Delhi Election 2013

Complete Report
A record 66 per cent of around 1.2 crore voters exercised their franchise on 4th December in the Delhi assembly election.

On December 8, final results were made public.

Final Results

AAP                          :  28

BJP                            : 32

Congress                    : 8

Others                        : 2

Total                          : 70

• As clear none of the parties are in position to attain a natural majority (min of 36 seats)
• Moreover each of the party has made it very clear that they won't try to form government via coalition.
• If no party can agree to form a coalition government, Delhi would be put under president's rule until a new election is held within six months.
• Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung dissolved the Legislative Assembly and forwarded the resignation of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit to President Pranab Mukherjee. 
• With the Aam Aadmi Party  winning over 28 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections, the Election Commission is all set to recognise it as a ‘State party.’
  To get recognition as a State party, all the candidates set up by the party together should get a minimum of eight per cent of the valid votes polled in the entire State or secure a minimum of six per cent of the total votes polled and one Assembly seat for every 25 seats in that State.

Quotes(who said what?):

• Anna Hazare advises Kejriwal not to take support from any party in Delhi. 
• Kiran Bedi tweets: "Aap was born when Congress refused to set up an SIT on Coalgate in July 2011!Had it done so! Aap may not have been there today to beat them!" 
• Kiran Bedi also advised that BJP and AAP should come together to form a strong government in Delhi
• This is not mine but people's victory, Arvind Kejriwal tells supporters. 
• Arvind also said that AAP is ready for reelections 
• I thank my constituents of Krishna Nagar, says Dr Harsh Vardhan. He further congratulated AAP for its performance and thanked Sheila Dixit for having served Delhi for 15 years. 
•  Sheila Dikshit says
  : "We have to analyse what went wrong." She said she accepts election results with due respect and further thanked everyone for their support for 15 years. Asked whether she failed to read the public mood, she sarcastically said, "Bewakoof hai na hum?" ("We are idiots") 
• Aam Aadmi Party's victory forces us to think politics in a way different from the traditional way the major parties have been doing, says Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi. 

Source:http://zeenews.india.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-polls/delhi-assembly-elections-result-2013-bjp-aap-make-early-gains-congress-catches-up_895190.html
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2013/delhi-assembly-elections/Delhi-elections-2013-55-voting-till-4pm/articleshow/26856659.cms
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi_Legislative_Assembly_election,_2013
http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-live-aap-bjp-wont-join-hands-govt-formation-uncertain-1273079.html
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ec-to-recognise-aam-aadmi-party-as-state-party-in-delhi/article5436919.ece

AAP released its innovative tailor-made manifestos for 28 Assembly seats

• Aam Aadmi Party yesterday (27th November) released the first 28 of its 70 constituency-level manifestos, which it claimed will act as a ready reference for party representatives to focus on problem areas.

• According to the party compilation of manifestos was a “Herculean Task” as they had to filter from over 3,000 suggestions that we received during our meetings with the people in a constituency.Party’s policy making was constituted at two levels -issues related to the city were discussed in the Delhi Manifesto-local-level issues form the basis of constituency-level manifestos.
  
  
• AAP volunteers and members went to various localities in each constituencies and gathered information on a number of policy issues public service provision, the state of housing, transport systems, employment, issues concerning minorities and others.
  The findings from these background studies were used to develop sector-specific proposals which later came out as the city-level manifesto that was finally released on 21 November.
• Every effort was made to include a range of neighbourhood types planned colonies, unauthorised areas, resettlement colonies, regularised, jhuggi clusters, and rural and urban areas, as well as sections of the society.
  The analysis of findings from these meetings formed the basis of the constituency-level manifestos that were prepared by Aam Aadmi Party volunteers at the constituency level.
  
  
  
• This idea of coming out with 70 constituency-wise manifestos (also known as tailor-made manifestos) was also adopted by BJP who released their manifestos after AAP. AAP is therefore attacking BJP  for stealing its innovative idea of a tailor-made manifestos. 

