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Founded | 2011 (2011) |
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Type | People's Movement |
Focus | Anti-corruption |
Area served | India |
Key people | Anna Hazare, Kiran Bedi, Baba Ramdev, Arvind Kejriwal |
Website | www |
India Against Corruption (IAC) is a movement in India formed to demand the enactment of a Jan Lokpal Bill.
Events
In March 2011, top activists sent an open letter to the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh and Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, calling for a CBI probe as recommended by central government committee into "irregularities in the forest department", and into the harassment of IFS officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi.
On 5 April 2011, people across India came together in support of Anna's indefinite fast, with about 200 thronging the Freedom Park and pledging on-going support for his fight against corruption.
People associated with the movement
- Anna Hazare - Anti-Corruption Activist
- Arvind Kejriwal - RTI Activist
- Kiran Bedi - Retired IPS officer
- Prashant Bhushan - Advocate
- Shanti Bhushan - Senior Advocate, Former Law Minister
- Santosh Hegde - Former justice of the Supreme Court of India
- Medha Patkar - Social Activist
- Akhil Gogoi - RTI Activist
- Manish Sisodia - Social Activist
- Sri Sri Ravishankar- Spiritual Leader
- Baba Ramdev - Spiritual Leader
See also
References
- "City activists garner support for Jan Lokpal bill". Hindustan Times. India. 14 March 2011.
- "Top activists for CBI probe in whistleblower case". The Times of India. 22 March 2011.
- "Bangalore's Freedom Park stands for Anna Hazare". NDTV. 7 April 2011.
- "Anna Hazare breaks his fast, says real fight begins now". NDTV. 9 April 2011.
External links
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