Team Anna joins ranks behind Kiran Bedi

Claims charges against Bedi are fraudulent

PTI | November 28, 2011



Coming out in strong support of Kiran Bedi, Team Anna today said a case of misappropriation of funds has been lodged against the activist not for fraud and cheating but for fighting for a strong Lokpal Bill.

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the complaint against Bedi was "completely fraud, malicious and malafide".

"The complaint of misappropriation of funds against Kiran Bedi is false, malicious and malafide.... It was lodged against Bedi not for fraud and cheating but for fighting for a strong Lokpal Bill," Kejriwal told reporters here.

Claiming that efforts were still on to defame Team Anna members, he said, "We want to say it categorically that it is a false complaint. The court order is wrong. There is no prima facie evidence supporting this complaint."

Kiran Bedi and her lawyer Somnath Bharti were present at the press conference and interestingly, the former IPS officer did not speak to reporters or take any questions.

Delhi Police had slapped a case of cheating against Bedi for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for her NGOs in line with a court's directive.

The court order came on a complaint filed by a Delhi lawyer that she had "looted" various paramilitary forces and police organisations in the name of imparting free computer training under the banner of her NGOs.

The lawyer alleged that Bedi had received donations of more than Rs 50 lakh from Microsoft for imparting free computer training to kids and families of BSF, CISF, ITBP, CRPF personnel and other state police organisations under the banner of her trust 'India Vision Foundation'.

Kejriwal also alleged that "vested interests" and "corrupt people" who do not want a strong Lokpal Bill were out to derail the anti-corruption movement.

"It is their unsuccessful attempt," he said.

He also said Bedi has decided not to appeal against the lower court's order in an higher court.

"She has decided not to go to higher courts. She has decided to cooperate with the police during investigation," he said.

On reports that Left wing extremists have called Anna's movement "anti-poor", the former IRS officer dismissed the suggestion and said the movement was to save the poor from corruption.

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