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February 2012

Lokpal Bill: A bitter pill for political parties.

By Tarunkumar Singhal, Raman Jokhakar
Chartered Accountants
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It is for the 545 members of Lok Sabha to decide on the Bill. It is not being done in undue haste . . . What were political leaders doing sitting on Anna Hazare’s platform?

— Pranab Mukherjee

Minority reservation and 50% quota are unconstitutional . . . . it will be struck down by the courts on the very first day. Do you want such a legislation?

— Sushma Swaraj

Making the PM accountable to Lokpal is against the soul of the Constitution. No official will take a decision. Won’t the Lokpal machinery blackmail the Government?

— Mulayam Singh Yadav

It’s wrong to bring ex-MPs under the law . . . even Anna did not ask for this. He will consider us slaves and threaten us with dharnas in front of our houses.

— Lalu Prasad

Why are we so scared of an ex-bureaucrat, an excop and somebody who is pretending to be another father of the nation?

— Gurudas Dasgupta

(Source: The Times of India, dated 23-12-2011) (Comments: Why do our politicians of all hues dread scrutiny of their decisions and actions by a strong Lokpal. Daal mein kuch kaala zaroor hai!)

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