokpal Bill in place of the government proposed Lokpal Bill.
Vote Bank Against Corruption
The India Against Corruption initiative is creating a Vote Bank (Vote For India). They encourage Indian citizens to register on this website and take a pledge that they will not vote for a party which does not pass the Jan Lokpal bill. All the best to Anna Hazare.
Political support
Several political parties have come to support the movement for Jan Lokpal Bill. BJP is a strong supporter of Lokpal Bill with PM, all MPs and State Chief Ministers be part of it. Political leaders from different parties – Sudhakar Reddy, A B Bardhan, Abani Roy (Left front), H D Devegowda (JDS) Mysora Reddy (TDP) and Jayant Chowdhry (RLD) signed a joint statement[9] indicating their support to the movement.
Jan Lokpal Bill
The Jan Lokpal Bill was drafted in consultation with the India Against Corruption movement to counter the dilutions in the government sponsored Lokpal Bill.
People can also make suggestions, opinions and viewpoints regarding Jan Lokpal bill on Lokpal Consultations website
People can also make suggestions, opinions and viewpoints regarding Jan Lokpal bill on Lokpal Consultations website
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