Both UPA and NDA govts weakened Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare

Guwahati: Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday alleged that both the UPA and the NDA governments "weakened" the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. He alleged that former prime minister Manmohan Singh "weakened" the Lokpal Bill (when it was framed during his tenure) and Narendra Modi "further weakened" the law by presenting an amendment in Parliament.

A provision was made in the amendment that relatives of (government) officers including wife, children and others will not have to submit details of their property every year, Hazare claimed at a press conference here.

He alleged that Modi government was giving "more emphasis to the interests" of industrialists than to farmers who are not getting proper price for their produce.