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First Published : 30 Jan 2011 03:57:13 AM IST
Last Updated : 30 Jan 2011 08:31:17 AM IST
HYDERABAD: TDP president N Chandrababu Naidu today said that his party would explore the options including approaching the Election Commission of India not to register any new party, which is being floated with illegal money. He said that he would examine the possibility and the powers vested with the ECI in this direction. Naidu, who had already decided to implead in a case pending with High Court against the illegal assets of YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, was now exploring the possibility of knocking the doors of the EC not to register Jagan’s new party.
Naidu said that he would launch his anti-corruption movement tomorrow at Bapu Ghat, on Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary,” he said.
“We demand that the Centre immediately consider the draft Lokpal Bill prepared by ‘India Against Corruption’ and have a wider public debate on it,” the TDP chief said.
“The Centre must enact the Lokpal Bill in the next session of Parliament,” Naidu said.
Simultaneously, Naidu was also concentrating on the corruption of YS Rajasekhara Reddy in a bid to silence Jagan Mohan Reddy.
Naidu called upon the public to come to streets and fight against corruption.
As part of his efforts, Naidu would take oath against corruption near Bapu Ghat tomorrow.
NTR Memorial Trust and Jana Chaitanya Vedika were jointly organising the programme. “We are not organising the programme on TDP banner so that leaders of any political party can take part in it,” Naidu said.
Naidu felt that if corruption was reduced,the country would witness rapid development and become an economic super power.
Naidu reiterated his demand that the Centre should enact a comprehensive law against corruption in the forthcoming budget session of the Parliament itself. “The Centre has no commitment to act against corruption as it fears that the names of the Congress leaders will become public,” Naidu alleged.
Naidu also opposed the criminalisation of politics. Chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, who claimed that he defended Jagan when he faced charges in TDP MLA Paritala Ravi’s murder case, too should be treated as a criminal.
Comments
In indian context, the corruption and growth/development of economy are like hand in glove and inseparable. The awareness already exists but for specific media attention and political mileage garnering in public, political tactics and stunts are adopted.The aam admi has no where to go but mutely accept the corrupt way of life and instead of criticizing be part of it and make most of it for selfish ends. They say make hay while sun shines so there is nothing wrong in petty corruption with development. It is only corruption with out development and growth on large scale which needs corrective action on war footing. It is something like, person getting blessed by the gratifications of the corruption menace are stashing mullahs in tax heavens/swiss banks and greasing palms to keep the secret under wrap. It is not awareness, it is total absence of transparency in political, business, bureaucracy and judicial/justice system that the corruption thrives endlessly. It is common sense that, for
By CONGRESS=CORRPUTION+CROMINALISATION
1/30/2011 1:58:00 PM
i welcome Mr Naidu's anti-graft stir in that stir and investigation he should be included and investigated for his 8 years as a CM of AP Let him come clean first and let us investigate all
By Adi Narayan
1/30/2011 10:33:00 AM
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