Browsing Archive: August, 2011
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 29, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 28: It was celebrations at full blast in
Ramlila Maidan today immediately after Anna Hazare broke his fast as
thousands of supporters broke into impromptu dancing, singing and waving
of tri-colour while sweets and flowers were handed out. The
festivities which began last night reached a crescendo when the Gandhian
accepted a glass of coconut water from a Dalit and a Muslim girl—Simran
and Ikrah—at 10:20 AM, breaking his 288 hours of fast that began on
August 16. As Haz... Continue reading ...
Hazare Gives Out Recipe For 'Mai Bhi Anna' Thought [ Updated 28 Aug 2011, 14:01:59 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 29, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 28 : Just wearing Gandhi caps with
‘Mein Bhi Anna (I am Anna)’ will not make you Anna Hazare. This was the
message by the Gandhian to his thousands of supporters at Ramlila
Maidan as he prescribed a five-point agenda for them to emulate.
“I
am seeing people wearing Gandhi caps with ‘Mein bhi Anna’. Just wearing
those caps will not make you Anna. If you want to become Anna, you have
to keep certain things in mind,” he said.
The 74-year-old
activist said while h... Continue reading ...
Nation's Victory, Thousands Begin March From India Gate [ Updated 28 Aug 2011, 20:51:37 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 29, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 28: Thousands gathered at India Gate
this evening to celebrate victory of Anna Hazare's crusade against
anti-corruption took the nation by storm. The Gandhian on Sunday broke
his 12-day fast declaring that electoral reforms will be on top of his
agenda. After days of protest, festivities which began last night
after Parliament passed a resolution agreeing in-principle to Hazare's
three demands on Lokpal issue, reached a crescendo when the Gandhian
accepted a glass of coco... Continue reading ...
Anna Breaks 13-Day Fast: Gives Call For Right To Recall, Right To Reject [ Updated 28 Aug 2011, 13:45:54 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 29, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 28: In front of a huge near-delirious
crowd of vociferous supporters at the historic Ramlila Maidan, noted
Gandhian activist Anna Hazare on Sunday ended his 13-day-long fast by
taking coconut water mixed with honey from a Dalit girl (Simran) and a
Muslim girl (Ikra), and after a brief speech left for Dr Naresh Trehan's
Medanta Medicity Hospital in Gurgaon in a well-equipped ambulance. In his significant speech, Anna made the following salient points: - He would not rest w... Continue reading ...
Lokpal debate in Parliament today; Anna firm on key demands
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
New Delhi: Parliament will on Saturday hold a special sitting
to take up the Lokpal issue in a bid to end the dragging fast by Anna
Hazare even as the 74-year-old anti-corruption campaigner hardened his
stand on his key three demands. The decision to hold a special sitting
of parliament to break the logjam over the Lokpal issue came even as
Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi said that a Lokpal bill could
not alone end corruption and suggested the setting up of an autonomous
Lokpal... Continue reading ...
BJP Leaders Leave Ramlila Ground Amid Cries Of 'Chor Chor'
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 26: Anger against peoples’
representatives was in full display at the Ramlila Maidan today when BJP
leaders Gopinath Munde and Ananth Kumar had to abruptly leave the
ground after being greeted with cries of ‘chor chor’ from the crowd. Munde
and Kumar had come to the Ramlila Maidan to meet Anna Hazare, whose
fast entered the 11th day today, and were speaking to the media after
meeting the Gandhian. As Munde and Kumar started addressing a
press conference on the grou... Continue reading ...
Team Anna Says, Mere Discussion Is Not Enough, Parliament Need To Pass A Resolution [ Updated 26 Aug 2011, 11:44:59 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 26 : Team Anna member and senior lawyer
Prashant Bhushan said today that mere discussion on the Jan Lokpal Bill
was not enough and Parliament need to pass a resolution on the issue.
Only after a resolution is passed, Anna will break his fast, he added. Speaking
to reporters after meeting CPI-M leader Prakash Karat, Prashant Bhushan
said, the Lokpal issue has been hanging fire for the last 42 years and
had been introduced in Parliament at least 8 times. The bills were sent... Continue reading ...
