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......
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
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...
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.
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
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.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
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.
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.
Monday, October 3, 2011
Poverty Line - Another Flip-Flop from the Government
The poverty-line affidavit submitted by the planning commission in the Supreme Court of India has become another flip-flip opportunity for the Congress led UPA Government at the center in India.
It may be recollected that the Planning Commission had submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court in September 2011 in which it had mentioned that an urban Indian needed Rs 32 per day while his rural counterpart required Rs 26 to make both ends meet. The Planning Commission had faced a lot of criticism for the poverty lines defined in the affidavit.
Now, the flip-flop specialist Government of India is once again readying itself to go back on this stand. Today after a series of meetings with representatives of the government including the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission Chairman Montek Singh held a press conference together with Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development, in which they have stated that a new formula will be evolved to determine the poverty level -
i.e., The government is clearly once again in a mood to do a flip-flop in its stand within 2 weeks for having taken one. To support his flip-flop the government is spending crores to carry out what it is calling a Socio-Economic and Caste-Economic census.
It may be recollected that the Planning Commission had submitted an affidavit in the Supreme Court in September 2011 in which it had mentioned that an urban Indian needed Rs 32 per day while his rural counterpart required Rs 26 to make both ends meet. The Planning Commission had faced a lot of criticism for the poverty lines defined in the affidavit.
Now, the flip-flop specialist Government of India is once again readying itself to go back on this stand. Today after a series of meetings with representatives of the government including the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Planning Commission Chairman Montek Singh held a press conference together with Jairam Ramesh, Minister for Rural Development, in which they have stated that a new formula will be evolved to determine the poverty level -
i.e., The government is clearly once again in a mood to do a flip-flop in its stand within 2 weeks for having taken one. To support his flip-flop the government is spending crores to carry out what it is calling a Socio-Economic and Caste-Economic census.
Friday, September 30, 2011
CBI hints at Anil Ambani's role in 2G
Anil Ambani - son of late Dhirubhai Ambani - is now under the CBI scanner for his role in the alleged mega-2G scam.
It may be noted that three senior executives of his Reliance Communications are already members of the Tihar Jail's VIP Club.
It has been reported that the cops have informed the Supreme Court of India that these 3 Reliance Communication Executives want to change their original stand in the case according to which they had maintained that they were responsible for the decisions made in connection with the 2G issue.
Reliance Communications is India's second largest telecom service provider and a company of Anil Ambani's ADAG. The prices of the shares of the ADAG companies crashed on the stock markets today when the news of Anil Ambani being investigating hit the streets.
However, some political observers say that information of investigating Anil Ambani has been disclosed at this juncture to take heat of the home minister P. Chidambaram. The home minister has been under pressure for quite some time, especially after the note from Finance Ministry to Prime Minister Office went public.
It may be noted that three senior executives of his Reliance Communications are already members of the Tihar Jail's VIP Club.
It has been reported that the cops have informed the Supreme Court of India that these 3 Reliance Communication Executives want to change their original stand in the case according to which they had maintained that they were responsible for the decisions made in connection with the 2G issue.
Reliance Communications is India's second largest telecom service provider and a company of Anil Ambani's ADAG. The prices of the shares of the ADAG companies crashed on the stock markets today when the news of Anil Ambani being investigating hit the streets.
However, some political observers say that information of investigating Anil Ambani has been disclosed at this juncture to take heat of the home minister P. Chidambaram. The home minister has been under pressure for quite some time, especially after the note from Finance Ministry to Prime Minister Office went public.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Scams of India
The current Government of India led by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will probably go down in history as the government with the maximum number of corruption charges - both in terms of quantity and magnitude. Most of the scams exposed in the last few months have occurred while the government is still in power.
Ironically, some of the most severe allegations of corruption were against the Congress or Congress-led governments. These include...
Earlier governments too have had criminal investigations against them, but none were of this magnitude and most were after the government had left office.
To top it all, the government has vigorously contested against those have raised voices against corruption and black money.
Ironically, some of the most severe allegations of corruption were against the Congress or Congress-led governments. These include...
- Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had imposed emergency when Jai Prakash Narayan led an anti-corruption campaign against her government.
- Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi faced rough weather when his senior colleagues led by V. P. Singh alleged corruption in the Bofors Commission scandal.
- Soon after completing his tenure, Prime Minister P. V. Narsimha Rao's was tried in court for bribing the members of parliament from the Shibu Soren's JMM Party.
- Amar Singh, Member of Parliament, is currently in custody for his role in trying to bribe some members of parliament to abstain from voting or voting in favour of the Congress during the last Vote of Confidence in the parliament. Incidentally mediator and the whistle blowers in the case have been sent to judicial custody while the beneficiaries of this graft are still left untouched.
- Commonwealth Games scandal - Thousands of Crores - Accused politicians include... Suresh Kalmadi MP and chairman of the Organizing Committee, Sheila Dixit, Chief Minister of Delhi.
- 2G Scam - Lakhs of Crores - Accused politicians include... A. Raja, MP and now ex-Minister of Telecommunications, Kanimozhi MP, P. Chidambaram - then Finance Minister, now Home Minister.
Earlier governments too have had criminal investigations against them, but none were of this magnitude and most were after the government had left office.
To top it all, the government has vigorously contested against those have raised voices against corruption and black money.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Rajbala - victim of police action dies in hospital
Rajbala - a 51 year old woman - who was injured in the police action on the Ramdev Baba and his supports at Ramlila Ground on night of 4 June 2011, died in GB Pant Hospital today morning (20-Sept-2011).
Baba Ramdev was on an indefinite hunger strike in protest demanding action from the government against black money. On the fateful night the police had used brute force shortly after midnight to break hunger strike at Delhi's Ramlila Ground. They had swooped down and started hitting the sleeping supporters including women and children.
It is alleged that Rajbala was injured in the lathicharge that had severely damaged her spinal cord. She had been battling for her life in the city's G. B. Pant Hospital since then. She had undergone surgery and was on ventilator since then. She had become quadriplegic. She passed away today morning in the hospital.
The police had faced severe criticism for the brutality it had displayed on that eventful night. They have no argument to justify why they had to take action late in the night when the protestors - who were in a peaceful agitation - were sleeping. Even the Supreme Court had taken suo-motto cognizance and sought an explanation from Delhi Police on this matter.
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