2011 Indian anti-corruption movement

2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
Anna Andolan
Anna Hazare's hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on the second day of his fast
Date	4 April 2011 – 28 December 2011
Location	India
Caused by	Corruption in public environment Government corruption[1][2] Police corruption[2] Judicial corruption[1] Corporate corruption[2] Kleptocracy[2] Electoral fraud[3] Red tape[2][4] Discretionary powers of politician[1] Black money[1]
Goals	Enactment of anti-corruption legislature, Jan Lokpal Bill[5] for ombudsman
Methods	Non violent protest
Resulted in	Resolution passed in Parliament accepting Jan Lokpal Bill on 27 August 2011, Government again withdrawn Resolution on 22 December 2011, Government Cabinet introduced The Lokpal Bill, 2011 in the parliament but failed to pass. protests renewed in 2012 when Rajya Sabha failed to pass the Bill

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The Indian anti-corruption movement, popularly known as Anna Andolan, was a series of demonstrations and protests across India that began in 2011 and was intended to establish strong legislation and enforcement against perceived endemic political corruption.^[5] The movement was named as one of the "Top 10 News Stories of 2011" by Time magazine.^[6]

The wheels of this development took a public outburst first during the rally at Jantar Mantar organised by yoga guru Bab Ramdev on 14 Nov 2010 to hand over police complaint against the corruption in 2010 Commonwealth Games.^[7]

A rally was organised at historic Ramlila Maidan, Delhi in which group of eminent persons including Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi, Ram Jethmalani, Medha Patkar, Swami Agnivesh, Col. Devinder Sehrawat, Sunita Godara, Harsh Mandar, Archbishop of Delhi, Justice D. S. Tewatia, Devinder Sharma, PV Rajgopal, Trilok Sharma marched after holding a public meeting in which the decision to invite Social Activist Anna Hazare to lead the movement was taken Anna Hazare. In what could be termed as the biggest outpouring against corruption by citizens, peaceful public march against corruption were held in several cities in India. People demanded proposed new Lokpal Bill.

The movement gained momentum from 5 April 2011, when anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar monument in New Delhi. The movement aimed to alleviate corruption in the Indian government through introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Another aim, which was led by Ramdev, Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal and others was the repatriation of black money from foreign banks.

Mass protesters focussed on legal and political issues, including political corruption, kleptocracy, and other forms of corruption. The movement was primarily one of non-violent civil resistance and was composed of demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, hunger strikes, and rallies, and the use of social media to organise, communicate, and raise awareness. The protests were nonpartisan and most protesters were hostile to political parties' attempts to use them to strengthen their own political agenda.