Never said MPs take bribe to make law: Bhushan
NEW DELHI: Anna Hazare aide Prashant Bhushan who, along with Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi, has been served notice by Parliament for breach of privilege, on Saturday denied having made the purported statement that MPs received bribes to make legislation.
"I was responding to this constant questioning of civil society's role in law-making. I had said that if democracy means only Parliament can make laws, it is a wrong understanding. Democracy means rule of the people and MPs should find out what the wishes of the people are,'' Bhushan said. The notice has been moved by independent Rajya Sabha MP from UP, Mohammed Adeeb. Kiran Bedi upped the ante saying that the notice had been sent by a Parliament that included 150 MPs with criminal records. "Isn't that a breach of privilege that 150 MPs who have criminal records are sitting in Parliament?'' she asked. Bedi said her notice - that was sent on Friday - did not specify what derogatory words she had used. She reiterated that she would hold a "bigger mirror'' to the parliamentarians. "Apologizing now would mean apologizing for the anti-corruption movement,'' Bedi said. Her "ghoonghat act'' had come in for severe criticism from elected representatives.
Meanwhile, Aruna Roy of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information disapproved of the move to bring breach of privilege motion against Bedi for her controversial remarks during Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement. Speaking in Jaipur, she said, "I agree that such comments (by Bedi) are not acceptable, but I disapprove the move to bring privilege motion on the entire matter. There are other legal ways to deal with such cases.''
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