Anna is fit and ready to resume fight

Anna on saturday announced he is now fully fit and will resume fight for Janlokpal 

TIMELINE

• Earlier on January 3 Anna was admitted to a  Sancheti hospital in Pune for viral infection
• Then on  January 29  he complained amout cough, backache and swelling in hands
  for which he was addimted in Medanta Medicity 
• On January 31 he on his demand was shifted to Jindal  Ayurvedic Hospital for Ayurvedic Treatment
• He remained at  Jindal hospital till Feb 19(saturday) and informend about his recovery  Datta Awari(Hazare's associate at Ralegan Siddhi)
• Hazare returned to his native village Ralegan Siddhi around 8.30 pm on  Feb 19

Awari said the villagers noticed a marked improvement in his health and theAnna has fully regained his strength. "I am fully fit and ready to fight now, was his first remark after reaching the village," Awari said
Awari said Hazare has been put on a strict diet comprising various types of juices, millet and barley water.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Hazare-says-he-is-fit-and-ready-to-resume-fight/articleshow/11943772.cms
http://janlokpalbillcenter.blogspot.in/2012_01_01_archive.html
http://janlokpalbillcenter.blogspot.in/2012/01/anna-is-ill.html 

Anna is ill

The health of Anna  who was admitted to a private hospital in Pune after suffering from viral infection, is not improving.
Doctor Paresh Sancheti said, "Anna's health has not improved, he is not feeling any better. He could not sleep properly in night due to cough problem."
The doctor also said that Hazare's discharge which was scheduled for Friday has been postponed till Sunday.

Anna was rushed from his village Ralegan Siddhi to Sancheti hospital in Pune late on Saturday night after complaining of chest congestion.

The 74-year-old was so weak that he had to be carried on a stretcher. Ill-health is what made Anna break his fast on December 28. His Team's core committee was to meet on Monday to discuss their next course of action but that meeting was also postponed.

The activist has been suffering from a viral infection since he undertook his fast on December 27, which was subsequently withdrawn the next day.

Editor's View: Anna is weak, he is old and he does need our blessings because he don't deserve death just because of his one false move to fast in ill-health on MMRDA Ground. At least pray for him if you couldn't support him on MMRDA due to your busy life!

All-party meet on lokpal (December 14)

(Updated Coverage)

The all-party meeting convened by the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the lokpal bill to attempt a consensus on the issue began on Wednesday(December 14).Leaders from different political parties met for almost three hours at the Prime Minister's residence.

• Opposition parties said The government has not given any assurance about bringing the bill in this session . However PM has assured that
  "  Government is keen that this lokpal should be passed  as far as possible on the basis of consensus among all parties that is driven by Parliament as the custodian of legislation."
   
• A majority of the parties agreed that the Prime Minister should be included, with safeguards, within the ambit of the Lokpal 
• Most parties also wanted the lower bureaucracy included;
  only the the Communist Party of India (CPI) held out on that.
  
• There was no  consensus on how much control the Lokpal should have over the CBI 
•  Most parties agreed that the Lokpal should have its own investigation wing, they were not in agreement on whether that should mean bringing the CBI under the Lokpal.
  The Left said the CBI must be "depoliticised' or should be away from the control of politicians or independent

The CBI's director, AP Singh, met with the Prime Minister earlier today(Wednesday,December 14) He reportedly said that

• The agency is willing to accept the Lokpal as its new boss, but the ombudsman must then be the only body with supervisory powers over the CBI. The CBI also wants all administrative, financial and legal powers to be vested in the agency's chief.
• What the CBI does not want is a bifurcation or branched division of the agency, which has been suggested by some parties, who believe that sections of it can be placed under the Lokpal, while others remain autonomous.
  

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Team Anna in reply said that it supports the CBI stand on need for autonomy in investigative powers, but has asked for the director to be appointed independentlyMain Opposition party, the BJP, aslo has the same opinion.They both want that director of the CBI and other senior officers to be appointed by an independent panel, not the government. And it wants total investigative freedom for the agency.

A parliamentary committee that studied the Lokpal Bill and submitted its report last week suggested that the Lokpal must conduct a preliminary inquiry into an allegation of corruption and then assign it to the CBI.  The committee also wants the Lokpal to sign off on the CBI's closure reports that signal the findings of its investigation. The CBI disagrees with both, arguing that these processes will weaken its ability to conduct efficient investigations.  For example, a preliminary inquiry, it says,  may alert the official under suspicion to likely action by the CBI, giving him or her enough notice to destroy or conceal evidence.

Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/All-party-meet-on-lokpal-begins-CBI-remains-a-sticky-issue/Article1-782406.aspx

http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_want-lokpal-to-be-passed-on-basis-of-all-party-consensus-pm_1625850
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/govt-keen-to-pass-lokpal-bill-in-current-session-says-pm-at-all-party-meet-157956http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/All-party-meet-on-lokpal-begins-CBI-remains-a-sticky-issue/Article1-782406.aspxhttp://ibnlive.in.com/news/lokpal-allparty-meet-over-deadlock-remains/211956-37-64.htmlhttp://www.ndtv.com/article/india/lokpal-all-party-meet-ends-no-consensus-on-inclusion-of-cbi-157991

Lokpal's approval before filing chargesheet or closure report: CBI unhappy

The CBI has expressed displeasure over a proposal to make approval of the Lokpal mandatory before filing chargesheet or closure report. The premier investigation agency claims that the move will “severally impair” the effectiveness of anti-corruption efforts.

“We heard they are going to make mandatory approval of the Lokpal before filing chargesheet or closure report by the CBI on conclusion of investigation by making amendments to Section 173 of Cr PC. This goes against the stated objectives of making the investigation agency autonomous, not answerable or liable to be monitored by either the administrative ministry or the Lokpal and protect the integrity of investigation,” a CBI official said.

“This is also against the established jurisprudence on the subject, which provides the powers for taking final decision after conclusion of investigation to the investigating agency and even the courts do not interfere with the process of investigation,” the official added.

• The agency is also against the proposal to make preliminary enquiry (PE), except in trap cases, by Lokpal mandatory before giving cases to the CBI.
• The CBI claims that currently it gathers information and plans and executes a search operation to collect evidence. But if a preliminary enquiry by Lokpal is made compulsory, the CBI will lose the “surprise element” to carry out such operations.
• Officials added that now a PE is conducted only when available information or complaint about serious misconduct on the part of a public servant is not adequate to justify registration of a regular case. “The new provision is bound to delay commencement of investigation process. Experience shows that there are a large number of cases in which the element of criminality is known right from the beginning. Holding PE would add no value but rather help the accused by compromising witnesses and help in destroying evidence,” a senior official said.
• The CBI maintains that at present, the power of taking final decision after investigation is decentralized in the agency. Officers from the rank of SP to Director, CBI, take decisions based on the rank of the suspect public servants. “This would cause considerable delay in finalisation of the cases and commencement of trial in anti-corruption cases,” the official added.

Editor's View: CBI must act as an extended arm of LOkpal and that's why Lokpal approval's before filing chargesheet or closure report is necessary because CBI may file some charge sheet or closure report under some undue political pressure so LOkpal's supervision is necessary. However Other points by CBI are considerable.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_lokpal-approval-cbi-sees-red_1622800

Two more BJP states mull Lokpal akin to Anna version

After Uttarakhand, two BJP-led states, Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh, are closely examining the Jan Lokpal bill. Both states have a Lokayukta in place, but have shown interest in amending the existing legislation to bring it closer to the bill drafted by Team Anna. 

Chhattisgarh has put in place a committee under the chief secretary to examine the Jan Lokpal billand the Uttarakhand Lokayukta Act. Sources said Chhattisgarh was looking at restructuring its existing Lokayukta Act to bring in an independent investigation wing under the ambit of the law, besides other changes. 

However, the Chhattisgarh government is likely to wait till the Centre passes the Lokpal bill and examine its provisions. The state assembly session is scheduled to start in December and unlike Uttarakhand there are no elections coming up in the state, and hence there is no immediate political compulsion to expedite the process. Sources said the state may wait a while before restructuring its legislation to fit the Jan Lokpal's provisions. ``We want it to be in tandem with the Centre's act,'' a source said. 

The activists have been in talks with several states after the early success with Uttarakhand that has adopted the Jan Lokpal bill in toto. The team, however, ran in to rough weather with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as Team Anna members criticized the state Lokayukta draft as ``weak''. Kumar hit back, saying he did not need a certificate of approval from anyone except the public. 


Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Two-more-BJP-states-mull-Lokpal-akin-to-Anna-version/articleshow/10886725.cms

'Lokpal Panel to Decide Next Week on Inclusion of PM'

The Parliamentary Panel going into the Lokpal Bill will take a call on the issue of inclusion of Prime Minister in the anti-corruption watchdog at its meeting this week, its chairman Abhishek Sighvi said today(november 27).

"We have to discuss the issue in the next meeting," Singhvi told PTI adding,"we are now at the stage of report adoption and we hope to complete the work within this week".

Singhvi said 25 issues including those concerning media, corporates, NGOs, lower bureaucracy and citizens grievances have been "comprehensively dealt with" in the substantive report.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel and Law and Justice scrutinising the Lokpal Bill had on November 24 ended its internal deliberations with "broad consensus" on most of the issues including giving constitutional status to Lokpal.

