No need for new law to fight corruption: Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy

MATHURA: As Anna Hazare gears up for yet another protest fast against the government's "weak" Lokpal Bill, Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today advocated the need to strengthen the existing laws to tackle corruption instead of introducing a new legislation to combat the menace.

"Anna Hazare is demanding a new law to fight corruption, but what is required is to strengthen the existing laws, as they are strong enough to fight corruption," Swamy said in a conference here.

He said the Government should strongly implement the existing laws and take swift action against those involved in corruption.

"Corruption is an issue of concern in the US also, but the difference is that quick action is taken against the accused there, but in India even after a court verdict, it takes years to solve a case," he said.

Swamy announces panel against corruption

CHENNAI: Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Friday announced forming of an Action Committee Against Corruption in India (ACACI) with special focus on illegal money flow in and out of the country.

The ACACI consists of members including former Haryana DGP and former CBI joint director BR Lall, academician MD Nalapat and former IAS officer V Sundaram among others.

"The ACACI will leverage existing national and international laws and move internal and global institutions to discover and recover illegal funds deposited in secret banking channels in about 77 countries," he told reporters here after a meeting of the committee.

"Our areas of focus would include nationalisation of illegal accounts in foreign banks and plugging tax evasion. ACACI has been set up to fight corruption in the space left vacant by two major movements against corruption, led by Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev," Swamy said.

While Hazare's efforts were focused at revamping present laws and making them free of loopholes, Ramdev concentrated on mass mobilisation, Swamy noted.

"The ACACI will focus on specific action against macro corrupt acts, especially in the criminal misconduct of high level public officials and illegal money flow in and out of the country," he said.

Asserting that he had no differences with Hazare or Baba Ramdev, Swamy said he would participate in the yoga guru's proposed padayatra. "We will work in harmony," he added.

Swamy announces new body against corruption

New Delhi: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy has formed a new organisation to fight corruption which will support similar movements of Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev.

The Action Committee Against Corruption was formed in Chennai to take effective action against corrupt activities within the present legal framework, Swamy said in a statement today.


The committee will meet in Delhi on November three to discuss proposals prepared by its members on how civil society can recover the amounts in illegal accounts of politicians, businessmen and others in secret banking abroad.

The committee supports the movements of Hazare and Ramdev, the statement said.