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Team Anna begins indefinite fast for a
stringent Lokpal
Wednesday July 25, 2012 08:24:52 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Team Anna members Wednesday began their indefinite fast at Jantar
Mantar in the capital in support of a stringent Jan Lokpal bill
and demanding an inquiry into allegations of corruption against
two-dozen ministers, including President Pranab Mukherjee when he
was the finance minister.
As Mukherjee was sworn-in as the country's 13th president,
hundreds of people, including schoolchildren and retired
government officials, assembled at Jantar Mantar to pledge their
support for Anna Hazare and his cause.
Mukherjee was one of the 15 cabinet ministers named by the Team
Anna for being involved in corruption.
The fast is led by Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal while social
activist Anna Hazare said he would join the fast from July 29 if
the government failed to take immediate steps to check corruption
in high places. Hazare is sitting on dharna as of now.
Hazare, along with Kejriwal and two other members - Manish Sisodia
and Gopal Rai - paid tribute at Rajghat before beginning the
protest.
Team Anna has got permission to fast at Jantar Mantar till Aug 8,
the day parliament's monsoon session is expected to begin.
"We are demanding a strict Lokpal bill but this government has
betrayed us several times," Hazare told reporters before starting
the protest.
The podium has pictures of all the tainted cabinet ministers while
a cloth covered Mukherjee's image.
"We have given evidence against Mukherjee to Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh but no action was taken. Being the president, he
now has immunity against any investigation … so we have covered
his face," said Kejriwal.
A ruckus was created at Jantar Mantar when some youths, claiming
to be from Congress' students wing, tried to take the podium
shouting slogans against the activists.
The youths claimed to belong to National Student's Union of India
(NSUI), but the NSUI has denied any link with the incident.
"Some members of NSUI tried to enter the stage where Anna Hazare
was sitting, but were stopped by volunteers. They were raising
anti-Anna slogans," a member of Team Anna told IANS.
The NSUI, which is the students' wing of the Congress, however,
denied its members were in any way involved in any such activity.
The Congress hit back saying Team Anna is trying to create a
controversy by naming NSUI.
"It is unfounded allegations not based on any facts. They are
trying to create a controversy by naming NSUI," said Minister of
State in Prime Minister's Office V. Narayanasamy.
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