Aamir Khan, Anna Hazare for Kiran Bedi as CIC
November 1st, 2009 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS ( 4 comments )
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and social activist Anna Hazare are among several people who have urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to appoint the country’s first woman police officer, Kiran Bedi, as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC).
Besides Hazare and Aamir Khan, Zee television owner Subhash Chandra and Magsaysay awardees Arvind Kejriwal and Sandeep Pandey have made the demand in letters to the prime minister.
The post of CIC fell vacant after Central Information Commission chief Wajahat Habibullah accepted Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s request to head the state information commission. Habibullah resigned last month.
Besides the prime minister, Arvind Kejriwal, Sandeep Pandey and Anna Hazare have also written a similar letter to Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
They have also sent a similar letter to Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K Advani.
A new CIC is likely to be chosen this week by a committee comprising of Manomhan Singh, Advani and Law Minister M. Veerappa Moily.
According to an official source, the strong contenders for the post included M.M. Ansari and A.N. Tiwari, who are presently commissioners in the Central Information Commission.
Advocating Kiran Bedi’s appointment, Kejriwial told IANS: “Her track record is fabulous. Wherever she has been, she has proved she can deliver. She is not scared of taking strong actions where needed unlike our present commissioners. She is known for her sensitivity as well as strictness.
“The process of appointing the CIC needs to be made transparent and the government should disclose how the people whom government is considering are better than Kiran Bedi and on what parameters,” he said.
Aamir Khan said in his letter: “We need a person who has demonstrated sensitivity, commitment and passion for public service. Bedi qualifies on all these fronts. She would bring honour to this post (CIC’s post) and provide justice.
“Should the government appoint someone else, we would be grateful if it (is) disclosed how that person was found more suitable than Bedi,” he said.
- Government yet to finalise new RTI watchdog head - Nov 02, 2009
- New chief information commissioner this week - Dec 21, 2009
- Activists demand transparent system for appointing CIC - Nov 18, 2009
- Two Team Anna members quit, Bedi denies cracks (Roundup) - Oct 18, 2011
- Not approached yet, but ready to be CIC: Kiran Bedi - Nov 23, 2009
- Parallel agitations in Mumbai, Delhi: Hazare - Dec 23, 2011
- Appoint information commissioners for Kashmir, Habibullah urges Omar - Jan 21, 2010
- Hazare to reach Ramlila via Rajghat, India Gate (Lead) - Aug 19, 2011
- Judges' panel to examine charges against us: Kejriwal - Nov 05, 2011
- Discussions with government 'fruitful': Team Anna - Aug 24, 2011
- Bedi NGO did not cheat: Kejriwal - Nov 28, 2011
- Team Anna meets Left leaders - Jun 29, 2011
- Pranab Mukherjee to negotiate with Team Anna: Kejriwal - Aug 23, 2011
- It was for the cause: Bedi on inflated reimbursements - Oct 20, 2011
- Third round of government-Team Anna talks shortly - Aug 24, 2011
Tags: aamir khan, arvind kejriwal, congress president, habibullah, information commission, information commissioner, kashmir chief minister, l k advani, law minister, magsaysay awardees, manmohan singh, prime minister manmohan, prime minister manmohan singh, progressive alliance, sandeep pandey, sonia gandhi, veerappa, wajahat, woman police, zee television
November 2nd, 2009 at 5:35 am
There is no doubt that Mrs. Kiran Bedi is best suitable for CIC post. Even if a general public survey is done she will be the top choice of indian citizens. But, Politics and honesty can’t go together that’s why politicians will try there level best that she doesn’t get this post. RTI won’t be applicable if people ask these politicians to disclose how the people whom government is considering are better than Kiran Bedi and on what parameters. I wish a survey be done through media so that expectation of general public be met rather than that of politicians.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:10 pm
It will prove a great thing to improve the administration in the public dealing Offices in favour of the general public and implementation of Information Act more successfully.
November 2nd, 2009 at 2:41 pm
Two things about Kiran Bedi that are held up as showing her merit, actually militate against her: (1) Ms Bedi’s main tool against drug abuse has been a useless quackery, viz ear-acupuncture, a treatment offered by Navjyoti, the “Delhi Police Foundation for Correction, Deaddiction & Rehabilitation”. Kiran Bedi is the founder of Navjyoti. (2) She brought a foreigner “Vipassana guru”, SN Goenka, and another foreign based “spiritual guru”, Ravi Shankar, for “teaching” and training policemen and also Tihar jail prisoners. The two were given free access to the policemen and prisoners, and even control over them. IS IT NOT A SERIOUS SECURITY RISK?
Also, there is no evidence to show that ear-acupuncture or Vipassana or “Art of Living” or “Sudarshan Kriya” do what they are claimed to do. Ms Kiran Bedi’s support and promotion of these practices show that she is a gullible person, easily taken in by charlatans.
March 12th, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Kiren Bdi should be given this post and we are welcoming the stance of all who wants to stop corruption. She is perfect candidate for the same and also Ramdevbaba needs to come with them to support we need him to address nation on this issue