Rahul Gandhi Says, Lokpal Alone Will Not Help Root Out Corruption, Strong Laws Needed [ Updated 26 Aug 2011, 13:31:38 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 26 : Breaking his silence, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi today asserted that Lokpal Act alone will not help
eradicate corruption and appeared to disapprove Anna Hazare's fast,
saying "individual dictates" must not weaken democratic process as
dangerous precedent could be set. Agreeing that "corruption is
pervasive" which operates at "every level", Gandhi said in the Lok Sabha
that a set of effective laws along with creation of an statutory
institution of Lokpal like the El... Continue reading ...
Anna's Letter To PM: Will Break Fast If Parliament Agrees To Key Demands [ Updated 26 Aug 2011, 14:38:33 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 26 : Amid hectic efforts to break the
deadlock on Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare today shot off a letter to Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh saying he would break his fast if Parliament
agrees to his three key demands but will continue his protest till the
legislation is passed. Hazare’s letter to Singh also contains his
Team’s version of a resolution to be moved in Parliament which details
his three demands—all civil servants should be brought under Lokpal, a
Citizen Chart... Continue reading ...
Lokpal Bill: House hopes to send Anna Hazare home
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Hopes of a solution to the 11-day standoff between government and Team Anna
were delicately balanced as Parliament was finally set to discuss the
setting up of a Lokpal on Saturday. Central to the discussion would be
what the House decides on the three key demands of Anna Hazare.
If they are accommodated, Anna is expected to give up his fast. (At the
time of going to press around midnight, law minister Salman Khurshid
was meeting with Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit, Bhaiyyuj... Continue reading ...
'In 1996, fast had same effect on Anna Hazare'
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 27, 2011,
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare
on Friday completed his 11th day of fasting, making his agitation in
Delhi his second-longest fast ever. In 1996, he fasted for 14 days to
demand the removal of two Maharashtra cabinet members. But, back in
1996, Hazare was only 59 years old; today he is 74. A
Pune-based doctor who attended to Hazare in 1996 said not much seems to
have changed in the Gandhian's fitness, thanks to yoga and a balanced
diet. Going by reports from Delhi, Hazare seems... Continue reading ...
Team Anna Calls For 'Dilli chalo' March From Saturday [ Updated 25 Aug 2011, 16:20:56 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 26, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 25: Team Anna Hazare today gave a call
to the people to peacefully march towards the national capital from
Saturday if the government fails to resolve the Lokpal issue. Arvind
Kejriwal, core member of Hazare’s team, also appealed to people here to
hold a protest outside the 7, Race Course Road official residence of
the Prime Minister demanding tabling of Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.
He asked the Prime Minister why he is not doing anything about the Jan
Lokpal Bill. ... Continue reading ...
Anna's Condition Met; LS To Discuss Jan Lokpal On Friday [ Updated 25 Aug 2011, 22:58:06 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 26, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 25: Anna Hazare’s major demand is set to
be met with the government today deciding to have a discussion in the
Lok Sabha tomorrow on the Jan Lokpal Bill. Sources said the
discussion will take place on the Bill in the shape of a “document” and
its salient features after which the records of the debate are expected
to be sent to the Parliamentary Standing Committee examining the Lokpal
Bill. It was, however, not clear immediately whether the debate would be held und... Continue reading ...
Anna Demands Debate In Parliament On Lokpal From Friday [ Updated 25 Aug 2011, 18:43:51 ]
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 26, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 25 : Reacting to Parliament’s appeal
to end his fast, Anna Hazare today demanded that Parliament discuss
from tomorrow three key issues on Jan Lokpal and create an agreement,
failing which he will not end his fast.
“I have sent a message
to the Prime Minister. If you want to pass Jan Lokpal bill then start
the discussion tomorrow morning. I have three demands. If there is
support (for them), then I can consider ending the fast,” he told his
supporters at the Raml... Continue reading ...
Parliament Appeals To Anna To End Fast
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 26, 2011,
New Delhi, Aug 25: On the tenth day of Anna Hazare’s
fast, Lok Sabha today unanimously appealed to him to end his hunger
strike as his life was “much too precious”, with Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh saying he has “registered his point” and that Jan Lokpal would be
considered by Parliament. Singh hailed the Gandhian, saying he
had become “an embodiment of the disgust and concern of the people over
corruption” and that he respected him. “I respect his idealism. I
respect h... Continue reading ...
