Govt Protecting 'Corrupt' Ministers, writes Advani

Backing his jailed party members, BJP veteran L K Advani today accused the government of putting “whistle-blowers” behind bars while protecting its “corrupt ministers” and said this was happening despite a bill being introduced in Parliament to protect those who expose scams.

“It is indeed shocking to find that the ruling party these days is exerting its utmost to protect corrupt ministers but has no qualms putting whistle-blowers behind bars,” Advani said in his latest blog posting referring to the 2G scam and two of BJP’s ex-MPs and his former close aide being sent to judicial custody in the 2008 cash-for-vote scam.

Advani recalled that the Manmohan Singh Cabinet approved a Bill which protects whistle-blowers based on Law Commmission’s report submitted to the government in December 2001. The whistle-blowers’ protection bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha.

“The Bill has not become law as yet. But the Cabinet having approved of it, government should feel committed to its core principle,” he said.

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