In Delhi, Swami Agnivesh, Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, Anna Hazare, Prashant Bhushan, Maulana Mahmood Madani, Vincent M Concessao and others will march from Ramlila Grounds to Jantar Mantar, the day Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated, at 1 pm to demand enactment of a law to set up an effective anti-corruption body called Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayukta in each state (the existing Lokayukta Acts being weak and ineffective). Large number of college students, professionals from corporate sector, teachers RWA members, government employees, lawyers, doctors and others will participate in this march.

 Kiran Bedi, Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan, JM Lyngdoh and others have drafted this Bill.

A nation wide movement called ‘India Against Corruption’ has been started by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Swami Agnivesh, Vincent M Concessao, Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, Anna Hazare, Devinder Sharma, Sunita Godara, Mallika Sarabhai and many others to persuade government to enact this Bill.

UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recently announced that Lokpal would be set up. However, the Lokpal suggested by the government is only a showpiece. It will have jurisdiction over politicians but not bureaucrats, as if politicians and bureaucrats indulge in corruption separately. And the most interesting part is that like other anti-corruption bodies in our country, the government is making Lokpal also an advisory body. So, Lokpal will recommend to the government to prosecute its ministers. Will any prime minister have the political courage to do that?