Anna HazarePresented By:Hina BhatiaJatin Batra

Harlin KaurSharal Norden

Kisan Baburao Hazare.

Born on 15th June, 1937 in Bhingar.

An Indian Social Activist and a Prominent Leader in the 2011 Indian Anti-Corruption Movement.

Who Is Anna Hazare ?

Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner Taluka of Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra.

Awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India, 1992

Why is he so famous ?

1963Anna Hazare started hisCareer as a driver in the Indian Army

Anna Hazare: The History

1963 – 1978, a 15 year long career.

A time of confusion. Contemplated Suicide.

Influenced by Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi and Vinod Bhave

1965: Indo-Pakistan War (posted at border Khem Karan Sector)

An Experience that changed his life forever.

Military Career

Completed 48 Nala bunding work, contour trenches, staggered trenches, gully plugs, meadows development.

Afforestation of 500 Acre land.

Constructed 5 RCC weirs & 16 Gabion weirs.

Increase in ground level water.

Post Retirement: Mission Ralegan Siddhi

Improved cropping pattern according to the quality of the soil.

Led to increase in water table, by making water available for 1500 acres.

Improvement in crop yield, village becomes self-sufficient.

Mission Ralegan Siddhi (contd.)

Prohibition of Alcohol.

Started a Grain Bank, 1980.

Improvement of Milk production.

Removal of Untouchability.

Other Achievements at Ralegan

Anti-Corruption Movement in Maharahtra.

◦ 1991 – Initiated Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan

Anna Hazare: Activism

6 Ministers were forced to resign.

More than 400 officers from different government were suspended.

Bhrastachar Virodh Jan Andoloan

◦ 1997 - Campaign for Right to Information Act

◦ 2003 – President of India signed the draft of the Right to Information Act

Anna Hazare: Activism (contd.)

Anna Hazare: The Biggest Stand

Year 2011

Mr. Hazare initiated a Satyagraha for passing a stronger anti-corruption bill ,conceived as Jan Lokpal Bill

India Against Corruption

Drafted by:◦ N. Santosh Hegde – Former Justice of Supreme

Court of India and Lokayukta of Karnataka

◦ Prashant Bhushan – Senior Lawyer in the Supreme court

◦ Arvind Kejriwal – A Social Activist

Jan Lokpal Bill

Let’s understand JAN LOKPAL BILL

Institution of ◦Jan Lokpal at central govt level◦Jan Lokayukta in each state

Correspondingly Jan Lokpal to accept corruption complaints against Central govt dept and Jan Lokayukta against state govt dept

Each will have 10 members and 1 chairperson

Let’s understand JAN LOKPAL BILL

Will be completely Independent

Politicians and bureaucrats will not able to interfere in their functioning

Will get whatever financial resources they require and will be empowered to select and employ any number of employees from within the government or outside.

How will it tackle CORRUPTION?

Corruption at High Levels

Present System - Despite Evidence, No Punishment

Proposed System - Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will ensure punishment for

corruption… by:

Time bound investigations◦Investigation to be completed within 1 year◦May employ more staff to complete within .time

Corruption at High LevelsAfter investigation if proven guilty following 2

actions shall be taken: Power to dismiss corrupt officers

◦If complaint is proved, can remove a govt officer or impose departmental penalties

Time bound trial◦Will file a case in trial court◦Trial in the court to complete & announce punishment within next 1 year

◦May direct the govt to set up additional courts

to complete the trial in time

Corruption at High LevelsProvision for:

Recovery of loss caused to govt ◦During investigations, they shall ban transfer of assets of the accused

◦At the time of conviction, the court will assess the loss caused to the govt

◦Entire loss to be recovered from the assets of the accused

Currently no such provision in our existing laws

Corruption at High LevelsProvision for: Confiscation of Assets

◦Each bureaucrat, politician and judge to

submit their statement of moveable and

immoveable assets every year

◦This will be declared publicly, on the official

website

Corruption at High LevelsProvision for: Confiscation of Assets

◦If an asset is found to be owned by a public servant later and undeclared, it will be deemed to be obtained through corruption

◦After each election, assets declared by each candidate to be verified

◦If undeclared assets are found, a case will

be registered

Corruption at High Levels

And most importantly Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta

have:

Power to punish if its orders are not

followed Can impose financial penalties on the guilty

officials.

Initiate contempt proceedings against the guilty

officials.

Corruption at Low Levels Common man is compelled to pay bribe

Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will provide relief to the

common as:

Each govt dept will have to make Citizen’s Charter

◦Charter specifies who does what job and in how

much time

◦Eg. charter will tell X officer will make ration card

in Y days

Corruption at Low Levels If Charter is not followed, then people can

complain to the Head of that department

who will be designated as the Public

Grievance Officer (PGO)

PGO will redress the complaint within 30

days maximum

Corruption at Low Levels

If PGO doesn’t satisfy the complainant, then a complaint can be made to the Vigilance officer of Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta.

