Prashant Bhushan & Shanti Bhushan under scanner

All of us are aware of Anna Hazare and his fight against corruption. The whole movement frizzled out after Aravind Kejriwal decided to go for politics. Lot of questions got raised against Aravind Kejriwal and his & his team, especially Bhushan's political aspirations. But all those were speculations.

Here in this first post let us show bit about the Bhushans. They are fighting a battle against corruption and corrupt practices. People of India saw them standing beside Anna and took it for granted of their honesty. But later it was revealed they themselves were not as clean as they projected.


Case 1: 

The CD controversy case of Shanti Bhushan. There are many news article for the same but to refresh your memory, here's one of the links.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/controversial-cd-on-team-anna-member-shanti-bhushan-genuine-delhi-police/839210/0

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-31/india/29948614_1_shanti-bhushan-cd-cfsl-delhi-prashant-bhushan

Prashant Bhushan did get his own testing lab check the CD and declared they reported the CD to be doctored. That is the explanation they gave to Indian public. So do we take it that if tomorrow any of us get indicted, we can get our own investigation done and then declare ourselves clean. What makes the whole explanation more bizarre sounding is the fact that Amar Singh himself confirmed about the conversation.


Case 2:

Noida farm 'gifted' by Mayawati lands Shanti Bhushan in fresh row.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-04-20/india/29450227_1_noida-land-allotment-lokpal-bill-mayawati-government

http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/shanti-bhushan-now-in-noida-land-row/1/135779.html

http://news.worldsnap.com/politics/shanti-bhushan-defends-land-controversy-102855.html

Quotes from articles that do raise eyebrows :-

"A fresh controversy brews around a huge farmland owned by a son of former Union minister Shanti Bhushan. Apparently, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati had gifted the 10,000 square metre plot of land in Noida."

"In his declaration of assets last week, Shanti Bhushan mentioned a 10,000 square metre farmland plot in Noida. He however did not mention how the Mayawati government allotted the plot to his lawyer son Jayant Bhushan in a discretionary manner earlier this year."

"This 10,000 sq.m. of farmland allegedly received at less than a quarter of its market price, raises a conflict of interest question as Bhushan had appeared against the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in the Noida statue park case, media reports said.

The matter was dug out as part of a petition filed in the Allahabad High Court by disgruntled former Additional Solicitor General Vikas Singh, who complained of being allotted “one of the worst pieces of land”". "

Case 3:

Evading tax duty.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/team-anna-s-shanti-bhushan-found-guilty-of-evading-1-3-crores-of-property-taxes-164319

Quote from article :-

"The Assistant of Stamp Duty in Allahabad, Dr K P Pandey, said  Mr Bhushan has been found guilty of evading stamp duty. The property and related taxes had been grossly under-valued, he said."


Case 4:

Prashant Bhushan flouted land laws to buy land in Himachal.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/324701/priyanka-vadra-prashant-bhushan-flouted.html

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/what-about-prashant-bhushan-s-land-in-himachal-asks-congress-277613

http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/HimachalPradesh/Probe-Prashant-Bhushan-land-purchase-in-HP/Article1-941963.aspx

Quotes from the articles :-

1. "Under Himachal Pradesh's land laws, only the state's permanent residents can buy land in the state. Others who want to purchase land for non-agricultural purposes have to seek relaxation under Section 118."

2. "Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday."

3. "According to the state's laws, land-use of a tea garden could not be changed as these are exempted under the ceiling act."

4. "Revenue Minister Gulab Singh, in reply to a question, told the state assembly in the last winter session "from Jan 1, 2008, to Nov 30, 2011, land use change" had been allowed under Section 118 of the Land Reforms and Tenancy Act to allow Kumud Bhushan Educational Society of Kandbari (in Kangra district) for purchasing tea gardens. He said the society was run by Prashant Bhushan."

5. "According to a judicial commission report, which probed 'benami' (illegal) land transactions in the state from 2003 to 2011, it came to notice that land use of tea estates has been permitted by the state government without invoking the provision of the land ceiling act.

Justice D.P. Sood, former judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, headed the commission and submitted his 147-page report to the government last April."

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We leave the Indian public to now arrive at conclusion about this duo, who are part of "Aam Admi party", supposedly a party meant to fight corruption.



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Crusader