AAP to launch ‘broom yatra’ in Gujarat to expose govt’s corruption // Debate on feasibility of LokPal
Gandhinagar: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said that as part of its 2014 Lok Sabha election campaign, it will launch a "broom yatra" in Gujarat to "expose state government's corruption". "The broom yatra will be launched on January 26. During the yatra, we will expose the Gujarat government's corrupt practices. We aim to clean the political filth in the state," member of AAP national executive committee, Dinesh Vaghela said.
The decision to organise the yatra was taken during AAP's two-day state executive meet, which ended here yesterday. Vaghela said that before the results for Assembly polls were declared, there were 5,000 active AAP members. "However, after the party's credible performance in Delhi Assembly election where AAP pocketed 28 out of 70 seats, the party's membership has risen to 17,000. The party had earlier said that it may contest all the 26 Parliamentary seats in Gujarat, though the final decision regarding this would be taken by the national executive committee in Delhi.
When asked about the rift between AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare over the Lokpal Bill issue, Vaghela said, "Anna is being misled by agents of BJP and Congress, who want a diluted Lokpal Bill to be passed." He alleged that both BJP and Congress are hand-in-glove in looting the country, which is in a dire need of a political alternative. "The country requires a political alternative to the Congress and the BJP. The AAP is people's party and it is for the people to decide which party they want to be in power," he said.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-to-launch-broom-yatra-in-gujarat-to-expose-govts-corruption-1289875.html
A delusion called Lokpal :: The corrupt will rejoice !!
The common man, who neither have access to the proposed law nor the benefit of knowing the existing legal provisions in this regard, have been carried away about the idea of “strong Lokpal” smashing the corrupt officials and ministers like the kids who love their Spider Man or Super Man whamming the baddies. If they could understand the nitty-gritty of the Lokpal law, they would shudder to realize that the proposed law gives an extra opportunity to the corrupt to defend themselves than what the law provides to them at present...
The decision to organise the yatra was taken during AAP's two-day state executive meet, which ended here yesterday. Vaghela said that before the results for Assembly polls were declared, there were 5,000 active AAP members. "However, after the party's credible performance in Delhi Assembly election where AAP pocketed 28 out of 70 seats, the party's membership has risen to 17,000. The party had earlier said that it may contest all the 26 Parliamentary seats in Gujarat, though the final decision regarding this would be taken by the national executive committee in Delhi.
When asked about the rift between AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare over the Lokpal Bill issue, Vaghela said, "Anna is being misled by agents of BJP and Congress, who want a diluted Lokpal Bill to be passed." He alleged that both BJP and Congress are hand-in-glove in looting the country, which is in a dire need of a political alternative. "The country requires a political alternative to the Congress and the BJP. The AAP is people's party and it is for the people to decide which party they want to be in power," he said.
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/aap-to-launch-broom-yatra-in-gujarat-to-expose-govts-corruption-1289875.html
A delusion called Lokpal :: The corrupt will rejoice !!
The common man, who neither have access to the proposed law nor the benefit of knowing the existing legal provisions in this regard, have been carried away about the idea of “strong Lokpal” smashing the corrupt officials and ministers like the kids who love their Spider Man or Super Man whamming the baddies. If they could understand the nitty-gritty of the Lokpal law, they would shudder to realize that the proposed law gives an extra opportunity to the corrupt to defend themselves than what the law provides to them at present...
We don’t need to create a Lokpal to have an independent/autonomous investigative agency. Even the idea of a completely autonomous investigation is fraught with dangerous consequences since any corrupt investigative officer enjoying such an autonomy can destroy the prestige and standing of even a Prime Minister by giving a false report under section 173 of CrPC. By demanding complete autonomy, AAP as well as Anna are endangering the very democratic accountability and foundation of the country. What we need is an investigative agency that has freedom to investigate without the interference of the Government but at the same time remains under the judicial control instead of being under the administrative control of the Government.