When a complaint is made to Jan Lokpal or Jan Lokayukta, it will be deemed to have corruption angle.

Corruption at Low Levels

The Vigilance Officer will have to

◦Solve the grievance in 30 days

◦Impose penalty on the guilty officers

which will be given to the Complainant

as compensation

◦Start investigations of corruption

against guilty officers

Comparison

CURRENT SYSTEM PROPOSED JAN LOKPAL-JAN LOKAYUKTA SYSTEM

JUDGES

– SC &

HC

No FIR can be registered against any Supreme Court or High Court judge without the permission of Chief Justice of India. It has been seen in the past that the Chief Justice of India tries to protect his own fraternity of judges and rarely gives such a permission.

Under Jan Lokpal Bill, the full bench of Lokpal will give permission to file a case against any judge. No permission will be required from Chief Justice of India. Therefore, corruption in higher judiciary will also be checked through Jan Lokpal Bill.

Comparison

CURRENT SYSTEM PROPOSED JAN LOKPAL-JAN LOKAYUKTA SYSTEM

PUNISHMENT

The quantum of punishment for people convicted of corruption ranges from: 6 months to 7 years of imprisonmentwhich is inadequate!

The punishment will range from:1 year rigorous imprisonment to life sentence. Higher punishment for those in higher rank.

Comparison

CURRENT SYSTEM PROPOSED JAN LOKPAL-JAN LOKAYUKTA SYSTEM

EVIDENCE

In the current system, if anyone obtains any benefit from the government illegally, it is difficult to prove that the person did so by paying bribes

If a person obtains any benefit from the government in violation of a law or rules and regulations, that person along with concerned public servants shall be deemed to have indulged in corrupt practices.

Comparison

CURRENT SYSTEM PROPOSED JAN LOKPAL-JAN LOKAYUKTA SYSTEM

Whistleblowers

Currently, people who report corrupt practices or raise their voice against corruption are being threatened, victimized and even murdered. There is no protection for them.

Jan Lokpal and Jan Lokayukta will be responsible for providing the whistleblowers, whether inside or outside the government, protection from:

- Professional threat or victimisation- Physical threat or victimisation

ComparisonCURRENT SYSTEM

PROPOSED JAN LOKPAL-JAN LOKAYUKTA SYSTEM

Multiple Anti- Corruption Agencies

Presently there are multiple anti-corruption agencies like:

CBI, CVC, ACB, state vigilance department

At central govt level, anti-corruption branch of CBI, CVC and all internal vigilance wings of all dept should be merged into Jan Lokpal.

At state level, anti-corruption branch of state police, the state vigilance department, internal vigilance wings of all departments and existing Lokayuktas in states should be merged into Jan Lokayukta of that state.

How Did Anna Hazare Make the difference?

5/4/11 •Anna begins indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar at Delhi.

8/4/11 •Government accepts all demands of the movement.

9/4/11 •Anna gives a deadline of 15th August, 2011 to pass the Lokpal Bill. Ends Fast.

16/8/11 •Indefinite Fast Declared, owing to the loopholes in the Lokpal Bill drafted by the government.

TimeLine of Protests

16/8/11 •Anna Hazare arrested 4 hours prior to planned indefinite hunger strike.

20/8/11 •Anna leaves Tihar Jail for Ramlila Grounds.

21/8/11 •Tens of Thousands came to Ramlila ground to support Anna Hazare

28/8/11 •Government unanimously passes the Lokpal Bill. •Anna ends his fast

Timeline of Protests (cont.)

Criticism of Lokpal Bill

Pratap Bhanu Mehta, writes, that the bill “is premised on an institutional imagination that is at best

Naïve; at worst subversive of representative democracy”

Naïve Approach

Kapil Sibal

“it will lack accountability, be oppressive and undemocratic.”

Including Prime Minister of India and higher Judiciary under Lokpal

Justice Verma, Former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court,

“this would foul the basic structure of the constitution”

Scope of Lokpal Bill

Vesting jurisdiction in a single institution, and too much work will make it difficult to carry out tasks.

Aruna Roy

Maoists and Jan Lokpal Bill seek a single goal – Overthrowing of Indian Government.

Anna Hazare maybe Gandhian, his demands are not

Gandhiji’s idea was Decentralization of Power.

Arundhati Roy

Support of Lokpal Bill

India Against Corruption conducted a referendum on the Draft of Lokpal Bill.

85% of the people participating in the referendum voted against the Government Version of Lokpal Bill.

Surveys

Several MPs have come out in support of the Lokpal Bill.

Legislator Support

Anna Hazare’s fast mobilized support of thousands in the virtual world

Social Media

According to Surveys conducted by STAR NEWS and NEILSEN – 87% of 8900 respondents supported Lokpal Bill.

Over a Million of People joined Times of India Online anti-graft Campaign

Online Surveys

What Anna Hazare is wanting to Achieve ?

Does The Fight Ends Here?