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Wednesday August 24, 2011 01:23:21 PM,
IANS
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New
Delhi:
Complaining that Team Anna's Jan Lokpal bill lacks representation
from backward and minority communities, a Dalit organisation will
demonstrate Wednesday evening to push for a Bahujan Lokpal bill.
The All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations has called for
a rally at India Gate at 5 p.m. for inclusion of representatives
from minority and backward classes in the process of formation of
a stringent anti-corruption law.
"The Dalit or minority communities together constitute 85 percent
population of the country but the Anna-led civil society does not
represent them. Yet it is claiming to be representative of the
entire country," said the organisation's leader Udit Raj.
He said the government's version of the Lokpal bill and Team
Anna's Jan Lokpal bill have shortcomings and draconian clauses.
"They need to be debated. As concerned citizens belonging to
backward and minority communities, we think that a Lokpal Bill
must propose a Lokpal, consisting of representative members from
these communities," Raj said.
"It is important because the caste prejudices of the members would
work against the weak and vulnerable in the process of their work
as public functionaries. Even the members of the Lokpal may be
subject to such caste and religious prejudices," he added.
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