Swaraj Abhiyan leader Prashant Bhushan on Friday claimed the Delhi government’s new Janlokpal Bill was different from what was drafted during the Anna Hazare-led anti-corruption movement, as the appointment and removal of an independent ombudsman will now be done by the state government.
Calling Janlokpal bill as ‘Jokepal,’ the former Aam Aadmi Party leader on Saturday held a news conference and used the opportunity to slam his former party colleagues for what he said causing deception to people.
He later tweeted, “By providing that Delhi Lokpal will investigate corruption of Central govt in AAP’s Jokepal Bill under AK has ensured that LG will not allow&it fails.”
His father Shanti Bhushan said, “It is as big a betrayal of Anti-corruption movement & people as ‘Janata Party imposing emergency’ would have been.”
Yogendra Yadav, another former colleague of Delhi chief minister, Arvind Kejriwal, said, “Futile to compare #AAPKaJokePal with JanLokpal of IAC days, even with Uttarakhand Act. This should be compared with Modi’s Lokpal in Gujarat.”
Yadav also urged his supporters to tweet using the hashtag #AAPKaJokePal, which had become a top twitter trend since Saturday morning.
Here are some of the tweets being posted under this hashtag.
By providing that Delhi Lokpal will investigate corruption of Central govt in #AapJokepalBill AK has ensured that LG will not allow&it fails
— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) November 28, 2015
Yogendra Yadav, another Swaraji also attacked Arvind kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party over the matter of Lokpal bill.
This is the real trick!
Insert a clause that ensures its rejection by LG and blame BJP. Shameless!#AAPKaJokePal https://t.co/ZTD5JV5pZp— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) November 28, 2015
#AAPKaJokePal is among the top trends at the moment. Let's continue to use this hashtag for exposing this betrayal.
— Yogendra Yadav (@_YogendraYadav) November 28, 2015
Other twitterati also reacted.
absolute power corrupts even demented pple @ArvindKejriwal …wht a joker delhiites hv chosen #AAPKaJokePal https://t.co/fWbwjcfpzJ
— Vijay Budhiraja (@budhiraja_vj) November 28, 2015
When LG will reject this unconstitutional #AAPKaJokePal kejri will tweet it's LG & Centre who dont want.
Truth is it has made to be rejected— The VVIP (@MrVVIPAK) November 28, 2015
ArvindKejriwal, onetime pide-piper metamorphosis into jester. Issues jokepal. Delhiets short-changed #AAPKaJokePal pic.twitter.com/KZy7OWWjSU
— Maharashtra Congress (@INCMaharashtra) November 28, 2015
What people of Delhi should do with #AAPKaJokePal pic.twitter.com/9tozHGcNxy
— The VVIP (@MrVVIPAK) November 28, 2015
क्या अरविन्द केजरीवाल अब जंतर मंतर पर आकर जनता को समझायेंगे की लोकपाल पर उनके ह्रदय परिवर्तन का क्या राज है ?? #AAPKaJokePal
— Youth Congress (@IYC) November 28, 2015