Leftists demand a comprehensive set of anti-corruption measures, ridicule NDA

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July 15, 2011

Mangalore, July 15: As part of their week-long movement against corruption, the district units of left parties including the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), CPI, All India Forward Bloc and Revolutionary Socialist Party staged a demonstration in front of Deputy Commissioner's Office here on Friday seeking the fulfillment of various demands.

B Madhava, District Secretary of CPI (M) addressing the protesters said, with the nationwide protest, left parties demand measures to curb the corruption, to unearth black money and to bring back illegal money stashed abroad.

He demanded a comprehensive set of anti-corruption measures including an effective Lokpal legislation bringing the prime minister under its purview. He said, “Even if Dr Manmohan Singh was honest person, he will not hold the post permanently. Hence, the Prime Minister should also come under the ambit of Lokpal.”

Ridiculing the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), he said “NDA raises voice against corruption only when it is not in power and it is keeping mum on the rampant corruption in Karnataka.”

He said government should set up a National Judicial Commission to prevent the corruption in the judiciary.

He also demanded electoral reforms to curb the use of money power and firm measures to break the nexus of big business-ruling politicians and the bureaucracy.

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