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Inspired by Hong Kong's Independent Commission Against Corruption[5] the leaders of the IAC have prepared a draft Jan Lokpal Bill. They claim that this bill provides for a strong, efficient and politically independent institutions, the Lokpal and the Lokayuktas for investigation of corruption charges against public officials and politicians. The bill also provides for time bound grievance redressal and speedy investigation.

In March 2011, the organization sent an open letter to Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh and Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for a CBI probe as recommended by a Central government committee into "irregularities in the forest department" of Haryana. IAC also sought a separate probe into the charge of harassment of Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi for blowing the whistle.[6]

In April 2011, Anna Hazare gave a call to the people of India to press the government for the enactment of Jan LokPal bill.[7] In hundreds of cities, towns and villages across the length and breadth of the country, people formed teams for supporting Anna's indefinite fast for pressurizing the Government of India to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill prepared by IAC.(After Anna joined the anti-corruption campaign IAC came to be known as "Team Anna".) Hundreds of people joined Annaji in his fast at home / office / event venues on the 5 April 2011. The media called it the people's mass movement against corruption.[8][9]. In some sections of society the methods adopted by Team Anna and its leader were critized for weakening the foundations of parliamentary democracy. This section argued that members of parliament were elected by the people and, therefore, they represented the will of the people. Team Anna was asked to contest elections on the issues raised by them, instead of organizing street protests in support of their anti-corruption agenda. The Team Anna movement was also compared to the JP movement.