Prashant Bhushan alleged Modi government for appoint corrupt people
"The shortlist made to appoint Central Vigilance Commissioner revealed that the topmost name was of a corrupt Income Tax officer who sat on the information regarding black money provided by Swiss bank HSBC. He used to meet former CBI Director Ranjit Sinha stealthily as he was probing him," Bhushan said.
"We know that the CVC appointments have been postponed for now, but full efforts are being made by the Modi government to appoint corrupt people to anti-corruption institutions," he said.
Bhusan also alleged that, "efforts are being made to saffronise institutions like UGC, NCERT, Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) and other such bodies.
The kind of people is being appointed who will take the country to superstitions. Even our HRD Minister goes to astrologer, shows her palm and asks when she will become the President of India." Bhushan, along with another former AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, was talking to media persons on the sidelines of the 'Swaraj Abhiyan' organised in the state capital.
Speaking further, the lawyer-turned-leader said the vacancies in the Central Information Commission (CIC) were not being filled due to which the citizens of the country were unable to get information regarding the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
"Black money is not coming back to our country as promised by them (the Modi government), but they are trying to interfere in the appointment of judges in the Supreme Court and the High Courts through National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC)," he said.
Bhushan said he had told Modi to check black money first in the country, which was invested here itself, but that did not happen.
