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tvamsisai  ·  3904 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: My First Vote at the Largest Democratic System

The leader of Aam Admi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, nearly 3 years back, had drafted a bill along with a few other people from the civil society. It received a lot of media attention and was taken up widely by the public. This bill was rejected in parliament, after an extended session of parliament, which is said to be one of the main reasons to drop himself in mainstream politics. Look out for Jan Lokpal Bill (literally meaning People Governance Bill): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Lokpal_Bill

He was also one of the leading persons in the civil society to draft the Right to Information Act, 2005. His alma-mater being one the prestigious Indian Institute of Technology.

But he has lost credibility after resigning from the seat of governance moments after he couldn't pass the Jan Lokpal Bill in the state of Delhi, where his party formed the government recently, with himself being the Chief Minister.