Anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare seeks to bring a law to empower gram sabhas that will be above Parliament.In a video address to Team Anna’s seminar ‘Rebuilding the Republic’ in New Delhi. Anna said demanded to empower Gram Sabha above Parliament so that the voters who have selected the lawmakers as their representatives are aware where their money is being used by the government and it was time to give full power to gram sabhas.
He further added that the decision on the Lokpal Bill was taken in Rajya Sabha on the last day of winter session was wrong as the leaders took the decision on their own which is against the democracy. He added that the public is not aware that the gram sabhas have even more power that the Vidhan Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
Anna further slammed the ministers for taking decisions on their own as the representatives consider them above all.
Anna pitched in for provisions in the new law where a panchayat could be dismissed if it spends money without consulting the gram sabha and getting their consent.
The 74-year-old crusader also said that one of the reasons of rampant corruption in the country is because there is no transparency about the use of public funds.
Lashing out at the ruling Congress government, Anna added that in case if they take decisions on their own, there was no difference between them and the time when Britishers ruled the country.
http://www.ndnewsexpress.com/2012/01/26/anna-seeks-new-law-to-empower-gram-sabhas-above-parliament-19215
He further added that the decision on the Lokpal Bill was taken in Rajya Sabha on the last day of winter session was wrong as the leaders took the decision on their own which is against the democracy. He added that the public is not aware that the gram sabhas have even more power that the Vidhan Sabha or Rajya Sabha.
Anna further slammed the ministers for taking decisions on their own as the representatives consider them above all.
Anna pitched in for provisions in the new law where a panchayat could be dismissed if it spends money without consulting the gram sabha and getting their consent.
The 74-year-old crusader also said that one of the reasons of rampant corruption in the country is because there is no transparency about the use of public funds.
Lashing out at the ruling Congress government, Anna added that in case if they take decisions on their own, there was no difference between them and the time when Britishers ruled the country.
http://www.ndnewsexpress.com/2012/01/26/anna-seeks-new-law-to-empower-gram-sabhas-above-parliament-19215
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