Bhushans’ resignation ruled out, Hegde has a rethink

New Delhi/Bangalore: Unfazed by controversies surrounding the Bhushans, civil society activists today rejected demands for their resignation from the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill but one of its members Justice Santosh Hegde said he is thinking of resigning from it.
The demand for the resignation of lawyer Shanti Bhushan and his son Prashant grew today following a CFSL report that a CD allegedly involving the senior Bhushan was not not tampered with.
While the Bhushans kept mum, activists Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi ruled out their resignation because of the “malicious campaign” against them.
They told a press conference in Delhi that the civil society members were together and the “entire malicious” campaign launched by some “corrupt elements in and out of government” was aimed at derailing the drafting of a strong Lokpal Bill.
“There is no question of anybody resigning from the joint committee.