Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 150
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Deprecated (16384): The ArrayAccess methods will be removed in 4.0.0.Use getParam(), getData() and getQuery() instead. - /home/brlfuser/public_html/src/Controller/ArtileDetailController.php, line: 151
 You can disable deprecation warnings by setting `Error.errorLevel` to `E_ALL & ~E_USER_DEPRECATED` in your config/app.php. [CORE/src/Core/functions.php, line 311]
Warning (512): Unable to emit headers. Headers sent in file=/home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php line=853 [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 48]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 148]
Warning (2): Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/brlfuser/public_html/vendor/cakephp/cakephp/src/Error/Debugger.php:853) [CORE/src/Http/ResponseEmitter.php, line 181]
LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Lokpal Bill will tide over personal attacks: Civil groups by Gargi Parsai

Lokpal Bill will tide over personal attacks: Civil groups by Gargi Parsai

Share this article Share this article
published Published on Apr 24, 2011   modified Modified on Apr 24, 2011

Campaign against Bhushans seen as a bid to scuttle proposed Bill

Prashant Bhushan has appeared for social causes without charging any fees: NAPM

“His voice against Operation Green Hunt has also raised hackles in certain quarters”

Even as the Union Finance Minister and chairman of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill, Pranab Mukherjee, said over the weekend that the controversy surrounding some panel members would not impact the formulation of the Bill, several civil society groups and organisations condemned the smear campaign as an attempt to scuttle the proposed Bill.

The National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM), the Jamia Teachers' Solidarity Association and individuals including former Navy Chief Admiral R. H. Tahiliani, Jawaharlal Nehru University Professor Emeritus Amit Bhaduri, social activists Miloon Kothari, Himanshu Thakker, Indra Raghuvanshi, Cheryl D'Souza, and lawyers Kamini Jaiswal and Vrinda Grover expressed solidarity with the panel co-chairman Shanti Bhushan and member Prashant Bhushan.

“The Lokpal Bill has been in limbo for nearly four decades now, and the real possibility of a strong Lokpal Bill appears to have shaken certain sections of politicians, media and business interests, who are trying to stall the process by personal attacks on the probity of civil society members on the joint panel,” said Medha Patkar and her NAPM colleagues.

“Prashant Bhushan is well known for his public work for more than two decades now. Apart from cases involving irregularities in government procedures in the Bofors scam and the 2G spectrum allotment, he has appeared in numerous cases involving the Sardar Sarovar Dam, Vedanta University Land Acquisition, and Bhopal Gas Accident at his own expense, without charging any fees. His efforts through the Campaign for Judicial Accountability and Reforms have brought judicial accountability and need for large-scale reforms under public glare. Further, his constant effort in trying to raise his voice against Operation Green Hunt has also raised hackles in certain quarters,” they added. Fifty-nine individuals including social activists, lawyers and others demanded that all personal attacks be stopped immediately.

The Hindu, 24 April, 2011, http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/24/stories/2011042459710200.htm


Related Articles

 

Write Comments

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

*

Video Archives

Archives

share on Facebook
Twitter
RSS
Feedback
Read Later

Contact Form

Please enter security code
      Close