Respected Dr. Manmohan Singh,
The citizens of India are waiting for a strong anti-corruption law since past 44 years. But this law has not been passed thus far as the anti-graft bill warrants the end to the corruption perpetrated by the politicians. It seems the political leaders don't want to pass a law that can work against them. Last year, in order to pass a strong Lokpall bill, the citizens of this nation participated with zest and zeal in the anti-graft movement. On 27, August, last year, our Parliament passed a resolution promising the quick implementation of a strong anti-graft law in the country. Even you made a similar promise in your letter to Mr. Anna Hazaare. The entire nation believed that a strong anti-graft would be passed in the Winter Session of the Parliament. But the law was not passed during the Winter Session. On December 27, 28 and 29, when the Parliament discussed the bill during the Winter Session the entire nation was witness to the drama that unfolded. One a weak anti-graft bill was presented and secondly copies of the bill were torn. Every effort was made to stop the passage of the bill and in the end the bill wasn't passed. The entire nation then pinned hopes that the bill would be passed at least in the Budget Session. But the Budget Session ended with the Lokpal Bill being handed over to a community.
The question arises, how would the nation get rid of corruption? CBI, ED, Income Tax Dept. etc. are under the direct control of you and your cabinet. When these ministers indulge in corrupt practices, many cases are not investigated. Even FIR's are not registered. In some cases even if the investigation is done, the investigating agencies instead of bringing these corrupt ministers to book, help protect them. It has been 49 years since CBI was created. It was created with a purpose that it could investigate corrupt politicians and top officers but it is under the control of people whom it is supposed to investigate. This is the reason why that in its 49 year history, the CBI has been able to prosecute only three politicians.
It seems that there is a setting between the all the political parties. Whichever party forms the govt. it doesn't act against the people of other parties. Even the NDA govt. did not make any substantial headway in the Bofors Scandal.
Dear Prime Minister, It is evident to the nation that your govt. doesn't want a strong anti graft law to be passed. Why is it so? If we carefully analyze it becomes evident that out of the thirty four cabinet ministers, 15 have been alleged of corrupt practices from time to time. The details of some of the corrupt practices are attached. These allegations of corruption have not been leveled by us. From time to time these allegation have been leveled by some of the prestigious institutions of this country like Supreme Court, High Courts , CAG etc.
We had written to these 15 ministers asking them to respond to these allegations but we have only received a response from Mr. Salmaan Khursheed. In his response he didn't talk about the allegations leveled against him. How can we hope that a tainted cabinet like this will ever pass a strong anti corruption law, as may result in almost half of the cabinet being put behind the bars?
It is evident till this country does not have an honest and clean cabinet, a strong Lokpal draft will never be presented in the parliament. Therefore, we have following demands:
We want formation of an independent Special Investigation Team (SIT). The special investigation team should conduct a probe against the 15 ministers and submit it report in 6 months. The special investigation team should be provided with all the facilities. The team should be allowed to choose its members. The SIT should also probe as to where these 15 ministers have deposited the money that has been amassed through corruption. The SIT must also probe that have these ministers deposited the money in Swiss Bank and other tax heavens. The SIT should be headed by any 3 of the following retired judges:
1. Justice Sudharshan, (Retired)
2. Justice Ganguly, (Retired)
3. Justice A P Shah, (Retired)
4. Justice Kuldeep Singh, (Retired)
5. Justice J S Verma (Retired)
6. Justice M N Venkatachaliah (Retired)
Rumors are rife that you have reached a pact with Mr. Mulayam Singh. It's been said that Mr. Mulayam Singh will help you in the presidential elections and in return you will push the CBI to put the cases against Mr. Mulayam in cold storage. Is it true? Is it democracy? Does our parliament work through such treaties? Therefore we demand:
Those party chiefs (Ms. Maywati, Mr. Mualayam Singh, Mr. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ms. Jayalalitha) against whom the CBI is pursuing cases of corruption, we demand that these cases should be taken away from the CBI and handed over to above mentioned SIT.
From time to time there have been allegation against Team Anna also; we demand that these allegations be probed by the above mentioned SIT. And if any allegation against any member is proved, he should be given double the punishment than prescribed in the law.
From the discussion that has taken place on the strong anti corruption law it is evident that almost no political party wants the law to be passed. Why so? It is because in Lok Sabha 162 parliamentarians and in Rajya Sabha 39 parliamentarians have serious criminal cases pending against them. The judiciary of this country is so slow that these cases are going on from years. Also there are other parliamentarians against whom there are serious charges of corruption. Until and unless we do not have a clean parliament, how can we believe that these tainted parliamentarians will ever pass a strong anti corruption law? Therefore we demand:
Fast-track courts— in good numbers— be created where cases against these tainted parliamentarians would be heard within 6 months.
Mahatma Gandhi said: "Hate the sin not the sinner." We do not have enmity against anyone. All we want is a corruption free India and therefore the above mentioned demands are necessary.
If our demands are not met, the citizens of this country would be forced to launch an agitation from July 25, 2012.
PS: Please find documents detailing the corruption charges of 15 ministers attached.
(Anna Hazaare)
(Arvind Kejriwal)
(Shanti Bhushan)
(Prashant Bhushan)
(Kiran Bedi)
(Manish Sisodia)
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