Posts Tagged ‘Anna Hazare fast’
Model Salina Wali Khan to dance naked if government doesn’t pass Jan Lokpal Bill
A Delhi-based model Salina Wali Khan expressed a unique way of solidarity to Anna Hazare agitation Said she will dance naked if the government fails to pass the lokpal bill, She has claimed that she is also a victim of corruption Salina Wali Khan said, "My decision is not for gaining publicity I am not like other models who make [...]
Anna to visit Rajghat before fast
Anna Hazare will come out of Tihar Jail at 11 a5-day fast for a strong Lokpal Bill may go beyond the period depending upon the government’s response to the agitation days and later the two sides agreed on 15 days but that can be reviewed and the protest can be prolonged depending on what the government does on the demands put forward by Mr [...]
Ramlila Maidan not ready, Anna Hazare to fast from Friday
Anna Hazare from tomorrow will observe a 15-day hunger strike at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan following a deal struck with the Delhi Police, which agreed to drop all pre-conditions put so far on his agitation over the Lokpal Bill5 days5 days permission Anna accepted," she wrote As Anna's team held their ground, thousands of Indians held rallies in [...]
BJP supports Anna’s fight against corruption
Extending support to Anna Hazare’s anti-graft crusade, BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Thursday asserted that it was his party that brought corruption and black money issues to the forefront and now it will firmly stand behind the social activist in his agitation “BJP had not failed or delayed anywhere on raising such topical public issues [...]
Team Anna gives undertaking for protests; to abide by rules
Team Anna has given a two-page undertaking to police on its protest fast in Ramlila Maidan, saying they would abide by existing rules and regulations and the crowd will not exceed the capacity of the ground, which is around 25,000 people1, official sources said0 pm limitspeeches; no inflammatory slogans within 200 metres of religious or worship [...]
US blames incorrect media reports for Hazare row
The United States blamed "some extremely inaccurate reporting out of India" for Indians taking umbrage over its stand on social activist Anna Hazare's protest and said it supported the right of non-violent protest universally949, are nothing but the grammar of anarchy," said the paper975, when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi suspended [...]
Anna to fast till his health permits: Kiran Bedi
Anna Hazare will continue his fast till his health permits and there is no perceived threat to his life, his associate Kiran Bedi said on Thursday, stressing that his protest is an indefinite hunger strike and “not a fast-unto-death” While indicating that there will be no confrontation with government over the issue of providing medical [...]
Anna Hazare motivated a Pakistani to fight against corruption
A Pakistani businessman, Jehangeer Akhtar is set to go on a hunger strike in Islamabad from September 12 He claims his fast is in a bid to declare war on corruption Pakistan Expressing his admiration for Anna Hazare, Jehangeer Akhtar complained that corruption was a far more serious disease in Pakistan The activist now wants the Pakistan [...]
Surprise check by bomb squad at Tihar
Bomb disposal teams and dog squads conducted a surprise check outside Tihar Jail in Delhi on Thursday morning, soon after the Anna Hazare team announced that the Gandhian would move out of the prison to launch his anti-corruption protest at Ramlila Maidan4 days which could be extended later
Rahul intervention pushes govt to rework its strategy on Anna arrest
It was at the intervention of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi that the government decided to release Anna Hazare from Tihar jail2 hours between Hazare's arrest and release showed the government trying to make the best of its rapidly shrinking options It could either have had to ride rough shod over the fallout of the seven days of [...]
Hazare to come out of jail: Agnivesh, Kiran Bedi
The standoff in Tihar Jail likely to be over with Anna Hazare set to come out of the prison after a night-long protest demanding that he be allowed to launch his indefinite strike from a venue of his choice in the capital Hazare, who was ordered to be released last night after a day-long detention before he was to begin his fast demanding [...]
Anna Hazare arrest : Prime Minister statement in Lok Sabha
Over the arrest of Anna Hazare and his supporters, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addressed Parliament on Wednesday6, 20111, an application was made to Delhi Police by an organisation called India Against Corruption for permission to hold a month-long fast beginning August 16, 2011 at New Delhi3, 2011, Delhi Police informed the applicants that [...]
Anna Hazare refuses to leave, continues fast in Tihar Jail
Anna Hazare on Tuesday night refused to come out of jail, saying he wanted permission to hold fast over a strong Lokpal Bill5 pm prisoners including CWG scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Kalaignar TV Managing Director Sharad Kumar, who is in judicial custody in 2G scam prisoners including CWG scam accused Suresh Kalmadi and Kalaignar TV Managing [...]
Hundreds gather outside Tihar jail
Despite being offered release, Anna Hazare spent the night in Tihar Jail refusing to come out insisting on an unconditional release and permission to launch his fast at Jai Prakash Narain Park The Gandhian’s aide Manoj Sisodia came out of the jail last night and said Mr Hazare told the authorities that he will come out of the prison only [...]
Anna free to go wherever he wants to: Govt
Government on Wednesday said Anna Hazare was free to go wherever he wants to and that Delhi Police will take a decision on whether he will be allowed to hold protest at JP Park here3 hours after they were detained However, Mr Hazare made it clear that he would come out of the prison only if he is given permission to stage the indefinite fast at [...]
Hazare will leave Tihar if allowed to fast unconditionally
Making it clear that Anna Hazare would come out of Tihar Jail only if he is allowed to sit on a fast “unconditionally”, Team Hazare on Wednesday said it was ready for any discussion with the government after the permission is granted Noted lawyer and member of the Lokpal Joint Drafting Committee Prashant Bhushan said Hazare will continue to [...]
Delhi Police rejects permission for Anna Hazare’s fast at JP Park
Delhi Police today rejected permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast here as his team refused to give an undertaking that the Gandhian would end it by Thursday and restrict the number of protestors to 5,000, setting the stage for a showdown between the two parties6 conditions "We have not accepted six conditions as they are [...]
Gulf Indians to join Anna Hazare fast
Ahead of the proposed August 16 fast against corruption by social activist Anna Hazare, a group of Indians based in Dubai has decided to join it7 as saying He said he has been fighting many corruption cases, including the issues in some of the Indian professional organisations in the UAE He also conducted a media briefing about the group's [...]
PM an insensitive person: Team Anna
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh questioned the proposed fast by Anna Hazare on Lokpal issue, the Gandhian's team on Monday called him an 'insensitive' person who is asking people to fall in line on the issueKiran Bedi, a Hazare Team member, claimed people have no trust left in the UPA government which was elected two years back as it had [...]
Hazare rejects police limitations, to go ahead with fast
Spurning the conditions imposed by the Delhi Police on his proposed fast here from August 16, social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday sought the intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh6, to protest against the government’s draft of the Lokpal Bill Rumour mills were in full swing on Saturday regarding Ramdev’s participation but by [...]
