Protest against Bhushans

A section of journalists and activists, on Thursday, protested the inclusion of former law minister Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant in the committee that is drafting the Lokpal Bill.

A section of journalists and activists, on Thursday, protested the inclusion of former law minister Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant in the committee that is drafting the Lokpal Bill.

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Vineet Narain, a veteran Delhi-based journalist, who led the protest said: “The inclusion of the father-son duo will compromise the integrity of the committee.”

“Irrespective of whether the charges levelled against them [of irregularities in the Uttar Pradesh government’s allotment of land at Noida to Shanti Bhushan and his other son Jayant,] are proved or not, the magnitude of the accusations alone is grounds for their removal.”

The activists will petition the Supreme Court if Bhushan is not removed as the co-chair of the committee. Jayant is fighting a case against the UP government.