Kejriwal begins indefinite fast against increased power, water bills in delhi

• Arvind Kejriwal after visiting Raj Ghat and Shaheed Park in New Delhi  began his indefinite hunger strike at a house near the sub-divisional magistrate's office in Sundar Nagri area in east Delhi on Saturday(March 23) against increased power and water bills in the national capital. According to Kejriwal, the house owner had to borrow money to pay his water and electric bills.
• Kejriwal said the lives of the common man have become miserable due to the rampant corruption.
• Recalling Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, Kejriwal said that his fast is aimed at uniting the citizens of the national capital so that they stand together and oppose the anti-people policies of the Delhi Government.
• Taking on the Sheila Dikshit-led Congress Government in Delhi, Kejriwal yesterday alleged that 'this government is even worse than the British Government'.
• They are urging the residents of Delhi not to pay the inflated electricity bills.(click here to see why bills are unfair)

Quotes 

"The price of electricity and water has been increased in Delhi only because of the corruption. The government was repeatedly told to do something in this regard, but it is grossed deep in corruption," said Kejrival

"The increase in the tariffs of electricity and water was due to corruption and the documents have already been presented in the public domain. Sheila Dikshit has nexus with electricity and water companies and it has been proved earlier also in front of the public," alleged  Kejriwal.

"Now the problem is that, Dikshit is claiming that the companies have incurred loss of rupees 20,000 crores within two years and this entire loss is a hoax," he added.

 "The aim of my fast is to rally more and more people against the illegal bills. If I fast, then people will get encouraged. This time we are not asking anything from the government, this time I appeal to Delhiites not to pay bills," he said.

STAY IN TOUCH WITH JANLOKPAL BILL CENTER FOR UPDATES REGARDING THIS FAST, AS MEDIA IS TRYING TO IGNORE IT.

SOURCE:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_kejriwal-targets-delhi-govt-begins-indefinite-fast-against-increased-power-water-bills_1814735

Anna to march from Delhi to Ahmedabad for Lokpal

• Anna Hazare and supporters have conduct a rally  from Delhi to Ahmedabad for Lokpal which began on January 7. They will reach Ahmedabad on January 10(today).Rally is named as 'Swaraj Sanvad rally'
•  The rally is being taken out to create pressure on the government to bring a strong Lokpal and bring about other changes in the functioning of the government.
• “There will be a night halt at Ambaji and a mashaal rally. We will also hold a public meeting to inform people about the need for a strong Lokpal,” said Shailesh Josh(coordinator of rally in Ahmedabad) Joshi added the rally will reach the city on January 10 and will first go to Sabarmati Ashram, before going to other parts of the city. It will then move to Baroda and to Surat before heading to Mumbai, said Joshi. A public meeting will be held wherever the rally halts.

Source:http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/GUJ-AHD-anna-hazare---s-rally-to-reach-ahmedabad-on-january-10-4143329-NOR.html

Team Anna holds rally in Delhi

To gear up  momentum for the indefinite fast from July 25, Team Anna and IAC held a rally on Sunday(July 22) from Raj Ghat to Jantar Mantar. 


 Four-wheelers and two-wheelers , shirts with "I AM Anna" "Being Anna” writter on them, slogans,Tricolour  etc were common views of the rally.
While most of the members of core committee Including Arvind Khejrival were present at the rally, Anna and Kiran Bedi were absent.

Quote:Words from rally

• A supporter said  “I want a country which is corruption free for my children. I have attended all the protests organised by Annaji. The Government’s Lokpal Bill is a flawed one under which the investigation agencies such as the Central Bureau of Investigation would not be independent of it,”
• Col. S.C. Talwar, a resident of Gurgaon  and an active participate of the year old campaign said  “Back then, I joined as an officer and he(Anna ) joined at a junior rank. But today I am his (Anna’s) soldier and he is capable enough to lead this nation,”  
• Some supporters expressed disappointment over the fact that “…NGOs were kept out in the Bill proposed by Team Anna”.
• Arvind Said “We want an Inquiry to be ordered into the charges we have levelled against the Prime Minister, his Ministers and the other tainted members of Parliament. We don’t trust the CBI. We proposed an inquiry by a three-judge panel which was turned down,” 

Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article3672740.ece

Delhi Police denies T.Anna permission to fast at Jantar Mantar

Delhi police has posted a hurdle to Team Anna's proposed fast at Jantar Mantar from July 25  by rejecting the Team's Plea to use Jantar Mantar as arena of the fast.