Lokpal logjam: PM walks extra mile, Anna Hazare unmoved
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 26, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Hopes of a resolution to the Anna-government standoff
flickered from time to time on Thursday but eventually it remained
unclear when the Gandhian would call off his 10-day fast. The
eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation was continuing till midnight.
The Prime Minister first raised hopes by offering to bring the Jan
Lokpal Bill, as drafted by Team Anna, for discussion in Parliament. But
this was rebuffed by Anna Hazare
who insisted on an assurance that the three sticking poi... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare's fast enters tenth day
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
Ramdev gate crashes into protest venue
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Ramdev gate crashed into the Ramlila Maidan on Wednesday, even taking the stage to address the audience, despite reservations expressed by Team Anna.
Baba Ramdev said he wanted to express solidarity in Anna's fight
against corruption. Ramdev also chose to use the occasion to remind the
crowd about the alleged "police brutality'' that he had to face in June
when he was evicted from the same venue in a midnight crackdown during
his protest against black money stash... Continue reading ...
Over 24 lakh vote against graft in TOI campaign
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
Last Sunday, we reported that over a million (10 lakh) people had cast
their vote on The Times of India`s online campaign, `Against Corruption
Together` or ACT. The numbers amazed us. But what is truly, truly
stunning is the pace at which those numbers have grown since.
By midnight of Tuesday-Wednesday, the number of voters had doubled to
two million, or 20 lakh, in what is almost certainly an unprecedented
display of online activism. That`s more than the population of 78
countries... Continue reading ...
Lokpal logjam: UPA hardens stand, Anna Hazare calls for jail bharo agitation
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 25, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Blow hot, blow cold. In fact, the breeze that wafted from
government turned so icy on Wednesday that it threatened to virtually
deep-freeze the talks between it and Team Anna. Assurances held out on
Tuesday were withdrawn and concern for Anna's health was dismissed, said
Team Anna
members, while government leaders told them that the parliamentary
process wouldn't be shortened to rush through the Lokpal Bill.
Hopes of a resolution to the standoff dipped sharply as there ... Continue reading ...
MOHIT JAIN IN http://www.indiancolleges.com
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 22, 2011,
Teenager creates a site supporting Anna Hazare
Mohit Jain is a 16-year-old supporter of Anna Hazare who created a website on anti-corruption in 24 hours.
“No one taught me how to create a website. I did not go to any
classes. I put it up in a day and keep updating it,” says the teenager
from Puducherry.
It was Baba Ramdev’s stance against corruption that initially
inspired Mohit to create the website. “I couldn’t go to Delhi and
decided to do something about it,” he explains.
L... Continue reading ...
Crowding glory: Over 1 lakh throng Ramlila
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 22, 2011,
NEW DELHI: An angry tide converged at Ramlila Ground on Sunday. As 74-year-old Anna Hazare
entered the sixth day of his fast, the ranks of his supporters swelled
to over 1 lakh, making it the biggest show of people's power at the
ground in decades. Supporters from across the country streamed
in relentlessly through the day, singing and chanting, waving the
Tricolor and wearing the 'Anna topi' to back the anti-corruption
movement. Sunday's numbers were easily five times that seen at t... Continue reading ...
Anna's fast enters seventh day, govt initiates talks
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 22, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Activist Anna Hazare
had lost five kg of weight as he entered his seventh day of fast for a
strong anti-corruption bill on Monday, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said.
"Ketone particles have been traced from his blood and urine... He has
lost five kg of weight, his health is all right otherwise," Kejriwal
told reporters at Ramlila Ground where Anna Hazare is sitting on fast.
Ketones are particles created by the body during starvation, and are
meant to provide an alte... Continue reading ...
Anna Ki Rasoi: Can't fight on empty stomach
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Monday, August 22, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Over one lakh
supporters who turned up at Ramlila Maidan on Sunday were treated to the
gourmet cooking of 'Anna ki Rasoi' - what started as a small kitchen
with 20 volunteers has transformed overnight into a unit capable of
feeding over one lakh people. The breakfast menu had tea, puri
and sabji while the lunch was an option between rajma-chawal and
chhole-chawal . Daal-chawal , along with chhole-kulche and rajma, was
served for dinner. Sanjay Sharma, one of the organize... Continue reading ...
