Roll Back Government has Rolled Back Again

The Government of India, which has earned a reputation for itself in rolling back its own decisions has done it once again.

This time the government has rolled back its decision to allow FDI investment in the retail sector. Although the government is saying that it has put the decision on hold "until a consensus is evolved" among its allies. So it is as good as a roll-back. The government is not going to implement another one of its announcements.

With the roll back of the FDI issue, the path has now been cleared to focus back to the topic of the Jan-Lokpal Bill.

Anna Hazare has already announced a symbolic one-day protest for 11-Dec-2011, and said he is ready for another hunger strike by the end of the month if the Jan-Lokpal Bill is not passed, in accordance the PMs letter to him and the sense-of-the-parliament conveyed to him during the previous Parliament Session.

It will be interesting to see what the government does this time to humiliate itself.

Kejriwal attacked in Lucknow

A shoe was hurled at Anna Hazare's most trusted lieutenant Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow. Apparently pressure on the Congress party is showing. It can't be proven for sure that the incident was Congress sponsored or not, but it has every indication of being one.

After all, the Congress Party has faced a humbling defeat at all the 4 bye-elections - 1 parliamentary and 3 assembly. It has demonstrated that Anna's appeal asking voters not to vote for those who are not supporting the Jan-Lokpal Bill is getting the same public support that his campaign at Ramlila Maidan that received.

Well the pressure is showing......
 

Anna's campaign in Hisar works

Anna Hazare and his team's pressure campaign against the ruling Congress-led government at the center in India is on full swing.

The counting results which came on 17-Oct-2011 made it clear that the Congress party was been battered badly at all the 4 bye-polls...

• Hisar Parliamentary Seat
• Banswada Assembly in Andhra Pradesh
• Daraunda Assembly in Bihar
• Khadakwasla in Maharashtra

When Anna's team was asked why they did not wait until the Winter Session of the Parliament before moving against the ruling party, they had only one thing to say. According to them, and many people seem to agree with them, the Congress party has not act against corruption until it was put under pressure, and they hasten to add this action by Team Anna is to keep up the pressure on the ruling coalition.

One can only hope that the Congress Party sees the light of the day and does something concrete to get the Jan-Lokpal Bill moving.

Meanwhile Team Anna has shifted its pressure campaign to Lucknow.

Anna Hazare sets eyes on the Congress

The country's leading political party, Indian National Congress (INC) or Congress Party, as it is popularly known is in the sights of Anna Hazare's as he announces the launch of next round of the protest.

Anna Hazare, today, addressed a press conference at his native village - Ralegan Siddhi, near Pune. He informed the nation that he is looking forward to the passing of the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Winter Session of Parliament - as had been assured by the rulers of the country. He said that he would campaign against the Congress Party in the forthcoming state elections in country, if the party does not work take pro-active steps or dilly-dallys in passing the bill.

Anna Hazare has been crusading for the eradication of corruption in the country.

Right to Information (RTI) today's most powerful weapon against corruption is also the result of Anna Hazare's efforts. RTI gives the Indians information about the corrupt deeds of the babus and netas of India, and now the nation needs a powerful mechanism to investigate and prosecute the corrupt. Jan-Lokpal is Anna Hazare's answer to this.

The way the masses had thronged in support his support when he fasted at Ramlila Maidan, this warning by the anti-corruption crusader must not be taken lightly by the Congress party. One can only hope, the Congress party does not decide to tackle the issue like it has against the anti-corruption and anti-black-money workers in the recent past.