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Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member and activist-lawyer Prashant Bhushan on Saturday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of playing the 'biggest fraud' on people by diluting the provisions of the Jan Lokpal draft of the Anna movement.
Mr. Bhushan read out certain provisions of the draft Bill that is yet to be made public by the Delhi government. He claimed that Ministers and officials of the Centre were put under the ambit of the proposed legislation “deliberately” to provoke confrontation.
“No activist or movement in India’s history has played such a big fraud with people. This will only ensure that the Central government does not approve and the Bill never gets passed. Kejriwal never had the intention to form a strong Lokpal body,” the former AAP leader said.
Dissident AAP MLA Pankaj Pushkar, who was also present at the presser at Mr. Bhushan’s Noida residence, claimed that he had managed to get hold of its copy in his capacity as a member of the Business Advisory Committee.
Mr. Bhushan questioned the appointment and removal processes of the Lokpal laid out in the Bill, which was recently cleared by the AAP Cabinet, saying they would put the Ombudsman at the mercy of the city government.
The Bill purportedly says that a four-member selection committee, comprising the Chief Minister, Speaker, Leader of Opposition and Delhi High Court Chief Justice would appoint the Lokpal, while the removal can be ensured by a motion in the Assembly with two-thirds majority.
AAP's Jan Lokpal: Bhushan tears into Kejriwal, says CM ‘playing the biggest fraud’ on people - The Hindu
Mr. Bhushan read out certain provisions of the draft Bill that is yet to be made public by the Delhi government. He claimed that Ministers and officials of the Centre were put under the ambit of the proposed legislation “deliberately” to provoke confrontation.
“No activist or movement in India’s history has played such a big fraud with people. This will only ensure that the Central government does not approve and the Bill never gets passed. Kejriwal never had the intention to form a strong Lokpal body,” the former AAP leader said.
Dissident AAP MLA Pankaj Pushkar, who was also present at the presser at Mr. Bhushan’s Noida residence, claimed that he had managed to get hold of its copy in his capacity as a member of the Business Advisory Committee.
Mr. Bhushan questioned the appointment and removal processes of the Lokpal laid out in the Bill, which was recently cleared by the AAP Cabinet, saying they would put the Ombudsman at the mercy of the city government.
The Bill purportedly says that a four-member selection committee, comprising the Chief Minister, Speaker, Leader of Opposition and Delhi High Court Chief Justice would appoint the Lokpal, while the removal can be ensured by a motion in the Assembly with two-thirds majority.
AAP's Jan Lokpal: Bhushan tears into Kejriwal, says CM ‘playing the biggest fraud’ on people - The Hindu
