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India Against Corruption (IAC) is an organisation headed mostly by middle-class professionals and lawyers that has sought to mobilise the masses in support of their demands for a less corrupt society in India. It was particularly prominent during the anti-corruption protests of 2011 and 2012, the central point of which was debate concerning the introduction of a Jan Lokpal bill. Although nominally apolitical, IAC has Hindu nationalist leanings and has spawned the breakaway Aam Aadmi Party.

Objectives of the movement

IAC's objective, was the enactment of Jan Lokpal Bill which was drafted seeking continuous suggestions and revision from public forum, the latest version being Jan Lokpal Bill version 2.3. The bill includes the recommendation to create an independent body It aims at removing corruption from India permanently

History of the movement

Many of the present participants in the IAC movement were prominent RTI activists of India of "Humjanenge" who met on the occasion of the 1st. National RTI Convention organized by the Central Information Commission between 13 and 15 October 2006 and informally agreed to pool their individual anti-corruption efforts.

These included Anna Hazare, C.J. Karira, Manoj Pai, Veeresh Malik, Mujibur Rehman and Sarbajit Roy. Anna Hazare and Sarbajit Roy were official panel members of the symposium. Other RTI activists from NCPRI like Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia of Parivartan were organising protests outside the high security venue, Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan complex, demanding the sacking of Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah "to save RTI"; they were briefly arrested.

IAC charter

IAC's new Charter was adopted by the membership with effect from 1 January 2013. Some salient clauses from it:-

Corruption defined

Corruption the IAC opposes and seeks to eliminate is defined as being co-terminus with those offences punishable under :-

• Chapter III of The Prevention of Corruption Act 1988, or
• Similar special laws in force within the territory of India or beyond, or
• International treaties and conventions India is signatory to.

An apolitical movement

Members or adherents of any political party will delink themselves from the movement and unsubscribe themselves from the IAC mailing list.

A Disciplined, Principled and Democratic People’s Movement

Members will be bound by, the movement’s operational and strategic principles contained in the IAC manifesto. There is no "High Command" in the IAC andolan. The role of IAC’s Core Committee is administrative, advisory and directionary. All IAC’s organs are expected to be transparent and report regularly to the movement.

Policy positions

The IAC has articulated its position on some controversial issues in policy documents filed by it to Government. These include:-

Compulsory national service for youth

The IAC proposes a 2 year compulsory national service for all Indian youth between the ages of 18 and 25 years for national integration and character building in the face of hardship.

Clean Public Toilets

IAC demands a national plan for clean and accessible public toilets as its lady members are sick and tired of seeing citizens exposing themselves in public.

Ban on consumption of alcohol

The IAC has supported prohibition in India (in accordance with the Directive Principles of Sate Policy) if the crime rate continues to rise.

Right to bear arms freely

The IAC opposes Gun Control laws, and demands that the colonial Arms Act be repealed so that citizens should have the unrestricted right to private defence including the right to purchase, store, possess and use arms and ammunition.

Notable people

• Anna Hazare – veteran Gandhian and anti-corruption activist
• Sarbajit Roy – Activist advocate
• Veeresh Malik – RTI activist and journalist, General Secretary, IAC
• Mujibur Rehman – RTI activist and corruption fighter from Chattisgarh, General Secretary

References

1. IAC website. Indiaagainstcorruption.net.in. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
2. IAC mailing list home page. Lists.riseup.net. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
3. Nanda, Meera (2011). The God Market: How Globalization is Making India More Hindu. NYU Press. pp. xxii–xxiii. ISBN 9781583673096.
4. "Anna Hazare tells Arvind Kejriwal not to use his name, photo for votes as they part ways". New Delhi: India Today. PTI. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
5. "So what is the Aam Aadmi Party all about". New Delhi: India Today. 24 November 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
6. "Final Report of RTI Conference 2006". Central Information Commission
7. "Kalam agrees to meet RTI activists on protest" Asian Age, New Delhi 14 October 2006
8. Citizen News Service – Cns: Cloth Is A Security Threat To Indian State. Citizen-news.org (5 October 2006). Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
9. IAC's "India Resists" mailing list. Lists.riseup.net. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
10. IAC Charter, v.1.000, 1 January 2013 html, PDF
11. "IAC submissions to Justice Verma Committee on amendment of rape laws", pirateparty.org.in, 4 January 2013
12. ^ Cite error: The named reference About1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

External links

• Use dmy dates from June 2013
• Corruption in India
• Political advocacy groups in India