The activists urged the government to enact the "Rajasthan Bhaagidari, Jawaabdehi aur Saamajik Ankekshan Bill", the draft for which has already been prepared by them, to seek the accountability.
The Bill attempts to lay out a practical framework of accountability to the people and ensuring that citizens are "empowered to define, participate and monitor" the work of the administration in carrying out of their duties.
"The State must be accountable and completely transparent and accountable to the people (and) not to the CAG or to any senior officer or audit party," said prominent activist Aruna Roy.
To validate the claims, the testimonials of five people from Chak Hirat village in Rajasthan, who were allegedly declared "dead" by the government officials, irrespective of them presenting themselves in person, were brought forth.
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The activists alleged that, "10 lakh social security pensioners have been removed from the list of beneficiaries in Rajasthan. Out of these 10 lakh pensioners, 2,95,194 pensions were stopped because beneficiaries were declared to be dead".
"I was told to re-apply for my pension," she added.
Impressing upon the importance of the accountability law, one of the founders of MKSS (Mazdoor Kishan Shakti Sangthan), Nikhil Dey said, "this law is important because when you are declaring 60-70 percent of the people dead and cutting them off from the pension list, the question will be who did it, why they did it and what will be the consequences?"
The activists also touched upon the irregularities in the public distribution system operational within the state.