All sections concerned over graft: Jyotiraditya
August 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jyotiraditya Scindia Saturday said concern about corruption was not in Ramlila ground alone — where social activist Anna Hazare is undertaking a fast for the past 12 days — but was shared by all sections of the society.
“The concern is not in Ramlila Maidan alone. It is in villages and towns, among backwards, Dalits and all sections,” Scindia said while participating in the discussion on the Lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha.
He stressed it was the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) led by Sonia Gandhi which spearheaded the Right to Information (RTI) Act and other progressive measures.
Scindia also hailed the suggestion of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for making the Lokpal into a constitutional body.
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