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Taking strong exception to Anna Hazares movement against corruption,former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today said the Gandhians method of putting pressure on the government for a strong Lokpal was anti-democratic to the core.
A kind of fanaticism is sought to be created around the movement and I find that little boys too are on the scene. The way of Anna Hazares movement is anti-democratic to the core, said Chatterjee.
He said he had believed in parliamentary democracy for many decades and was of the opinion that there is no alternative to this system of democracy.
Asked to comment on the civil societys form of Jan Lokpal Bill,he said,I dont know what the content is,but it is likely to destabilise the parliamentary set-up.
Referring to Hazares demand for bringing the Prime Minister under the Bills ambit,Chatterjee said,If a complaint is brought against the Prime Minister,the entire Opposition will clamour for his resignation. In such a scenario if the Prime Minister resigns,the government will fall. Will the Opposition then run the government? Who will run the system?
He also criticised the latest move by Hazare supporters to gherao MPs residences to extract their support.
