Not averse to civil rights leader Anna Hazare's proposed fast against the Lokpal Bill, CPI-M leader Brinda Karat today said every citizen has the right to protest.
Advocating inclusion of the prime minister and the conduct of MPs in Parliament under the ambit of the Lokpal Bill, Karat said, "Even though our party disagrees with some of the views raised by Hazare, as a citizen he has the right to protest. People's struggle will strengthen the democracy".
Though the Standing Committee of the Parliament in 2001 had recommended inclusion of the prime minister under the purview of the Lokpal Bill, Karat pointed out that now in 2011 the Centre was arguing in a different voice.
"If a better law can be made due to public protest, what is the harm in it," she asked, adding that people should oppose the bill if they find it not sufficient to curb corruption at high places.
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