New Delhi: The differences between social activist Anna Hazare and Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party today became public, when AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said, the government Lokpal bill can't even send a rat to jail, leave alone a minister.
Kejriwal rejected the Lokpal Bill under consideration in parliament, saying it was weak and would not prevent corruption, but work instead to "protect the corrupt".
"This Lokpal Bill does not provide for formation of Lokayuktas, there is no provision for whistle-blower protection, and it is not free of the government," AAP member Prashant Bhushan said at the press conference.
"What is the point of passing this Lokpal Bill? It will not stop corruption at all," he said, adding it would only "protect the corrupt".
Kejriwal said there was no independence for the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
"They are not making CBI independent in this bill. If this happens, even the prime minister may go to jail in 2G or some other scam," he said.
"This bill will be beneficial for the Congress and its vice president Rahul Gandhi will get the credit," he added.
Kejriwal, newly elected to the Delhi assembly, said the movement against corruption will continue.
"Our party members would go to several parts of the country and wake up the nation against corruption," Kejriwal said.