Source:http://www.firstpost.com/politics/delhi-polls-aap-releases-manifestos-for-28-assembly-seats-1253881.html
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/delhi-polls-bjp-follows-aap-releases-tailormade-manifesto/436311-80-258.html

Arvind Kejriwal launched Aam Aadmi Party in Karnataka

Arvind Kejrival on 27th July(2013) launched the AAP(AAm Admi Party) in Karnataka. 
He discussed his views about the present political parties viz BJP and congress with the people of Karnataka and explained why an alternative party is needed.

He said thet people of Karnataka will get an alternative in form of AAP
Quotes
“People are upset with both the parties. I don’t think these two (Rahul Gandhi and Narendra Modi) can provide a good future,” he said.“I think there is a serious leadership crisis in this country. There is no strong and credible leader on the horizon, which is why the coalitions exist,” he said.
“First of all, I would like to congratulate the people of Karnataka as the Aam Aadmi Party has been formally launched here. The people of Karnataka have seen both the Congress and BJP, which are corrupt parties and they are sad with both of them,” said Kejriwal.
“People here did not use to vote in the party, but vote out it. People had no option. It will be very good for the people that they will now get an alternative in the form of a honest party,” he added.

Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1866439/report-arvind-kejriwal-launches-aam-aadmi-party-in-karnataka-says-neither-rahul-gandhi-nor-narendra-modi-fit-for-pm-s-post

Parliamentary Progress:conflicts and agreements

Panel meet that held on Tuesday(Oct 9) and Wednesday(Oct 10) was unable to made following progress .

Issues of conflict

•  Many of the  parties like  BJP,  CPM  and Trinamool  are opposing  Chapter 3 from lokpal which is imposing Center's Lokayukta bill on states saying that Lokayukta bill prepared by states will go in vein if  center's  Lokayukta bill is imposed on them. |But this opposition has almost shadowed various poor facts about State Lokayuktas Bills  (SEE here toothless condition of present lokayukta made by states )|
  
•  The sources also confirmed that there were differences between the ruling and Opposition MPs on the committee that would select the lokpal.
  
  Government's Bill has a five-member collegium consisting of the prime minister, the Speaker, the Opposition leader, the chief justice, or a Supreme Court judge nominated by Chief Justice, and an eminent jurist nominated by the President.
   "Some members felt there was too much reliance on the judiciary in the matter of selecting the lokpal and lokayukta, with eminent jurists outnumbering other sections of public life," the member said.

Points of Agreement 

• Two clauses that deals with the procedure for the removal of the lokpal were agreed upon. "Both government and Opposition agreed that clause one and three of the bill should be deleted wherein any citizen could petition the President for removal of the lokpal.
  Instead, the procedure for the removal would be the same as that of an impeachment of a judge. That is, 100 members of Parliament have to petition the President for removal," the source said.
  

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/lokayukta-dispute-stalls-lokpal-progress-select-panel-fails-to-resolve-issues/articleshow/16761642.cms

BJP attacks Arvind Kejriwal, says he is weakening fight against Congress

Yesterday (October 8) a dharna against power tariff hike outside the office of Delhi's power regulator today(October 8) was separately organised by two group-one led by BJP's Vijay Goel and another by Arvind Khejrival. Goel invited Khejrival on his stage to protest together.
Khejrival although accepted his invitation but started accusing BJP for not taking up the issue seriously.(SEE COMPLETE NEWS) .He accused BJP  of not making public a DERC order which talked about reducing power tariff earlier."Like Congress, BJP is also suppressing facts," he alleged.

Today Delhi BJP leader Vijay Goel today hit out at khejrival saying he was weakening the fight against the Congress. "Kejriwal's attack on the Congress too has politics behind it," Goel said.

Source:http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/bjp-attacks-arvind-kejriwal-says-he-is-weakening-fight-against-congress-277427

Khejrival to expose another politician on 10 OCT

Short News
After a controversial and heavy weight expose of the graft in Real Estate by Sonia gandhi's Son in law Robert Wadra, Khejrival is planned to expose another powerful personality related to politics on tenth of October.
This time the target is supposed to be a BJP's politician. |Which will surely shut the mouths of 'congressions' who have accused IAC to be agent of rss|
Another possibility is that the accused figure is supposed to be a Mumbai based politician.

Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-10-05/india/34278545_1_arvind-kejriwal-anti-graft-activists-sisodia-and-gopal-rai

http://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/kejriwal-to-expose-bjp-on-10th-october/articleshow/16695770.cms  

  

Ramdev's fast update P-2

Two day fast report

August 13(2012)

• Earlier on Aug 12(Sun) Ramdev has said that he will declare his "big announcement” on the next course of his agitation on Monday. 
• On Monday(Aug 13) Ramdev decided to continue his fast(Aug 13 was 5th day of his fast) 
• Ramdev had earlier given invitation to all parties and members of Parliament to join his fast.
  So on Monday politicians from parties like  BJP president Nitin Gadkari and Sharad Yadav, who heads the JD(U) arrived in his camp.
  "You are not alone, guruji," said Mr Gadkari. "All members of the NDA are with you,"  Gadkari said.Gadkari also defended Ramdev's aide Balkrishna who is in jail.

• The BJP president further assured full support to the movement of Baba Ramdev against black money 
• On the same day Ramdev started a march towards Parliament and asked his supporters to follow him.However Delhi police denied permission of such march. Despite denial Ramdev started his march saying march won't break any law and order.Ramev also threatened to court arrest.
• Ramdev sat on the to of a bus with march following him.

• The march was not allowed to cross the Ranjit Singh flyover, where Ramdev and his supporters were detained to be taken to the Rajiv Gandhi stadium where a temporary jail was set up. However  due to rain and the thousands of people who surrounded Ramdev's bus forced the police to alter its plans and switch to the more centrally-located Ambedkar Stadium.
  

August 14

• In the early morning Delhi police requested Ramdev to vacate the Ambedkar stadium before August 15 because of security concerns.However Ramdev on that particular time rejected this appeal   Ramdev began the day with Yoga on Tuesday and appealed to the public to come out in large numbers.
• Latar around 8 am he said that he will end his fast at 11 am on Tuesday, but will continue his agitation at the Ambedkar stadium.however 40 minutes later he told Delhi police that  he will vacate the Ambedkar stadium after ending his fast at 11 am on Tuesday. 
• Sources say if Ramdev doesn't vacate the venue, the police will evict him for independence day security purpose (as said by police).
• Ramdev may  head to Haridwar after that. Ramdev supporters say he'll make his future plan clear at 11 am when he ends his fast.

Editor's View: Janlokpal bill Center supports every fight against corruption and so will support Ramdev's. But Ramdev inviting political personalities like Gadkari(BJP) and Sharad yadav(JDU) in his agitation is not a good idea and strikes negatively. Such campaigns should not ionize with charge of any political party. 
Because no political party is there which is not corrupt and will not want to excrete out their benefits from such campaigns! It also marks the suspicion that campaign is also exchanging political benefits with the parties. So Baba should shoo away the political association otherwise there will always be a mark of suspicion.
 Anna during his agitations also never allowed politicians to enter the fast venue and that was the actual and honest way such fasts should go on.

Source:http://ibnlive.in.com/news/live-police-ask-baba-ramdev-to-vacate-stadium/282070-37-64.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-to-end-fast-at-11-am-may-leave-for-haridwar-254501

Congress, BJP, SP, All are corrupt, hence not passing Lokpal Bill: Kejriwal

 Arvind Kejriwal has said all the political parties are "dipped in corruption" and hence not allowing the Lokpal Bill to get passed."Political parties like Congress, BJP, SP and BSP are dipped in corruption and are trying hard not to get Lokpal Bill passed," he said at a public meeting on July 12. "Corrupt officials have deposited a sum of Rs 1,76,000 crore in their foreign accounts from public money," Kejriwal claimed.
See our analysis: Politicians are fooling public on the same issue that Khejrival has expressed.

Sourcehttp://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-13/india/32662845_1_team-anna-anna-member-arvind-kejriwal-lokpal-bill

Digvijay Singh seeks Anna Hazare's help to expose BJP govt

Background: Income Tax(IT)  raids have occurred on businessmen who are close to BJP's minister in  Madhya Pradesh.

So , congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on June 30(2012) sought team Anna's help in exposing the BJP leaders' alleged connection with mining and builder lobby in the state.

