Anna Hazare’s hunger strike against corruption in India has caught media attention worldwide. The 74-year-old man of slight built has emerged as a hero for adopting the Gandhian way of non violence to exert pressure on the Indian government to enact a strict law against corruption and demanding the creation of an ombudsman to deal with corruption in public offices.
Hazare first went on a hunger strike in April 2011 to make his point and since then has inspired nationwide support for his anti corruption campaign. Women – both political figures and grassroots activists – are among the strongest supporters of the campaign.
Priya Dutt, a Congress member of Parliament who met anti corruption activists outside her Mumbai home on 22 August, has promised to extend full support to the anti corruption campaign.
The young parliamentarian said that she is in favour of strong anti-corruption legislation and stressed dialogue between the government and civil society activists as the way forward. Writing an open letter to the India Against Corruption movement, Priya said that she supports all efforts for "a corruption-free nation".
The inspiring role played in the anti corruption movement in India today by women like Priya and Kiran Bedi, a retired female police officer is so infectious that it has found solidarity with populations across the border in Pakistan. Zohra Yusuf, head of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission, admitted that corruption is an ever-growing menace in Pakistan.
Tired of widespread corruption in his country, a 68-year-old Pakistani businessman recently announced plans to go on a hunger strike in Islamabad. Jehangeer Akhtar complained that corruption is a serious disease in Pakistan and recommends parliament to pass an anti-corruption law.
Jehangeer is in the photography business and apart from corruption what also bothers him is money spent on defense instead of education and infrastructure. He plans a Gandhi-like non-violent protest against corruption and military buildup in his country.
Ansar Burney, another Pakistani and former minister for human rights declared that he will soon organise an anti-corruption and anti-terrorism campaign in Pakistan.
Ansar told the media that corruption and terrorism are destroying the future of children in Pakistan. He is fed up of corruption and against violence that has spread across the country. He feels it is up to civil society to take steps to rid the country of the evil.
He describes his campaign as an attempt to unite the nation against corruption and terrorism.
Hazare first went on a hunger strike in April 2011 to make his point and since then has inspired nationwide support for his anti corruption campaign. Women – both political figures and grassroots activists – are among the strongest supporters of the campaign.
Priya Dutt, a Congress member of Parliament who met anti corruption activists outside her Mumbai home on 22 August, has promised to extend full support to the anti corruption campaign.
The young parliamentarian said that she is in favour of strong anti-corruption legislation and stressed dialogue between the government and civil society activists as the way forward. Writing an open letter to the India Against Corruption movement, Priya said that she supports all efforts for "a corruption-free nation".
The inspiring role played in the anti corruption movement in India today by women like Priya and Kiran Bedi, a retired female police officer is so infectious that it has found solidarity with populations across the border in Pakistan. Zohra Yusuf, head of the Pakistan Human Rights Commission, admitted that corruption is an ever-growing menace in Pakistan.
Tired of widespread corruption in his country, a 68-year-old Pakistani businessman recently announced plans to go on a hunger strike in Islamabad. Jehangeer Akhtar complained that corruption is a serious disease in Pakistan and recommends parliament to pass an anti-corruption law.
Jehangeer is in the photography business and apart from corruption what also bothers him is money spent on defense instead of education and infrastructure. He plans a Gandhi-like non-violent protest against corruption and military buildup in his country.
Ansar Burney, another Pakistani and former minister for human rights declared that he will soon organise an anti-corruption and anti-terrorism campaign in Pakistan.
Ansar told the media that corruption and terrorism are destroying the future of children in Pakistan. He is fed up of corruption and against violence that has spread across the country. He feels it is up to civil society to take steps to rid the country of the evil.
He describes his campaign as an attempt to unite the nation against corruption and terrorism.
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