A Mahatma announces fast unto Death

Anna Hazare has given an ultimatum to the Prime Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh to enact stringent anti-corruption law
– the peoples “Jan Lokpal Bill”! Jail to the corrupt must
happen! We have been betrayed by those that are leading us!
a mahatma announces
When & Where? 5th April at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
Who is Anna Hazare? A soldier, lone survivor in his unit in 1965 Indo-Pak
war, Anna dedicated his life to the well-being of society. A bachelor, an ascetic, he has no
possessions, no bank balance and lives in a temple. He is a living Mahatma Gandhi!
In Maharashtra, Anna has single handedly transformed barren and dry regions into green
and food surplus areas. He has fasted unto death on several earlier occasions. He forced
the Maharashtra government to dismiss the corrupt - 6 ministers and 400 officers. Due
to his fast, the govt enacted the Maharashtra RTI Act. In 2006, when government of India
tried to amend the Central RTI Act, he again went on an indefinite fast and forced the
Indian government not to amend RTI Act.
Leaders, organizations and the common man from across India will be with him.
This is a do or die moment – let us make it happen!
Across India, join Swami Ramdev, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Swami Agnivesh, Arch Bishop
of Delhi Vincent Concessao, Mahmood A Madani, Kiran Bedi, J M Lyngdoh, Shanti
Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal, Mufti Shamoom Qasmi, Mallika
Sarabhai, Arun Bhatia, Sunita Godara, All India Bank Employees Federation, PAN IIT
Alumni Association, Common Cause and many other prominent organizations and
leaders, as India comes out on the streets! 100+ CITIES WILL RALLY BEHIND ANNA!
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fast unto death
This is a defining
moment for India that
can give our children
a better future! Let
us unite and stand by
him! Thousands will be
there to support him.
Will you be there?
Come and stay
with Anna at Jantar
Mantar for a few days
from 5th April.
Join me in fasting for one, two, three or whatever number of days you can comfortably fast.
Along with fast, please pray to God (whoever you believe in) for better and corruption free India.
Collective prayers from all the people of India would definitely have a huge impact.
Write an impassioned plea to our Prime Minister that we look upon him to pass “Jan Lokpal Bill”,
else we will be compelled not to vote for his party in next elections.
Remain calm and peaceful and develop the courage to go to jail, if required, in this next freedom movement.
When I sit on fast from 5 April, I urge my fellow countrymen to
Anna’s appeal to the people:
Please take copies of this pamphlet and spread the message1. 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.
7. But won’t the government appoint corrupt
and weak people as Lokpal members?
That won’t be possible because its
members will be selected by judges,
citizens and constitutional authorities and
not by politicians, through a completely
transparent and participatory process.
8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes
corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/
Lokayukta will be completely transparent.
Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal
shall be investigated and the officer
dismissed within two months.
9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption
agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance
and anti-corruption branch of CBI will
be merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have
complete powers and machinery to
independently investigate and prosecute
any officer, judge or politician.
Salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill
Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal, this
Bill has been refined on the basis of feedback received from public on website
and after series of public consultations. It has also been vetted by and is
supported by Shanti Bhushan, J M Lyngdoh, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare etc. It was
sent to the PM and all CMs on 1st December. However, there is no response.
JAN LOKPAL BILL will act as deterrent and instill fear against corruption
(This movement is neither affiliated nor aligned to any political party)
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