Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a strong statement in Parliament on the Anna Hazare standoff on Wednesday morning, defending the Delhi Police's decision to arrest the Gandhian and calling the social activist's attempts to impose his Jan Lokpal Bill on Parliament as "totally misconceived".
Meanwhile, Anna Hazare, his team and their ever-swelling supporters dug their heels in and outside the Tihar Jail, demanding the government give in to all conditions for their fast at Jai Prakash Narain Park in central Delhi.
“All of us agree that the Lokpal Bill should be passed by Parliament. The question is who drafts the law and who passes the law,” Singh said.
“It is the sole prerogative of Parliament to make laws and government has gone by well-settled principles,” the Prime Minister said.
Stating Hazare's methods were fraught with "grave consequences" for Parliamentary democracy, Singh said he and his team must allow elected representatives of the people to do their job.
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