Posts Tagged ‘Anna Hazare’
Demand for quota in Lokpal Bill
The clamour for inclusion of quota in the Lokpal Bill is becoming louder as the Government agrees to introduce the Bill in Parliament in the winter session itself65 MPs on reservation be ignored We will carry on our agitation, even as Anna used a Dalit girl to break his fast," said Ram Vilas Paswan "Reservation is the law of the land, and if [...]
Cabinet discusses Lokpal Bill, meeting again on Dec 19
Amid the government's keenness to introduce Lokpal Bill in Parliament before the end of Winter session on December 22, the Union Cabinet tonight had informal discussions on the much-hyped legislation which is expected to be taken up by the Cabinet formally tomorrow00 MPs988" Several parties, however, are insisting that CBI's anti-corruption [...]
Hazare says the government has betrayed his team
Casting doubts on government's intentions over Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare on Sunday accused it of repeatedly betraying his team and said he is firm with his agitation plan if an effective anti-graft legislation was not passed in the ongoing Winter session of Parliament," said Hazare, who is here to drum up support for his campaign for an effective [...]
Anna Hazare cancels Hyderabad tour to attend Parliament session
Anticipating that the Lokpal Bill will be tabled in Parliament, Anna Hazare has cancelled his visit to Hyderabad and will return to Delhi to be in the House A Team Anna source said the septuagenarian activist has cancelled his Modnay's function in Hyderabad and will return to the national capital The anti-graft crusader, who is currently in [...]
Don’t dictate terms to Parliament: Omar to Anna
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday said anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare should not dictate terms to the Parliament admitting that the Centre had allowed itself to be dictated "Someone needs to remind Anna and his team that they don't get to dictate to Parliament Only the people of India get to do that, every five [...]
Anna Hazare in Chennai for Gandhi film screening
Gandhian Anna Hazare and three other members of his team, Kiran Bedi, Santhosh Hegde and Dinesh Wagela, will begin their Chennai visit on Sunday by watching a special screening of Welcome Back Gandhi, the Hindi version of the Tamil film Mudhalvar Mahatma Directed by A Balakrishnan, it is a film on how Gandhi would react to the India of today if he [...]
Most searched person on Google in India in 2011: Katrina Kaif
Bollywood's reigning star Katrina Kaif left social activist Anna Hazare behind as the most searched person on the Google search engine in India in 20111', Katrina and Anna were followed by Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai, Kareena Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra on the 3rd, 6th, 8th and 10th positions, respectively, reinforcing the popularity of Bollywood [...]
If no Lokpal Bill, ‘Jail Bharo Andolan’ from Jan 1, warns Anna
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Thursday warned the Centre to pass a strict anti-graft legislation before the Winter Session of Parliament concludes or face people’s ire for not fulfilling its commitment on the Lokpal issue, 2012, supporters of Jan Lokpal Bill will start jail bharo aandolan all over the country Addressing a press [...]
Govt confident of tabling Lokpal Bill in Winter Session
Acknowledging that consensus eluded the all-party meeting on Lokpal issue, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal on Thursday said government was confident that it would be able to table the proposed bill in the Winter Session itselfst I don’t think why it cannot be done On one day it can be discussed in one house and on the other day [...]
Extend Parliament’s Winter Session to pass Lokpal Bill says Anna Hazare
Anna Hazare on Thursday said the ongoing winter session of Parliament should be extended to pass Lokpal Bill and threatened to go on a hunger strike if it is not introduced soon His remarks came a day after a consensus eluded political parties on Lokpal Bill The activist said he has confidence in Parliament that it will pass the bill as [...]
Team Anna downgrading Parliament: Thackeray
Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray on Thursday accused Team Anna of trying to downgrade Parliament by putting pressure on it to get the Lokpal bill passed and insisted that the institution ought to be respected "To what extent will you go to downgrade Parliament, elected by the people Are you not going to respect the integrity of this institution" [...]
Govt keen to see passage of Lokpal Bill in current session: PM
Stressing that the the lokpal bill would be passed in the winter session of Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government was "committed" to implementing in "letter and spirit" a good and effective bill based on political consensus, he will start a new fast at a huge sit-in protest, possibly in Mumbai
Pressurise govt on Lokpal as you did on FDI issue, Anna Hazare urges Mamata
Anna Hazare on Wednesday found fault with government for bringing a separate Citizens' Charter bill saying it was against the assurance given by Parliament to him and urged Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee to pressurise UPA on Lokpal issue as she did on FDI in retail00 per cent "Our request to 'behen' Mamata is that you should also put [...]
Lokpal Bill: CBI director meets Manmohan about its post-Lokpal future
The CBI director AP Singh, has met the Prime Minister, reportedly to convey his concerns about the investigating agency's future after Lokpal Bill The new bill creates a nine-member ombudsman agency that will investigate charges of corruption among government servants For these cases, it will use the CBI; but how much control the Lokpal should [...]
Team Anna supports CBI on Lokpal
Which has expressed unhappiness over various issues related to Lokpal, on Wednesday got support from Team Anna which said the recommendations of the Parliamentary Standing Committee were dangerous and should be rejected "We support CBI's protest and believe that the Standing Committee's report is dangerous and should be rejected," Team Anna [...]
Don’t blame Congress for black money: Tewari
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday refuted senior BJP leader LK Advani's allegation that the UPA Government has been delaying action on black money Tewari accused the NDA of politicising the problem of black money and pointed out that the Centre has been taking action against those involved in evading tax "It is wrong to say that the black [...]
Lokpal Bill: All-party meet on Lokpal today
The government will take a "broad consensus" among its allies on its latest version of the Lokpal Bill to a crucial meeting of all political parties this evening There, it hopes to find meeting ground with Opposition parties on points that have so far remained unresolved There is concern that the role of the CBI may remain the one point of [...]
BJP trying to use Anna as front, says Congress
The Congress Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP of trying to use Anna Hazare as a “front” and said constitutional process cannot be outsourced Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said there appeared to be a “Anna gameplan” of the BJP “There appears to be a Anna gameplan… desire to use him as a front It BJP has [...]
Lokpal issue: Manmohan meets Sonia, top Congress leaders
The government has worked out a peace formula on the Lokpal Bill that seems to have been accepted by most political parties The Prime Minister, sources say, spent last evening working the phone to strike political consensus This new version of the Lokpal Bill was pitched at a meeting in Parliament this afternoon attended by senior Congress [...]
Anna Hazare says struggle against corruption will go on; Core committee to meet tomorrow
Anna Hazare today said he will go ahead with his proposed fast here from December 27 if a strong Lokpal Bill is not enacted in the current session of Parliament The activist said he and his supporters were working to eradicate corruption from the country as well as building a strong rural India "Our struggle against corruption is on I will [...]
