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Lyngdoh,
hundreds march against corruption in Hyderabad
Sunday January 30, 2011 11:29:33 AM,
IANS
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Hyderabad: Hundreds of
citizens and youth, among them former chief election commissioner J.M. Lyngdoh, joined hands to march against corruption here Sunday
as part of a nationwide anti-graft campaign by civil society
groups.
The participants marched along Necklace Road on the banks of
Hussain Sagar lake in the heart of Hyderabad. Led by Lyngdoh,
activists of Youth for Better India carried banners and placards
with anti-corruption slogans like "Bring the Lokpal Bill".
Bureaucrat-turned-politician Jayaprakash Narayan, physician K.S.
Ratnakar and Telugu film director Raja Mouli were among the key
participants in the rally, which coincided with Martyrs' Day, the
death anniversary of the father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.
"India stands against corruption," was written on the T-shirts
worn by the participants. "It is your money," said another slogan
on a banner.
The two-kilometre march was organised in support of the Lokpal
Bill drafted by many civil society organisations to replace the
existing, mutually exclusive anti-corruption agencies with a
single, autonomous apex body empowered to investigate and
prosecute politicians, bureaucrats and judges.
The participants included followers of yoga guru Baba Ramdev and
activists of several NGOs. Students of various colleges were seen
holding national flags and the colourful flags of their respective
organisations and institutions.
The organisers said the Lokpal Bill drafted by civil society
organisations and not the one drafted by the government should be
enacted.
"Ministers should be brought under the purview of Lokpal. The
institution of Lokpal should have all the powers to prosecute and
punish all those involved in corruption including ministers," said
Raja Mouli.
Srinivasa Rao of Lok Satta said the recent instances of
large-scale corruption like 2G spectrum and huge sums of black
money stashed in foreign banks have added to the public anger.
"This fight against corruption should go on. Every citizen should
talk about it as awareness is the only way through which we can
fight this menace which is eating into the vitals of society," he
said.
The participants later attended a public meeting on the banks of
the lake that was addressed by Lyngdoh and other eminent
personalities from various walks of life.
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