Posts Tagged ‘corruption’
Arvind Kejriwal attacked, Cong, BJP condemned attack; Anna says ready to face bullets
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal was attacked by a youth with a slipper on Tuesday while he was going to attend a programme here as part of their anti-graft campaign, nearly a week after the assault on another colleague Prashant Bhushan2 October, Bhushan was attacked by members of a right-wing group in his Supreme Court chambers allegedly over [...]
Jan Chetna Yatra: Advani demands White Paper on black money, says BSY arrest a blot on BJP
Advani's Jan Chetana Yatra enters nagpur today, Senior BJP leader demanded a White Paper on black money stashed away abroad,800-km yatra so far had been overwhelming and in Madhya Pradesh it was “miraculous,” he said00 days of taking over for the second term in 20090 Janpath, what kind of a PM is he” The BJP leader said he had seen all [...]
Will decide on PM candidature based on health: Advani
Senior BJP leader LK Advani has said he would decide on it depending on his "health" and "capability" to contribute at the time of Lok Sabha polls The former Deputy Prime Minister, who is on his 'yatra' against corruption, admitted that 'satta parivartan' change of government was one of the objectives of his 38-day cross-country [...]
I’m not in the race for PM post, says Advani
BJP senior leader LK Advani's 'Jan Chetna Yatra' against corruption entered fourth day on Friday The senior leader on Friday announced to the media that he is not in the race for prime minister's post He also added that the party will take the decision on it and announced the name of the eligible candidate On the fourth day of his yatra LK [...]
Jan Chetana Yatra: Yatra not aimed at projecting myself says LK Advani
BJP Leader LK Advani today said he has initiated the yatra to generate confidence among the people "demoralised" by corruption in the country and that it was not aimed at projecting himself "People ask me that this yatra is to project myself in a new form but I tell them that it has nothing to do with me or my party BJPIt's only to generate [...]
Jan Chetna Yatra: Issue white paper on black money says Advani
Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Wednesday demanded that the UPA government make public the names of people with black money and bring out a white paper on it in the Winter Session of Parliament "I demand that the central government bring out a white paper on black money in the Winter Session of Parliament and make the names of people having [...]
LK Advani begins Jan Chetna Yatra against corruption
Senior BJP leader LK Advani is all set to embark on his 'Jan Chetna Yatra' from Jayaprakash Narayan's birth place Sitabdiara in Saran district on Tuesday970s Drawing a parallel between the circumstances prevailing then and now, Advani said, "Corruption should end in this country There should not just be a change of leadership but also a change [...]
Government suffering from crisis of credibility says BJP
Attacking the UPA government, the BJP on Friday alleged that it is suffering from a crisis of credibility and wondered why “different yardsticks” were being applied for former Telecom Minister A Raja and Home Minister P Chidambaram in the 2G case Addressing the BJP national executive meeting, party president Nitin Gadkari said, “The [...]
Anna Hazare goes online, starts blog, twitter account
Entering the cyber world with a blog and a twitter account, Anna Hazare today accused "some government agents" of creating an image that it was due to their "favourite ministers" that he gave up his fast in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan in August/annahazaresays2-day-old fast for a strong Lokpal, Hazare wrote that till the last moment, the government [...]
Pakistani team to meet Anna Hazare for tips on anti-occuption crusade
Anti corruption crusader Anna Hazare, who led one of India's biggest mass movements against corruption, will receive a Pakistani delegation at his home in Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra, on Wednesday to seek his opinion on starting a similar drive in their country p2-day fast in the capital last month demanding a strong anti-graft bill, attracting [...]
Advani declares he is not in race for PM’s post
Senior BJP leader LK Advani on Wednesday said that he was not in the race for the party's prime ministerial candidate14 parliamentary polls After meeting the RSS chief, Advani also met BJP president Nitin Gadkari to discuss his proposed yatra
Graft during YS Rajasekhara Reddy rule was above norm in AP: WikiLeaks
A leaked diplomatic cable dispatched by the US Consul General in Chennai in 2007 had nailed the then Congress government headed by YS Rajasekhara Reddy in Andhra Pradesh for "widespread corruption that was beyond the pale" even for India1 billion dollars over five years on 26 major irrigation projects, the cable added "Widespread corruption in [...]
LK Advani’s Rathyatra from October 11?
A formal announcement of the details of senior BJP leader LK Advani's rathyatra may take another couple of days as logistics, security and other arrangements are being worked out but the campaign is likely to begin only after Dussehra, sources said1 which marks the birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narain, who led the anti-Emergency movement1 would [...]
Hazare’s health improving: Doctor
Anna Hazare's condition has improved and he is recovering after a 12-day fast, Dr Naresh Trehan, director and MD of Medanta - The Medicity said on Monday2 consecutive days3th floor of the hospital Two ICUs had been reserved for him since past two days, in case there was a need The doctors took blood samples to check his liver and kidney [...]
Yashwant Sinha, 2 other BJP MPs offer to quit on Lokpal issue
Accusing the party of not taking up seriously enough the issue of corruption, three BJP leaders, including veterans Yashwant Sinha and Shatrughan Sinha on Wednesday offered to quit as Members of Parliament Hazaribagh MP Yashwant Sinha, Purnea MP Uday Singh and Shatrughan Sinha, who represents Patnsaheb constituency in Bihar, sprung a surprise [...]
2G Scam: Examine PM, Chidambaram and Sibal as witnesses says Raja
Former Telecom Minister A Raja today told a Delhi court that he would get Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, then Finance Minister P of the CrPC for getting certain documents from the CBI which had so far not been brought before the court The defence counsel also raised the issue of offloading of equity by Swan Telecom Pvt Ltd and Unitech Tamil [...]
PM, Chidambaram decided against selling 2G licences: Kanimozhi
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and then finance minister P Chidambaram were fully in the loop on the 2G spectrum license allocation and had decided along with then telecom minister A Raja not to auction them, jailed DMK MP Kanimozhi told a Delhi court on Tuesdayauctioned," senior advocate Sushil Kumar, appearing for Kanimozhi, told the Special CBI [...]
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 [...]
Anna Hazare message from Tihar
Anna Hazare on Thursday thanked the people for joining his agitation against corruption and asked the government to take immediate steps to enact a strong Lokpal Bill5 days permitted by the government9 at the Ramlila Maidan I will talk to the people across the country Don't worry about my health, I am fine I have been fasting for three days, but [...]
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 [...]