Anna's hyperboles may yet produce a strong Lokpal
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 20, 2011,
Although the Manmohan Singh government has
been battered and bruised by its inept handling of civil society
activists, the latter's claim of being harbingers of a second
independence movement has also begun to wear thin. The terms to
which Anna Hazare agreed while negotiating with the government while in
Tihar Jail - that he will not undertake a fast-unto-death and that his
hunger-strike will be medically monitored - represent a climb-down. It
is too early to say whether a conditiona... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare rides wrath yatra, ups ante on Jan Lokpal Bill
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 20, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Emboldened by the swelling crowds at Ramlila Maidan, Gandhian anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare
upped the ante within hours of emerging from Tihar Jail on Friday. He
set a three-week deadline for Parliament to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill,
pending which he wouldn't budge from the ground. This was not only
contrary to his group's commitment to vacate the protest site by August
31, but was also seen to be brushing aside parliamentary processes as no
such deadline is set for st... Continue reading ...
Anna ups the ante; says will not end fast till Bill is passed
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Saturday, August 20, 2011,
New Delhi: Upping the ante, social activist Anna Hazare on
Friday gave a 12 day deadline to the government to pass the Jan Lokpal
bill failing which he will continue his fast ''till my last breath''.
At
the same time, Team Anna said that a dialogue with the government is
the only way out although they will not compromise on corruption.
Addressing a press conference at Ramlila Grounds where he moved from
Tihar Jail earlier on Friday to begin his 15-day protest, Mr. Hazare
made a surprise... Continue reading ...
india against corruption - chennai chapter LIVE
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 19, 2011,
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Times view: 10 measures to reduce corruption
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 19, 2011,
NEW DELHI: The Times of India believes that a strong anti-corruption law and a mechanism with the teeth to make it work are crucial if corruption is to be effectively fought. To that extent, a strongLokpal is a must. However, the Lokpal is not an end in itself, but one of many means to an end, none of them mutually exclusive of the other. Here are 10 other measures that should help reduce corruption
1. Introduce state-funding as part of election reforms: The high cost of elections and candida... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare to leave Tihar at 11 am, head for Ramlila Ground
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Friday, August 19, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Anna Hazare will come out of Tihar Jail at 11 am and will go to Rajghat, the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi, before he launches his fortnight long protest from Ramlila Ground.
73-year-old Hazare, who is on fast for the fourth day and had spent the last three nights in Tihar jail, will address the crowd of supporters that have been thronging outside the prison complex for the last four days.
Hazare's associate Kiran Bedi told reporters that he will go in a procession from the jail to May... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare agrees to 14 days fast
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
Confrontation between Team Anna and Delhi police ends as Anna Hazare gets permission for two weeks of fasting.
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Anna Hazare to remain in Tihar Jail till venue is ready: Arvind Kejriwal
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
NEW DELHI: Although social activist Anna Hazare
has accepted the police condition of fasting at Ramlila Ground for two
weeks, he will stay put in the Tihar jail till the MCD has made the
ground all right.
After the relentless rains, the ground apparently is unusable and slushy. The MCD is working to get this in order. Speaking to TOI, the leading player of the movement, Arvind Kejriwal
said Anna Hazare will leave Tihar only when the Ramlila ground is
ready. He will not move anywhere e... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare accepts Delhi Police offer, to fast for 15 days
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Thursday, August 18, 2011,
New Delhi: In a late night breakthrough in the deadlock between
Anna Hazare and Delhi Police over the duration of his anti-corruption
protest, the Gandhian accepted the offer for 14 days of hunger strike
beginning on Thursday at the Ramlila Maidan. "Anna has accepted
the DP (Delhi Police) permission for two weeks (of fast). Anna now shall
be at the Ramlila Ground post 3 pm", Hazare's aide Kiran Bedi tweeted. The
breakthrough came after a nearly 30-minute meeting Hazare aides Bedi,
Prasha... Continue reading ...
Anna Hazare spends night in Tihar jail
Posted by mohit kumar jain on Wednesday, August 17, 2011,
NEW DELHI: After Anna Hazare's refusal to walk out, Tihar jail authorities allotted him a room to spend night in the jail, TV channels reported. Anna is continuing his fast in the jail.
The government on Tuesday was at sixes and sevens over Anna Hazare's
steely determination to carry on with his indefinite fast despite his
unexpected arrest and his equally sudden release in the face of mounting
countrywide protests. Anna scornfully rejected his release, saying he
would leave Tihar Jai... Continue reading ...
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