Present a strong Lokpal Bill: Team Anna

As the government prepares to bring Lokpal Bill to the Cabinet, Anna Hazare on Wednesday pitched for a strong version of the law to be presented for consideration of Parliament, contending that the official version falls “far short” of people’s expectations.Contending that government’s version of Lokpal Bill “falls far short” of the expectations of the people, he said it was “too weak and ineffective. It has a very narrow jurisdiction.”He said it was a rare opportunity for UPA government to change the history of India and if they present a strong Lokpal Bill, the whole country would be indebted to them.“Congress claims ‘Congress ka haath, aam admi ke saath (Congress hand is with common man). We sincerely hope that aam admi’s corruption will also be addressed through Lokpal Bill,” Mr. Hazare said.“We sincerely appeal to the Union Cabinet to present a strong Lokpal Bill in Parliament,” he said in a statement.Activist Arvind Kejriwal said there was “nothing for a common man in the present version of government’s Lokpal Bill. Common man’s corruption has been completely left out of Lokpal Bill.”Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said, “The government claims that it first wants to tackle high-level corruption.