Jan Lokpal Bill Diluted Beyond Recognition by Kejriwal: Yogendra

Yogendra Yadav has slammed the Jan Lokpal Bill passed by the Delhi govt. Says it has been diluted beyond recognition

AAP leader Arvind kejriwal (left) , Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan (right). (Photo: The Quint)

Political scientist and former AAP member Yogendra Yadav has slammed the Jan Lokpal Bill passed by the Delhi government in an article in the Hindustan Times. In an all-out attack on Arvind Kejriwal, Yadav accuses him of using the ‘odd-even formula’ as a gimmick to distract from the diluted anti-corruption law his government has passed.

Did you notice a small coincidence? The day the Delhi Government announced its controversial Odd-Even scheme to control vehicular pollution happened to be the day when Delhi assembly was going to debate and pass its “historic” Jan Lokpal Bill. This was a strange day to make this announcement. It could easily be announced a day earlier or postponed by a day, after the assembly session concluded... Just consider this suggestion. This coincidence was actually not a coincidence. This was a carefully designed and swiftly executed media strategy to save the AAP government from media mauling on the Lokpal issue. This was a classic ploy used by media managers: distract the media with a middle class issue they cannot ignore 

Yogendra Yadav in the <i>Hindustan Times</i>

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