{"id":9961,"date":"2011-04-11T00:19:36","date_gmt":"2011-04-10T18:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=9961"},"modified":"2011-04-11T00:19:36","modified_gmt":"2011-04-10T18:49:36","slug":"electoral-reforms-may-be-hazares-next-plank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/electoral-reforms-may-be-hazares-next-plank","title":{"rendered":"Electoral reforms may be Hazare&#8217;s next plank"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9962\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/electoral-reforms-may-be-hazares-next-plank\/veteran-social-activist-anna-hazare-13\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?fit=219%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"219,230\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Veteran social activist Anna Hazare\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?fit=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?fit=219%2C230&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9962\" title=\"Veteran social activist Anna Hazare\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?resize=219%2C230&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?w=219&amp;ssl=1 219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/04\/Veteran-social-activist-Anna-Hazare12.jpg?resize=142%2C150&amp;ssl=1 142w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>After leading a triumphant crusade on the anti-graft bill, social reformer Anna Hazare is likely to launch a movement against the dominance of money power in elections and criminalisation of politics, sources in his movement said.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0&#8220;Money power, muscle power and mafia influence in elections are of concern among the general public. I believe Anna and colleagues are giving a serious thought to the issue,&#8221; a key functionary of the India Against Corruption (IAC) &#8211; the movement which spearheaded the campaign for a stringent Lokpal bill &#8211; told . He said that electoral reforms have been on the national agenda for several decades, but without much action. &#8220;Now that the Election Commission (EC) is also making efforts to cleanse the system, it will be a topical issue,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, even Chief Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi admitted at a conference here that there was a perception that candidates were spending huge amounts above the permitted levels. &#8220;When someone spends Rs.10 crore to become an MP, he will expect to make Rs.20 crore while in office,&#8221; Quraishi said.<\/p>\n<p>Quraishi said the fast of Anna Hazare was &#8220;unfortunate&#8221; and was &#8220;avoidable if there were sufficient safety valves in the system to prevent it from bursting like at Jantar Mantar (where Hazare held the fast)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>On the organisational front, the Hazare supporters are enthusiastic. &#8220;We are overwhelmed. We have got more than expected &#8211; in the agreement from the government and through support from the public across the country,&#8221; Swami Agnivesh, social activist and one of the three civil society representatives who spoke to the government on the Lokpal Bill, told .<\/p>\n<p>Despite the big triumph, the movement had its share of internal frictions, though the leaders dicount them as &#8220;natural in any organisation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Agnivesh said reports of divisions in the movement &#8220;were highly exaggerated&#8221;. &#8220;When a<\/p>\n<p>movement expands and catches the imagination of the public, all kinds of people come in.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean they are hijacking the movement,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>That was evident at Jantar Mantar too Saturday. As Agnivesh was offering water to volunteers to break their fast, two young men held a banner bearing slogans against him. It read : &#8220;I love Indian Army. Why is Agnivesh and Prashant Bhushan filing PIL (public interest litigation) against Indian Army?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, there was a tussule between Arvind Kejriwal and other leaders for a berth in the joint draft committee on the Lokpal Bill. &#8220;There was a strong view that Kiran Bedi or some other leaders should have been selected,&#8221; the sources said.<\/p>\n<p>The five civil society members on the panel are Anna Hazare, former Supreme Court judge N. Santosh Hegde, advocates Shanti and Prashant Bhushan and activist Arvind Kejriwal.<\/p>\n<p>Political analysts felt there was an effort by some organised socio-political groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the followers of emerging religious figures like Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Baba Ramdev to dominate the show at times &#8211; by raising slogans, displaying placards and organising &#8216;havans&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But Hazare and aides appeared to have managed to keep a balance and avoid any hijack by former BJP leader Uma Bharti, former Haryana chief minister Om Prakash Chautala or the like. And besides hosting Hindu leaders, Hazare supporters made it a point to share the honours on the dais with Muslim and Sikh leaders and even the archbishop of New Delhi,&#8221; analyst Yogesh Vajpeyi told .<\/p>\n<p>Quoting Hazare, Agnivesh said the &#8220;movement has a long way to go&#8221;. &#8220;The expectations of people from us are big.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hazare ended his &#8216;fast unto death&#8217; Saturday morning after the government issued a notification on the formation of the panel, including five civil society members, to draft the anti-graft bill that will be introduced in the monsoon session of parliament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After leading a triumphant crusade on the anti-graft bill, social reformer Anna Hazare is likely to launch a movement against the dominance of money power in elections and criminalisation of politics, sources in his movement said. \u00a0&#8220;Money power, muscle power and mafia influence in elections are of concern among the general public. 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