Mumbai Rally| Anna Hazare Fasting on 16 August | Attack of Anna against Corruption

Anna Hazare on Tuesday (9-8-2011) urged citizens to switch off their lights between 8pm and 9pm on Independence Day. Against Corruption movement this is the big attack of Anna Hazare on the anti elements of the nation. He said he has fought for his whole life for the social cause. He told his supporters at Azad Maidan in Mumbai.

Hazare and his supporters then marched to August Kranti Maidan in Mumbai Central, where they renewed their pledge to fight corruption.

Hazare said he would go on an indefinite fast in Delhi. "The government hasn't yet given permission for the venue. If it doesn't, then I will fast in jail," he said. Hazare and his supporters will present their version of the Bill to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Wednesday.

Mayank Gandhi, coordinator for the movement in Mumbai, called upon supporters to gather at railway stations on August 16 morning, the day Hazare begins fasting, as a mark of solidarity.

Another IAC leader, Arvind Kejriwal said the Bill being promoted by the government would not be able to bring offenders to book.

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday lent full support to Anna Hazare's movement against corruption asserting that everybody had the constitutional and democratic right to hold agitation for a cause and so Hazare's fast be allowed. "Everybody holds constitutional and democratic .

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Lokpal Bill Latest Developments Anna Hazare

Latest Developments:

Anna Hazare, a Gandhian rights activist, had started a fast unto death at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi demanding the passing of the bill. Hazare called off his hunger strike on the 9th of April, 2011 bringing to an end his 98-hour protest after the government issued a gazette notification constituting a 10-member Joint Committee of government ministers and civil society activists, including him, to draft a bill for the creation of an effective Lokpal. Thousands of people from all over India, especially the youth, supported Anna Hazare's cause by candle light marches and online campaigns through social media.

Recently Yoga guru, Swami Ramdev, was on a fast for this cause for 9 consecutive days from 4 June - 12 June 2011. He wanted the Government of India to accept various demands which mainly included those related to the Lokpal bill.

Anna Hazare on the 8th of June, 2011, declared that he will restart his fast unto death on the 16th of August if the Lokpal bill is not passed by the Parliament of India by 15 August, which is the Independence Day of India. On the 16th of June, the civil society reported that only 15 points of total 71 that they recommended have been agreed to by the Joint Committee consisting of five central ministers. Following differences with the Civil Society, the team of five central ministers decided to forward two drafts of the Lokpal Bill to the Cabinet, one from each side.

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Salient Feature of Lokpal Bill Essay

A look at the salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill:

1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up
2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.
3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.
4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.

5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.

6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month's time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.

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