In a letter to Anna Hazare, Digvijay wrote that  Dilip Suryavanshi(Builder) and mining baron Sudhir Sharma are known to be close to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan(of BJP) and other ministers are found to have huge wealth in black in IT raids.
11 questions were raised by former CM Ajay Singh(of Congress) related to the raids and wealth owned by Suryavanshi and Sharma seeking answer from present CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
Digvijay pointed out that he is not hopeful of Chouhan answering.So he want Anna who is fighting against corruption to help in getting their answers from the MP government.
"If Hazare and his team assist in getting replies to the queries, people of Madhya Pradesh would support the social activist and his credibility would go up", he said.

Editor's View: In usual congress criticizes Team Anna on various aspects.But now they want team Anna to work out on case of bjp's involvement. So is congress no more suspiciout of T.Anna that asking it to help in case of BJP ? NO! Actually, both BJP and Congress want to use Team Anna against each other for their own good. Congress or BJP would appreciate if Team Anna would reveal the corruption  of other party but would criticize then if axe would fall on their own leg!

Moreover, its not that Anna has never questioned BJP's corruption ,  Anna belongs to Maharashtra and he has many times revealed the corruption in Bjp and shiv sena.

Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-30/india/32483477_1_bjp-govt-anna-hazare-digvijay-singh

Team Anna Attacked BJP for its weak Lokayukta bill in HP.

Recently passed Lokayukta Bill for Himachal Pradesh(ruled by BJP) faced thorns from Team Anna.
Team Anna said that Himachal's Lokayukta is 'very weak and ineffective' and proves that both BJP and congress have same weak and corrupt concepts about LOKPAL. Team Anna also raised questions  'about BJP's commitment in fighting corruption'

QUOTE:-

• Arvind Khegrival said that  "it appears BJP and Congress were on the same page on the legislation."
•  Khegrival  also asked whether BJP was disowning the "strong" law passed by a BJP-led government in Uttarakhand earlier this year by bringing such a bill in the state.
• He further said   "The Bill is very weak, ineffective and seeks to provide illegitimate protection to corrupt people rather than punish them. "
• He said that  this weak bill by HP could undo the powerful bill passed by Uttranchal. "Instead of adopting the model provided by Uttarakhand, the Himachal Pradesh government has adopted by Congress. This raises questions about BJP's commitment in fighting corruption," he said.

This attack on BJP prompted BJP  to cancel a meeting in New Delhi on Monday with the group's key member Arvind Kejriwal.

Editor's View;  In simple words, this is a slap to those who think that Team Anna is agent of rss or bjp, because Team Anna is now blaming BJP more that congress. Its true that TA blamed congress early when lokpal was in lokshaba, because in lokshaba congress was in majority and hence pressure on congress was needed, now as soon as lokpal is in Rajaya Sabha, BJP and other parties who have majority in Rajaya Sabha are facing blames and questions by TA. And its  truly constructional to bring pressure on politicians to make them listen to DEMANDS 

Sourcehttp://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_team-anna-locks-horns-with-hp-govt-over-weak-lokayukta_1670623

Anna's reply to their questions

In his latest blog 'Politicians raise some questions and my answer to them', Hazare however sought to blunt criticism that he was against Parliament by contending that only the House can make laws and there was no doubt about it.
But, he reminded, the Lokpal Bill came in the Parliament for passage eight times and it could not clear the hurdles.

• "Who is responsible for this? People are the masters of this country and they have sent their servants to Parliament. When servants don't make laws, then masters have the right to ask why Jan Lokpal Bill was not passed," he said.
• "Lawmakers and bureaucrats are servants of people. But their 'who are you to question us' attitude is an insult to Constitution," Hazare said. 
• "Now India is a democratic country. Now if you want to frame laws, then you have to take along experienced people while drafting the laws. Then it should go to Parliament. I hope that people in politics understand this," he said.

Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-27/india/31244698_1_anna-hazare-lokpal-bill-team-anna

Politicians are fooling public

Politicians of whichever party and whatever house are fooling the general public on the lokpal matter. When the lokpal was to present in parliament then Congress  played the hurdle, now when BJP’s support is needed in Rajaya Shaba then it is also showing its true colors. These parties have one thing in common due to which
they don’t want lokpal alive in system, i.e. CORRUPTION.

