Alleging that the Central Government is delaying the passage of the Lokpal Bill, veteran social activist Anna Hazare has said the former lacks will to remove graft.
Addressing mediapersons here, Hazare said that the government was delaying the passage of the Ombudsman bill purposely.
"Normally the government only talks about the parliament and its importance, and when the resolution of these three issues (Citizen's charter, state Ombudsman, and inclusion of lower bureaucracy) came up and got passed in the Parliament, they want more discussions on it. This is an insult to the Parliament. We want to humbly tell the Parliament and the lawmakers that this government does not have the will to remove corruption," he added.
Anna Hazare said that the high inflation rates were solely caused by corruption and the remedy was tough Ombudsman bill.
"Today the inflation and rising prices are because of corruption. The common man is in pain and is struggling to survive, because of this. Poor people are seen making futile rounds of government offices only because of corruption. That is why we want to get a strong Lokpal bill. This is what we want and we believe that the parliament will not disappoint us," added Hazare.
He also took a dig at Home Minister P. Chidambaram over his alleged involvement in the multi-billion dollar 2G spectrum allocation scam.
"I had said this earlier as well that if the Janlokpal bill was passed, Chidambaram would have been in jail today," said Hazare.
He had earlier said that he would tour the five poll-bound states to enlighten the people as to how the government is not at all serious in eradicating corruption in government and from public life.
He also suggested that the current Winter Session of parliament should be extended if there is a shortage of time in passing the Lokpal Bill.
"If the time is less then increase it. The Constitution says it. If discussion on important issues takes time and the parliament session is getting over then one can extend it. But that is only if they really want it to, it is not impossible. If they want to get the Lokpal Bill in this session of Parliament then they can extend the session, what is the problem? It is such an important and national issue," Hazare added.
The Jan Lokpal Bill is seen as a weapon to root out corruption and nepotism from the government machinery and in public life.
The proposed Bill envisages the setting up of a national anti-corruption watchdog to check financial mismanagement and corrupt practices that have deeply pervaded several democratic and civic institutions of India.
Addressing mediapersons here, Hazare said that the government was delaying the passage of the Ombudsman bill purposely.
"Normally the government only talks about the parliament and its importance, and when the resolution of these three issues (Citizen's charter, state Ombudsman, and inclusion of lower bureaucracy) came up and got passed in the Parliament, they want more discussions on it. This is an insult to the Parliament. We want to humbly tell the Parliament and the lawmakers that this government does not have the will to remove corruption," he added.
Anna Hazare said that the high inflation rates were solely caused by corruption and the remedy was tough Ombudsman bill.
"Today the inflation and rising prices are because of corruption. The common man is in pain and is struggling to survive, because of this. Poor people are seen making futile rounds of government offices only because of corruption. That is why we want to get a strong Lokpal bill. This is what we want and we believe that the parliament will not disappoint us," added Hazare.
He also took a dig at Home Minister P. Chidambaram over his alleged involvement in the multi-billion dollar 2G spectrum allocation scam.
"I had said this earlier as well that if the Janlokpal bill was passed, Chidambaram would have been in jail today," said Hazare.
He had earlier said that he would tour the five poll-bound states to enlighten the people as to how the government is not at all serious in eradicating corruption in government and from public life.
He also suggested that the current Winter Session of parliament should be extended if there is a shortage of time in passing the Lokpal Bill.
"If the time is less then increase it. The Constitution says it. If discussion on important issues takes time and the parliament session is getting over then one can extend it. But that is only if they really want it to, it is not impossible. If they want to get the Lokpal Bill in this session of Parliament then they can extend the session, what is the problem? It is such an important and national issue," Hazare added.
The Jan Lokpal Bill is seen as a weapon to root out corruption and nepotism from the government machinery and in public life.
The proposed Bill envisages the setting up of a national anti-corruption watchdog to check financial mismanagement and corrupt practices that have deeply pervaded several democratic and civic institutions of India.
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