The Bhrastachar Birodhi Abhiyan (BBA) on Saturday reiterated its demand for timely enactment and implementation of anti-corruption legislations at the national and State-levels and amendment to the Odisha lokayukta Bill 2014 at the earliest.
Addressing a Press conference here, Abhiyan president Rajendra Prasad Singh urged the Union and State Governments to ensure appropriate anti-corruption laws to help usher in a transparent, accountable and citizen-friendly system of governance.
“We urge the State Government to amend the Odisha lokayukta Bill 2014 in conformity to the Central lokpal Act 2013 so as to make the State Directorate of Vigilance free and independent of Government control on the lines of the structural reformation of the CBI effected by the Central Government,” said Singh.
He demanded that the State Government order a CBI probe into the land and house allotment scam exposed by the CAG as well as into the mining scam. “There are many anti-corruption Bills pending in the 15th Parliament due to lack of adequate follow-up. These Bills should be revived and introduced in Parliament so as to ensure their enactment at the earliest,” said Singh.
He also informed that the Abhiyan has recently submitted memorandums to the President, the Prime Minister and the State Governor and Chief Minister to ensure proper implementation of various anti-corruption laws at their ends. Rights activist Pradeep Pradhan , Chitta Ranjan Mohanty ans several other rights and social activists were present at the Press conference.