Ahmednagar (Maha), Oct 25 (PTI) Social activist AnnaHazare today said the controversial criminal law amendmentbrought in by the BJP government in Rajasthan reflected thethinking of those at the top.
"Those on lower rungs think like the people who are atthe top," Hazare said without naming anybody while commentingon the bill.
"The government's agenda to suppress the voice ofpeople and the media has become apparent with this bill.
"They think that we are still living in aristocracy,"he said, speaking to PTI from his village Ralegan Siddhi.
People of the country had voted for a positive change(in 2014), and they have the strength to continue the processof change till its logical end, Hazare warned.
The veteran Gandhian has criticised the NDA governmentin the past for its `failure' to appoint Lokpal.
Under fire from various quarters, the Rajasthangovernment yesterday referred the bill, which seeks to protectpublic servants and judges from prosecution without priorsanction, to a select committee of the Assembly.
The bill was brought to replace the Criminal Laws(Rajasthan Amendment) Ordinance, 2017. The ordinance and thebill also bars the media from reporting on accusations againstpublic servants till the sanction to proceed with the probe isgiven by the government.
It was severely criticised by the opposition as wellas the Editors Guild of India. PTI Cor KRKKRK.
This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Press Trust of India wire.