Anna approach coercive,Bill flawed

Methods adopted by Hazare to press his demand have an element of coercion,as he has left no room for discussion,debate and exchange of views. There is no true representation of civil society in the joint committee. He has adopted an authoritarian approach, Bhatt told a joint press conference in New Delhi on Friday.

Panikkar said the proposed Jan Lokpal Bill was full of flaws as it gave overriding powers of investigation and punishment to a group of people. The real problem is the centralisation of authority. This has not been addressed by the Bill, he said,expressing fears that the legislation would create a permanent state of emergency as it went against the principles of democracy.

On Hazares praise for Modi,Bhatt said one could not ignore the aspect of communal corruption as it was one of the major problems the country was facing. How could he praise Narendra Modi for prosperity of Gujarat and not talk about the need to root out the menace of communal corruption? Until and unless you address the problem of communalism,this movement will not succeed, he said.

The attitude of Hazare is that of justifying the past history of communal violence8230;I want to ask Anna Hazare: I am with you in your fight against corruption but are you with me in my fight? he said.