Dalits to Rally for Bahujan Lokpal Bill


New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS): Complaining that Team Anna's Jan Lokpal bill lacks representation from backward and minority communities, a Dalit organisation will demonstrate Wednesday evening to push for a Bahujan Lokpal bill.

The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations has called for a rally at India Gate at 5 p.m. for inclusion of representatives from minority and backward classes in the process of formation of a stringent anti-corruption law.

"The Dalit or minority communities together constitute 85 percent population of the country but the Anna-led civil society does not represent them. Yet it is claiming to be representative of the entire country," said the organisation's leader Udit Raj.

He said the government's version of the Lokpal bill and Team Anna's Jan Lokpal bill have shortcomings and draconian clauses.

"They need to be debated. As concerned citizens belonging to backward and minority communities, we think that a Lokpal Bill must propose a Lokpal, consisting of representative members from these communities," Raj said.

"It is important because the caste prejudices of the members would work against the weak and vulnerable in the process of their work as public functionaries. Even the members of the Lokpal may be subject to such caste and religious prejudices," he added.

  

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  • Narendra Gautam, Dehradun

    Wed, Aug 24 2011

    Dear Vibhore
    you r just following to Prakash Jha on twitter but don't believe to their creation created by (xyz not your).

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  • Vibhor, Delhi

    Wed, Aug 24 2011

    What a Joke now they will propse a bill that recommends :

    7 yrs in Jail for corruption if you are from Caste X
    5 yrs in Jail for corruption if you are from Caste Y
    3 yrs in Jail for corruption if you are from Caste Z

    Corrpution is like disease which is above any caste/religion. Anyone who is viewing it by spects of caste/religion is either want to take personal/political leverage or is confusing public and in-turn favouring corrputs.

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