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India Against Corruption (IAC) is a collective People's Movement whose aim is "to ensure a corruption free India". The movement is apolitical, but has resulted in the evolution of a political party, the Aam Aadmi Party.

Background of the movement

Many of the present participants in the IAC movement are prominent RTI activists of India who met on the occasion of the 1st. National RTI Convention organized by the Central Information Commission between 13 and 15 October 2006.

These included Anna Hazare, Sarbajit Roy, Veeresh Malik, C.J. Karira, Manoj Pai and Mujibur Rehman. 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 simultaneously 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. In Feb. 2007 activists of National Campaign for Political Reforms in India ("NCPRI") combined to expose mega corruption taking place for 2010 Commonwealth Games under the "India Against Corruption" banner of the "Hindustan Republican Army" (a patriotic force). Accordingly the IAC through Mr. Veeresh Malik litigated in the Delhi High Court and brought the Indian Olympic Association under the scope of Right to Information.

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.

Current Office bearers of the movement

• Sarbajit Roy – National Convenor
• Veeresh Malik – RTI activist and journalist, Co-Convenor, IAC
• Manoj Pai – RTI activist and astronomer, General Secretary
• Mujibur Rehman – RTI activist and corruption fighter from Chattisgarh, General Secretary
• C.J. Karira – Civil rights activist and noted blogger, General Secretary
• Ajay Dixit – National Cyber-media Coordinator

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. ^ "About Us". indiaagainstcorruption.net.in (10 February 2007). Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
4. "Final Report of RTI Conference 2006". Central Information Commission
5. "Kalam agrees to meet RTI activists on protest" Asian Age, New Delhi 14 October 2006
6. Citizen News Service – Cns: Cloth Is A Security Threat To Indian State. Citizen-news.org (5 October 2006). Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
7. http://www.ncpri.org/content/ncpri-about-us
8. IAC's "India Resists" mailing list. Lists.riseup.net. Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
9. IAC Charter, v.1.000, 1 January 2013 html, PDF
10. "IAC submissions to Justice Verma Committee on amendment of rape laws", pirateparty.org.in, 4 January 2013
11. "Team Anna's bitter battle with Team Kejriwal". Ndtv.com (26 December 2012). Retrieved on 5 April 2013.
12. "Anna team blames Team Arvind for disabling mailing list", The Hindu, 26 December 2012
13. "Aam Aadmi Party accused of disabling Team Anna mailing list", India Today, 26 December 2012

External links

• Corruption in India
• Political advocacy groups in India