“So far as the Constitution is concerned, it is the state authority to make laws and not a third authority. Nobody can be compelled that a law has to be drafted as per his or her desire. It is for Parliament to decide,” Mukherjee told media in Kolkata.
he said that what Anna Hazare was doing is akin to challenging the constitutional authority of Parliament which is not acceptable.
Defended Delhi Police decision, the Centre on Sunday termed the proposed agitation by Anna Hazare from August 16 as ‘unjustified, undemocratic, unconstitutional and a challenge to Parliament’.
Talking to media here Union Minister Kapil Sibal defended the Delhi Police’s decision on granting three days of permission to team Anna to carry on its protest.
The Police on Saturday granted conditional approval to Anna to observe fast. Referring to allegations by the members of civil society that they were being denied their fundamental right to protest, Mr Sibal said that the right does not provide for holding protest anywhere anytime. Mr Sibal added that the Lokpal Bill is now under the consideration of the Parliamentary Standing Committee.
Union Minister Ambika Soni termed Anna Hazare’s remark against the Prime Minister as derogatory. She said that no one has ever raised questions over the Prime Minister in his personal capacity.
The Prime Minister last night asked Anna Hazare to address his grievances to the concerned authorities as the PMO does not in any way get involve in such decision making process. This came in response to a letter by Anna Hazare to the Prime Minister after Police granted Hazare permission to hold protest with several conditions.
Meanwhile, refuting the corruption charges leveled by Congress against him, Anna Hazare said that he would prolong the agitation till his name is cleared. Talking to media here Anna Hazare asserted that government should launch an enquiry into the charges against him.
Earlier, the Congress spokesman, Manish Tiwari had alleged that Anna Hazare is involved in several corruption cases and the charges against him were probed by a commission of enquiry headed by a retired Supreme Court Judge justice Sawant.