By IANS,
New Delhi: Activist Anna Hazare Tuesday reiterated that he would launch another agitation at the Ramlila grounds from Dec 27 if his version of the Lokpal bill was not passed by parliament in the ongoing winter session.
“We have to eradicate corruption from this country and will agitate again at Ramlila maidan from Dec 27. The Jan Lokpal bill has to be passed,” Hazare told reporters here.
According to Hazare, the youth were playing an important role in the building of the nation and more emphasis would have to be laid on development rather than management.
“Seventy percent of the money should be spent on development and 30 percent for management… only then will it work,” he said.
Hazare has been pressing for a strong anti-graft Lokpal bill that would bring the prime minister, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and lower bureaucracy completely under its ambit.
The 74-year-old activist went on a daylong token fast Sunday and found backing in several parties, also rooting for a strong Lokpal bill.
Earlier in August, the activist sat on a 12-day fast at the Ramlila ground in central Delhi and terminated it only after the agreement to frame a stringent anti-graft law.