In Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra the social activist in his speech had said that the country is being ruled currently by a ‘council of fools’.
He also held that during his recent experience of dialogues with government representatives on the group to discuss the Lokpal bill and my arrest, the union minister turned out to be ‘a cheat and a liar’.
After Kiran Bedi, it is now the turn of another member of Team Anna, Advocate Prashant Bhushan to receive a notice for the breach of privilege of the Parliament.
Terming the notice as “totally unjustified”, Bhushan said he has been accused of using derogatory words against MPs and has been asked to file a reply.
“If speaking truth in public interest amounts to breach of privilege, then time has come for the country to review the whole notion of Parliamentary privileges,” he said.
On Friday, the former IPS officer Kiran Bedi had received breach of privilege notice for her remarks against Parliamentarians. I have received the breach of privilege notice and shall respond appropriately recording the distrust we the people are suffering,” she said.
Bedi had said that she will not “apologise” for her remarks against politicians, but intends to show a “bigger mirror” to the House on the conduct of lawmakers. “If I get a notice, I would say I am sorry I will not be able to say sorry. If I get an opportunity I will go before the Committee and will show a bigger mirror to Parliament,” she had said.
The privilege notice against Ms. Bedi came as she accused politicians of wearing “several masks” at the same time, drawing the ire of MPs from both Houses.
With the Income Tax Department slapping a notice on Arvind Kejriwal to pay dues, Team Anna on Friday had alleged that the government was back to its “dirty tricks department” and that officials were pressurised by “political bosses” to act against them.
It is worthwhile mentioning that other than the IT Office’s notice to Kejriwal to pay dues of Rs 9.27 lakh, Team Anna also referred to a Delhi Police report which said a CD purported to contain conversation between lawyer Shanti Bhushan and political leaders was genuine. In addition, notices for breach of privilege have also be moved in Parliament against Kiran Bedi.
Chief Commissioner of Income Tax issued notice to Kejriwal to clear the dues alleging that he violated the bond clauses according to which he went for a study leave for two years.
Kejriwal claimed he “did not violate” any bond provision and he resigned from the job after the stipulated three years of rejoining duty after study leave.
The Office of the Chief Commissioner of Income Tax had on August 5 issued a notice to Kejriwal, an IRS officer, asking him to pay up, 11 days ahead of Hazare’s fast demanding a strong Lokpal.
“This shows that the government has not learnt any lessons. The smear campaign is still on..There is a notice against Arvind. Delhi Police has closed the investigations in the CD case saying the disc was genuine. There is also a privilege notice against Bedi. They are back to dirty tricks. They are back to the dirty tricks department,” said Prashant Bhushan.
Chief Commissioner of Income Tax issued notice to Kejriwal to clear the dues alleging that he violated the bond clauses according to which he went for a study leave for two years.
Kejriwal claimed he “did not violate” any bond provision and he resigned from the job after the stipulated three years of rejoining duty after study leave.