Dear friends across India,
Last week Anna Hazare led a phenomenal people-powered victory to purge India of corruption. But that was just the first step -- in just 2 days the Jan Lok Pal drafting committee will hold their first meeting -- and we need all eyes on the process.
Anna Hazare has called for the all-important drafting meetings to be videoed for all of India to see -- creating maximum transparency and accountability. This will help prevent powerful and corrupt politicians from pressing, bribing or forcing committee members into back-room tricks to weaken the bill and foil our movement.
PM Singh has said he has no objection to transparency and the committee itself should decide. Let's stand with Anna Hazare again, and call on the committee members to kick off on the right foot, and decide on maximum transparency for their proceedings at their first meeting. Click below to send a message directly to all 10 committee members:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_anna_for_transparency/?cl=1017352235&v=8861
The Jan Lokpal committee need not have secrets. There's no confidential government information that needs to be discussed, or legal reasons to have private proceedings. On the contrary, there is every reason to have transparency. Only if the public is constantly informed can we hold our representatives accountable to fulfilling the clear public will for a strong bill.
Across India, people want the Jan Lokpal bill to create a new independent body empowered to investigate abuse and punish corruption, including at the highest levels of government. But as the committee begins discussions about the scope and powers of the bill this weekend, corrupt politicians will try every trick in the book to weaken it. It would be a boon for the corrupt if the public are locked out of the meetings -- they are most powerful behind closed doors, hidden from public scrutiny. We can't let that happen, and we won't -- people power and momentum are on our side.
With Anna leading us, we started a movement of change -- now lakhs of people from village to village and town to town have joined, determined to reclaim our democracy. If we inundate the committee members with a massive wave of messages calling for transparency before they start discussions we can embolden Anna Hazare in his call, and convince those who are undecided. Click here to send a message to the committee members now:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_anna_for_transparency/?cl=1017352235&v=8861
The Satyagrah movement changed the course of our destiny forever. Together, standing on their shoulders, we can liberate India once more -- this time from the tyranny of corruption. If our movement stands firm, and we keep raising our voices, we will open up politics, take back our democracy and put hope back in government to serve the people of India.
With hope and determination,
Ricken, Saloni, Shibayan and the whole Avaaz team.
SOURCES:
We need total transparency:
http://www.businessreviewindia.in/tags/pranab-mukherjee/hazare-ensure-lokpal-bill-panel-work-transparent
Anna Hazare: Why is the government scared of live telecast?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Why-is-the-govt-scared-of-live-telecast-asks-Anna-Hazare/articleshow/7976453.cms
Jan Lokpal committee's first meeting on April 16:
http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/10/stories/2011041064611000.htm
We have the momentum, to win we need to sustain it:
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article1693570.ece
Support the Avaaz community! We're entirely funded by donations and receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way -- donate here.
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 In 2 days the Jan Lokpal committee will launch -- and to create maximum transparency and accountability, Anna Hazare has called for proceedings to be videoed for all of India to see. This will prevent corrupt politicians from pressing committee members to stall or bury the bill. The committee is deciding on this now. Let's send them a massive wave of messages to call for maximum transparency:  |
Anna Hazare has called for the all-important drafting meetings to be videoed for all of India to see -- creating maximum transparency and accountability. This will help prevent powerful and corrupt politicians from pressing, bribing or forcing committee members into back-room tricks to weaken the bill and foil our movement.
PM Singh has said he has no objection to transparency and the committee itself should decide. Let's stand with Anna Hazare again, and call on the committee members to kick off on the right foot, and decide on maximum transparency for their proceedings at their first meeting. Click below to send a message directly to all 10 committee members:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_anna_for_transparency/?cl=1017352235&v=8861
The Jan Lokpal committee need not have secrets. There's no confidential government information that needs to be discussed, or legal reasons to have private proceedings. On the contrary, there is every reason to have transparency. Only if the public is constantly informed can we hold our representatives accountable to fulfilling the clear public will for a strong bill.
Across India, people want the Jan Lokpal bill to create a new independent body empowered to investigate abuse and punish corruption, including at the highest levels of government. But as the committee begins discussions about the scope and powers of the bill this weekend, corrupt politicians will try every trick in the book to weaken it. It would be a boon for the corrupt if the public are locked out of the meetings -- they are most powerful behind closed doors, hidden from public scrutiny. We can't let that happen, and we won't -- people power and momentum are on our side.
With Anna leading us, we started a movement of change -- now lakhs of people from village to village and town to town have joined, determined to reclaim our democracy. If we inundate the committee members with a massive wave of messages calling for transparency before they start discussions we can embolden Anna Hazare in his call, and convince those who are undecided. Click here to send a message to the committee members now:
http://www.avaaz.org/en/stand_with_anna_for_transparency/?cl=1017352235&v=8861
The Satyagrah movement changed the course of our destiny forever. Together, standing on their shoulders, we can liberate India once more -- this time from the tyranny of corruption. If our movement stands firm, and we keep raising our voices, we will open up politics, take back our democracy and put hope back in government to serve the people of India.
With hope and determination,
Ricken, Saloni, Shibayan and the whole Avaaz team.
SOURCES:
We need total transparency:
http://www.businessreviewindia.in/tags/pranab-mukherjee/hazare-ensure-lokpal-bill-panel-work-transparent
Anna Hazare: Why is the government scared of live telecast?
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Why-is-the-govt-scared-of-live-telecast-asks-Anna-Hazare/articleshow/7976453.cms
Jan Lokpal committee's first meeting on April 16:
http://www.hindu.com/2011/04/10/stories/2011041064611000.htm
We have the momentum, to win we need to sustain it:
http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/society/article1693570.ece
Support the Avaaz community! We're entirely funded by donations and receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way -- donate here.
Avaaz.org is a 8-million-person global campaign network that works to ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. Learn about some of Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.
To contact Avaaz, please do not reply to this email. Instead, write to us at http://www.avaaz.org/en/contact?footer or call us at +1-888-922-8229 (US).
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