Why they are fooling public

• Because if lokpal will come then the politicians who easily and freely indulge in corruption will suffer harshly. Corrupt Politicians will be easy to detain and terminate. So politicians of all parties are showing resistance towards lokpal directly (in front of media) and indirectly (hidden from media and people)
• In presence of lokpal politicians will not be able to become rich(by looting people’s money).
•   Political indiscipline will not be tolerated, and our politicians are addicted to such indiscipline. e.g. watching pornographical  films in assemblies
• ‘Action on the Spot’ will be the policy of Lokpal, hence politicians will not be able to bribe and settle down the matter

How they are fooling us

• By turning the attention from lokpal to ‘Blame and Defame politics’
• Government brought an extremely weak lokpal bill, which cannot even investigate political and business class, and now it expects to satisfy people by bringing that lokpal
  
  
• By not giving lokpal bill enough time in parliament, e.g. lokpal was  intentionally discussed on last day of monsoon season, due to which it got chocked in Rajaya Sabha
• By giving false support to lokpal. E.g. BJP gave support to lokpal until it was presented in parliament and now it is turning its back to lokpal by digging about Lokayukta matter.

• All the MPs weather of BJP or congress or of any other party are showing different stands before media but actually oppose lokpal and are planning to prevent its implementation somehow 

What can be done?

• People should differentiate between the real truth and made up controversies by politicians. Politicians are coming with different fake materials before media to slow down the lokpal bill quest
• Most of the politicians laugh or yell at the lokpal or at those who are demanding lokpal, so people should reject such politicians from their vote list

• Both BJP and congress are playing with Lokpal for their own benefits , so a new party and new candidates should be voted, such party that will seriously and honestly discuss lokpal in Parliment

REPORT BY: AWARE ME

Differences remain on Lokpal Bill; no consensus on creation of Lokayuktas

In All party meeting on March 23 the difference on the Lokayukta matter remained stagnant. Opposition is saying that a forced Lokayukta on sates would destroy federal structure and right of state governments.Parties like  BJP,  CPM  and Trinamool  are saying that Lokayukta bill prepared by states will go in vein if  center's  Lokayukta bill is imposed on them. .{ Lokayukta in simple words is state-level Lokpal/corruption watchdog}

So Lokpal Bill is likely to be amended to remove the portion on creation of Lokayuktas in states. All-party meeting saw the entire Opposition and a section of UPA - Trinamool Congress, DMK, NCP and the National Conference - opposing the Lokayukta provision in the bill.  The meeting was attended by leaders of 20 parties, all of whom are members of the Rajya Sabha, besides the prime minister and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee

With the first half of the budget session of Parliament drawing to a close on March 30, there will be very little time to take up a discussion on the bill in the Upper House, especially as there are still major differences on contentious clauses. It is expected that a resumption of the debate will, therefore, be taken up only during the post-recess period. 
Editor's View: All the parties are now showing their true colors, weather BJP or congress. Both opposition and majority are putting hurdles on the implementation of the bill. Opposition like bjp demanded and supported a center Lokpal but when it came to sate level lokpal(i.e lokayukta) then they are showing bad faces, bjp is doing this because is more prominent in states and hence its corrupt deeds may come before people after passage of a state level lokpal.
All the politician class is same, when they have to pass a increase in their salary then there is a consensus but when they have to pass an anti-corruption bill then there is two sided and foggy attitude.SHAME ON US that we elected such non-sense 

Source:http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/differences-remain-on-lokpal-bill-no-consensus-on-creation-of-lokayuktas/articleshow/12387697.cms

Govt pledges to debate Lokpal Bill in House before March 30

With Opposition in the Rajya Sabha insisting on an immediate resumption of a debate on the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill, the government on Wednesday said that it would bring it for further discussion during the first part of the Budget Session of Parliament (by March 30). However, it said that the discussion would be initiated only after other businesses like the Motion of Thanks to the President's address and passing of both General and Rail Budgets.
On Wednesday, Bansal, however, said the Lokpal and the Lokayukta Bills topped the agenda during the first half of the Budget session that ends on March 30. He said that the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address would be taken up first, followed by passing of General and Rail Budget and then the Lokpal Bill would be discussed. 
Replying to a notice given by Leader of the Opposition Arun Jaitley seeking suspension of the Question Hour to resume debate on the Bill, parliamentary affairs minister P K Bansal said the government has studied the 187 amendments moved by both Opposition and allies in UPA-II since debate on the Bill was adjourned after the House was adjourned sine die on December 27. 
Bansal disagreed with Jaitley, who had cited Rule 257 to state that discussion on Lokpal Bill has to be taken up since it remained inconclusive when the House was adjourned sine die. "There are other bills which we deferred...which were not concluded," Bansal said.