Asked whether the report will satisfy everyone, Singhvi said "we are not here to satisfy everyone or anyone. We are here to satisfy our conscience and the nation".

The panel has been asked to give its report by December 7.

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kuman Bansal has already indicated that the government plans to bring the bill in the last week of the current session of Parliament which concludes on December 21.

The panel is preparing to circulate the draft report of its recommendations to the members in the next few days.

Team Anna had earlier expressed surprise at the move to exclude Citizen's Charter and lower bureaucracy from the ambit of the ombudsman, saying it was contrary to a Parliament resolution.


Source:http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=742747

Anna ends his maun vrat, calls BJP=Congress

Anna Hazere ended his 19 days vow today(friday nov 4) . He went to Rajghat where he broke his maun vrat 

In press conference Anna said he is extremly impressed with the Lokayukata Bill passed in Uttrakhand this week and appealed to the government to follow the model of the Uttarakhand Lokayukta.. However he again threatened  to campaign against the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in the five election-bound states if a strong Lokpal Bill was not passed in the winter session of parliament.After the winter session, he would travel across the country campaigning for the Jan Lokpal Bill.

 Asked if he would support the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the assembly elections, he said: "There is no difference between the Congress and the BJP. One is a graduate, the other postgraduate."

"During the assembly elections in five states, we will hold sit-in protests in each and campaign against the Congress. We will categorically ask people not to vote for the party that is not serious about a strong anti-corruption law." he said

Team Anna also held discussions on the provisions of the bill ahead of their meeting Friday with the Parliamentary Standing Committee that is examining the Lokpal bill.

After breaking his 'maun vrat' Friday morning, Hazare said he had observed to regain power to fight for a strong Lokpal bill and against corruption.

"My health has become absolutely fine... I now have more inspiration to fight for Lokpal. I have got the energy again to fight for the Lokpal bill and I don't care what people say," he added.

During his maun vrat, he had been putting forward his views through his writings that were then read out by his aides or through his blog.

Editor's view:"One is a graduate, the other postgraduate." using these words collectively for BJP and congress made it clear that he thinks that both BJP and congress are same and he is not directly supporting any. But we can't ignore the fact that BJP is still getting the opportunity.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-ends-maun-vrat-says-fight-for-Janlokpal-Bill-will-continue/articleshow/10604111.cms
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/follow-uttarakhand-example-says-anna-after-ending-maun-vrat-146779

Team Hazare to hold brainstorming session on Jan Lokpal bill

Anna Hazare and his team will start a two-day brainstorming session here Saturday over the future course of action for the Jan Lokpal bill and other issues, an aide of the social activist said Friday. 
"The core committee meeting will start in two sessions tomorrow (Saturday) morning and there will be a public meeting in the evening. Two more sessions shall be held Sunday and the outcome will be informed to the media,” Suresh  Pathare said.
Around 45 people from India Against Corruption and other groups started arriving in the village Friday for the deliberations.While Arvind Kejriwal, Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan have already reached the village, Kiran Bedi was expected Friday night.

Anna Hazare is also planning to widen the scope of the anti-corruption movement by demanding electoral reforms, the right to recall elected representatives and related issues.

Earlier Friday, Hazare addressed a group of his followers where he challenged Congress spokesman Manish Tewari to prove his allegations of corruption.

"If he can prove that I have taken even Rs100, I am ready to work in his home, fill water for the rest of my life,” declared Hazare, who slapped a legal defamation notice on Tewari Thursday.

Source: http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_team-hazare-to-hold-brainstorming-session-on-jan-lokpal-bill_1585418

Anna Hazare discharged from Gurgaon hospital after four days.

Anna Hazare has finally been discharged from the Gurgaon hospital, where he spent four days undergoing medical treatment after his 12-day fast at Ramlila Maidan. This comes hours after Anna, for the first time after ending his fast, took solid diet on Wednesday as his condition further improved.


CEO and chairman of Medanta Medicity Naresh Trehan had said,  "His condition is near normal. He has started taking dal-roti and khichidi (porridge).

1. Trehan said his blood-pressure was 140/90, which is normal, and his pulse rate was 80 per minute.
2. Hazare has also gained 400 gms in the 24 hours and he now weighs 67 kg.
3. The doctor said that ketones presence in his urine was normal and his liver, kidneys were functioning well.

 Kiran Bedi  said, "He is recuperating very well. He said he never felt weak while amongst people. But now realises how much it cost." 
Anna will reach Ralegan Siddi on thursday

Editor's view: I pray ALLAH,  ISHWAR, CHRIST, GURUNANAK that he live a long life and could remain a non-elected leader of nation so that he could unite our diverse society again and again.

Source: http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/DEL-anna-hazare-out-of-gurgaon-hospital-after-four-days-2393438.html?HT1=