Indians to demonstrate in front of UN August 12 against Lokpal Bill

[Spring Onion]

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Demonstration in Front of United Nations on August 12 , Friday 11-1pm at NYC

India Violates UN Convention against Corruption after Ratification:.

Demonstration in Front of United Nations on August 12 New York, NY



New York, NY , 12-Aug-2011- The government of India has prepared an Ombudsman Bill (Lokpal Bill) that has greater penalties for a complainant who is unable to prove his complaint against a public servant than the public servant who has been proven to be corrupt.



May of this year India was among the last fifteen countries to ratify. Condemning this act of irresponsible governance by the Indian Government, people concerned by this development are staging a peaceful protest at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza Park, across United Nations, New York, NY from 11 am to 1 pm on Friday, August 12, 2011.



Billions of dollars of public funds that could have completely eradicated poverty and infrastructure problems in India are regularly stolen and lost every year due to corrupt government administrators and politicians who thrive in a system that has ineffective anti-corruption institutions and laws. In the preamble to the convention, the UN notes “...illicit acquisition of personal wealth can be particularly damaging to democratic institutions, national economies and the rule of the law..”. India has been struggling with this problem for decades. UN also notes that “... with the support and involvement of individuals and groups outside the public sector, such as civil society, non-governmental organizations and community-based organizations, if there their efforts in this area are to be effective”. However, the Indian government is doing its best to minimize and even avoid the participation of people and organizations outside the government in passing and formation of the anticorruption laws.





In letter and spirit, the bill is designed to give greater protection to the corrupt and leave out from its purview more than 98% of the public servants in the country.





This violates the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) that India had ratified in. The Lokpal Bill has been pending since 1969 and though revived on several occasions, never got enacted as law by the Indian government. After signing the UNCAC treaty the Government of India once again decided to revise the Lokpal Bill. But the question remains, “Does Lokpal Bill incorporate the national legislative requirements to enforce the norms of the UN convention against corruption”?



To learn more about this fight against corruption, please visit

India Against Corruption or India Against Corruption | Facebook


Contacts:

Alok Singh, 773-440-4499, alokzee@gmail.com

Atul Kumar, +1 203-987-4452 , atultech@gmail.com

Ashim Jain, 562-712-2346, ashimjain@gmail.com

Mohanraj Thirumalai, 312-218-7740, tmohan26@gmail.com

Partha Tu, +1 201-978-1331 , lok.partha@gmail.com

About:

India Against Corruption movement is an expression of collective anger of people of India against corruption. We have all come together to force/request/persuade/pressurize the Government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. We feel that if this Bill were enacted it would create an effective deterrence against corruption.



For Detailed Note

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m7pk4w87DpdjHZRgJIzNh7UHlbDhf3NIz0HY4S01HNo/edit

 

[perplexed]

Some good is happening in this country. We are with you Anna Hazare !

 

[Jon Snow]

though he is doing it for the right reasons anna hazare is basically blackmailing the govt. which has proven majority support of the population.
The ends do no not justify the means.

 

[Spring Onion]

though he is doing it for the right reasons anna hazare is basically blackmailing the govt. which has proven majority support of the population.
The ends do no not justify the means.

blackmailing for what? in your opinion? do you think he is striving for becoming a politicain?

 

[DkBose]

blackmailing for what? in your opinion? do you think he is striving for becoming a politicain?

no politicain,he is right and common man feels same as what he feels

 

[Spring Onion]

no politicain,he is right and common man feels same as what he feels

what he is blackmailing for if NOT dreaming of becoming a politician ?

 

[IndoCarib]

though he is doing it for the right reasons anna hazare is basically blackmailing the govt. which has proven majority support of the population.
The ends do no not justify the means.

Demanding a stronger lokpal bill, is it blackmailing ? On the contrary it is the Govt which wants to stifle Anna's fast ! The nation should stand behind Anna.

 

[Jon Snow]

blackmailing for what? in your opinion? do you think he is striving for becoming a politicain?

I said he's doing it for the right reasons but his means are questionable..... the government has won free and fair elections - that is to say that the people have chosen the govt - who has chosen hazare?? what he is doing is basically forcing the govt to act else he will continue his fast unto death - if the govt does listen to hazare and passes his version of the lokpal, then what is to stop shady characters like ramdev etc to use these same methods to force the govt to do what they want it to???

 

[Jon Snow]

Demanding a stronger lokpal bill, is it blackmailing ? On the contrary it is the Govt which wants to stifle Anna's fast ! The nation should stand behind Anna.

demands are all fine - I have a problem with the hunger fast because then it is no longer a demand.

 

[Goodperson]

what he is blackmailing for if NOT dreaming of becoming a politician ?

Anna is a selfless activist always striving for betterment of people pls study his history before commenting

 

[IndoCarib]

I said he's doing it for the right reasons but his means are questionable..... the government has won free and fair elections - that is to say that the people have chosen the govt - who has chosen hazare?? what he is doing is basically forcing the govt to act else he will continue his fast unto death - if the govt does listen to hazare and passes his version of the lokpal, then what is to stop shady characters like ramdev etc to use these same methods to force the govt to do what they want it to???

Anna Hazare is the leader of civil society . And you dont have to get elected to fight corruption in this country ! Those who actually get elected are the problem !

 

[kingkobra]

though he is doing it for the right reasons anna hazare is basically blackmailing the govt. which has proven majority support of the population.
The ends do no not justify the means.

actually government is blackmailing common man...this bill was pending since 1969 and due to anna it is again open for debate...but instead of agreeing with jan lokpal bill our government is in hurry to pass useless sarkari lokpal bill..so who is blackmailing whom?
and FYI it was anna who gave us RTI ...was that blackmailing too?

 

[kingkobra]

I said he's doing it for the right reasons but his means are questionable..... the government has won free and fair elections - that is to say that the people have chosen the govt - who has chosen hazare?? what he is doing is basically forcing the govt to act else he will continue his fast unto death - if the govt does listen to hazare and passes his version of the lokpal, then what is to stop shady characters like ramdev etc to use these same methods to force the govt to do what they want it to???

some people are chosen as leader while some are born leaders...i will go for born leaders rather than shitty politicians whom people have chosen because they had no other option..

 

[IndoCarib]

demands are all fine - I have a problem with the hunger fast because then it is no longer a demand.

Fasting is the only Gandhian, non violent way to get anything out of govt ! Do you suggest violent blood shed like in Egypt , Tunisia ?

 

[Spring Onion]

Anna is a selfless activist always striving for betterment of people pls study his history before commenting

read the context of the comment before venting your frustration