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Anna’s ’Second Freedom Struggle’ gets support in Mangalore

Anna’s ’Second Freedom Struggle’ gets support in Mangalore


Mangalore Today News Network

Mangalore, August 11: The D.K. Anti-corruption Forum and many NGO groups along with various employees unions have declared to go on fast on August 16, from 10 AM to 6 PM in support of Anna Hazare’s fight for‘Jan Lokpal Bill’.

 

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Addressing the media persons, T R Bhat, Convener,  D K Anti-corruption Forum said that  the time has come to launch ‘Second Freedom struggle’ as declared by Gandhian Anna Hazare. This is our best chance to take affirmative steps to eradicate corruption in our country. We call upon the citizens of Mangalore to support Anna Hazare’s “Second Freedom Struggle” to free the country from all sorts of corruption and corrupt practices.
“August 16, 2011 will mark the second freedom struggle in India” said veteran Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazre. Expressing strong discontent over the government’s version of the anti-graft Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare vowed to go on fast Aug 16, 2011 calling it the country’s “second freedom struggle”.

It looks like the government is not willing to eradicate corruption. The government has cheated the entire nation by clearing the draft of the Lokpal Bill that excludes very important clauses of the Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by the Anna Hazare team. The Prime Minister, the Chief Justice  and the members of parliament for their actions inside the house are excluded from the ambit of the Lokpal Bill that was placed in the Parliament recently.

 

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We believe, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) should be brought under the ambit of the Lokpal bill.  All states should have Lokayukta (ombudsman) with prosecuting power.  The government team had projected readiness to Team Anna Hazare and people’s draft. But the government has tabled a Lokpal Bill that falls short of citizen’s expectations in their interest and actions in curbing corruption.

Anna Hazare and his supporters feel that they are left with no option but to go on indefinite fast from August 16, 2011. In support and solidarity of ‘Jan Lokpal Bill’ and Anna’s fight against corruption, we the citizens of Mangalore have decided to sit on fast in solidarity from 10 AM to  6 PM, August 16, 2011 at the entrance of the Deputy Commissioner’s office, State Bank circle, Mangalore.

We call upon the people of Mangalore to come forward and join us in our efforts to build a corruption free society by supporting the movement led by Gandhian Anna Hazare. Join us in the “second freedom struggle” to free our country from corruption and corrupt practices. 

T R Bhat, Convener, D K Anti-corruption Forum, Jyothika Jain, Dinesh Ulepadi, Vidya Dinker, V U George and members of various Unions and NGOs were present in the Press meet.. 


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