<p>The ideas will be shortlisted through a public voting system and the top 10 popular ideas will then be assessed by a jury. The winning idea will be presented the Satyameva Jayate award. <br /><br />The deadline for submitting the ideas is September 20, and the winning idea will be announced on October 2.<br /><br />Announcing the initiative, Programme Co-ordinator of ipaidabribe.com T R Raghunandan, said the idea to institute these awards was to consciously involve citizens to help them make a difference. “Each of us needs to come forward and suggest the changes that can rid the system of corruption,” he said. <br /><br />‘Everyone right and wrong’<br /><br />On Anna Hazare’s detention, Raghunandan, a former IAS officer, said everybody is right and wrong. “Team Anna is right in wanting a strong Lokpal bill. Yet, politicians, however despicable they might be, are right too. We have a parliament and the draft bill is now before our elected representatives,” he said.<br /></p>
<p>The ideas will be shortlisted through a public voting system and the top 10 popular ideas will then be assessed by a jury. The winning idea will be presented the Satyameva Jayate award. <br /><br />The deadline for submitting the ideas is September 20, and the winning idea will be announced on October 2.<br /><br />Announcing the initiative, Programme Co-ordinator of ipaidabribe.com T R Raghunandan, said the idea to institute these awards was to consciously involve citizens to help them make a difference. “Each of us needs to come forward and suggest the changes that can rid the system of corruption,” he said. <br /><br />‘Everyone right and wrong’<br /><br />On Anna Hazare’s detention, Raghunandan, a former IAS officer, said everybody is right and wrong. “Team Anna is right in wanting a strong Lokpal bill. Yet, politicians, however despicable they might be, are right too. We have a parliament and the draft bill is now before our elected representatives,” he said.<br /></p>