Police denied Team Anna from fasting at Jantar Mantar from July 25 to Aug 8.Delhi police justified this denial saying that fast could not be allowed at the venue due to Monsoon session of Parliament.Police however offered to discuss and arrive at "a mutually acceptable arrangement" to allow the protest. 

In reply to the Team Anna's letter,  additional commissioner of police A.K. Dwivedi, wrote:

 "The permission to hold a fast at Jantar Mantar continuously from July 25 to August 8 cannot be acceded to... This office may be contacted for a mutually acceptable arrangement."
Dwivedi further said, "a gathering larger than the capacity is vulnerable to stampede and other security related issues".

Team Anna's Reply:-  Team Anna hit back at the police accusing them of a vile attempt to scuttle its movement for a strong Lokpal
Editor's View: Sometimes it truly appears that police is behaving as Remote Control (RC) of government and   muscle power for the corrupt politics. Earlier on august 16 2011 Anna was sent to Tihar when he didn't accepted the Police's denial.Baba Ramdev's campaign was also met with a police clash in the mid night.Now again police is trying to resist and deny another campaign. Police's will to hush-hush democratic campaigns is not a sign of democracy at all!

Sourcehttp://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/anna-hazare-denied-permission-to-fast-at-jantar-mantar/1/203858.html

Ramdev, Anna hold day-long fast in Delhi

First report

Anna Hazare and yoga guru Ramdev on Sunday (june 3/ 2012) sat on a day-long fast at  Jantar Mantar  protesting against corruption. They Together visited  Mahatma Gandhi's memorial and Shahid Park. The one-day fast demanding bringing back black money stashed abroad and against the corruption and corrupt system is also likely to have its echo in the state capitals as well with Ramdev's BharatSwabhiman Andolan organising protests.This is the first time that Ramdev and Hazare are sitting on a joint fast. From Team Anna, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia were the prominent members who joined Hazare and Ramdev in the day-long fast. 
Quote:-Their words

• Ramdev began his campaign issuing a warning to the government to get ready for "fight to the finish" by August and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to make his Cabinet "corruption free."
• "You (the Prime Minister) are an honest person personally. People respect you for that. But you hold the high constitutional post. You have to take care of the political, constitutional and democratic responsibility.
• "Your personal honesty is not enough. You have to be politically honest too. You have to keep your Cabinet honest. Then people will respect you (more)," Ramdev told his supporters, who were waiving the tricolour.
• Ramdev also invoked the name of Rajiv Gandhi saying when the former prime minister talked about only 15 paise out of a rupee reaching the beneficiaries, it was "ideal" but "when we talk about it, then we are called "khalnayaks (villains)".
• "If the government names the actual investors of FDI, the puzzle with regard to black money will be solved," he said in an apparent reference Foreign Institution Investors (FII), which can allegedly be used by people to stash away black money.Seeking answers to the fall of the rupee and dipping GDP from finance minister Pranab Mukherjee, Ramdev said the Indian economy will be strengthened if the black money was brought back and the youth were given ample employment opportunities.

• Recalling the police crackdown on his supporters last year Ramdev said  it was "Ravan lila" played out at the Ramlila grounds. "Even Mahatma Gandhi had said that India needs its own laws. But we still have British era laws like the one on land acquisition and the Police Act. We need to remove the archaic laws and have swadeshi laws," he said.
• "Whenever we talk of corruption, those in the power and leaders of the ruling party maintain that laws are not made on the streets...We are not against anyone...There is no family feud," he said. 

• Meanwhile Minister of state for parliamentary affairs Harish Rawat told reporters  "They(team Anna and baba Ramdev) have full freedom to voice concern against corruption. But Anna Hazare and Ramdev should understand that in the name of fighting corruption, if they want to destroy the existing institutions, then the country will not accept it...,"

HappeningsThe protest also had its share of drama when a man in his late twenties and claiming to be a 'volunteer' of Team Anna campaign, tried to attempt self-immolation alleging that he was mistreated by prominent members of India Against Corruption.

Support
This joint fast of Anna and Ramdev is getting intense support all over the nation!

Oppose

However, a section of Team Anna have opposed association with Ramdev on the ground that the yoga guru was facing corruption charges.

Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Ramdev-Anna-hold-day-long-fast-in-Delhi/Article1-865234.aspx http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_anna-hazare-ramdev-begin-fast-in-delhi_1697455