Jaitley quoted Rule 257 to state that the chairman if he deems necessary can adjourn the proceedings of the House for a timeframe to be decided by him. "The debate cannot be indefinitely abandoned."

Source(highlighted from) :http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-15/india/31196388_1_lokpal-bill-lokayukta-bills-budget-session

Federal Structure issue shadowed toothless condition of Lokayuktas

ANALYSIS While many of the  parties like  BJP,  CPM  and Trinamool  are opposing  Chapter 3 from lokpal which is imposing Center's Lokayukta bill on states saying that Lokayukta bill prepared by states will go in vein if  center's  Lokayukta bill is imposed on them. .{ Lokayukta in simple words is state-level Lokpal/corruption watchdog}

But this opposition has almost shadowed following poor facts about State Lokayuktas Bills

1. Out of 28 states only 19 have Lokayukta instituted.
2. Of 19 merely 3 lokayukta are OK(not even good)
3.  Most of the state lokayukta bills can't investigate Governer, Chef Minister and legislatures.
4. Some lokayuktas like of Andhara Pradesh have been restricted to look into Government's procedural lapses and  delays
5. Recommendations made by institution are not accepted actively.
6. In some states even Lokayuktas (investigators) are not appointed

Some pitiful Examples of state lokayuktas

• In W.Bengal the lokayukta only have two group D people as staff!
• In Karnataka, no one is holding the post
•  Gujrat was not appointed with Lokayukta for eight years from 2003 until in 2011 Kamla Beniwal appointed issed an ouder
• In Rajasthan, lokayukta don't have investigation agency of its own

Only Uttrakhand have reasonable Lokyukta.

After all this opposition (who form government in states) are trying to defend such flawed and weak sate made lokayukta bills.
Its true that Feudal system should be respected but using it to defend flaws and corruption is quite different.This shows state government doesn't want to take pains to renew their flawed lokayukta bills or to set up new lokayuktas
This decision of making lokayukta a state defined creation is wrong as it will make Lokayukta different in every state as well as will make it vulnerable to become a state based weak bill leading to difficult usage of bill in multi-state corruption cases|

Points from: India Today (Feb, 20)

Anna Hazare wants 3 BJP ministers(who caught watching porn) to be removed

Anna Hazere demanded the three BJP ministers who were caught watching porn inside Karnataka assembly be dismissed from the House. In a statement, Hazare said political parties were full of such people and these leaders are "dirtying the sacred temples -- Parliament and state assemblies -- of our democracy".

"Today, parties are competing with each other in giving tickets to such people. Parties are full of such people. They are dirtying Parliament and state Assemblies. The future of the country is not safe in their hands.

"They (ministers) have to be removed from assembly as they have insulted the assembly. They have insulted the Constitution. They should be send to jail," Hazare said.

Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-08/india/31037290_1_karnataka-ministers-karnataka-assembly-anna-hazare

RSS blamed Anna for not recognizing BJP's role in campaign

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Sunday slammed social activist Anna Hazare for failing to acknowledge that its workers had played an “active role” in his nationwide crusade against corruption last year, though the Sangh itself was not part of the civil society agitation.

“It is a fact that the Sangh workers in individual capacity did play an active role in the anti-corruption crusade by the civil society headed by Hazare... It baffles me as to why the former did not acknowledge the fact,” RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat told reporters.
Though the RSS had not directed its workers to join the civil society’s crusade on corruption, a large number of them did take an active part in the agitation throughout the country on their own volition, he said.

Editor's View: Actually Anna had many times blamed rss in several manners like Anna said bjp' rathyatra a "Nautanki" , he also said that  if congress is graduate in terms of corruption then BJP is post -graduate in being corrupt. And maybe that's why rss is angry with Anna.
I want to ask rss why Anna should acknowledge rss role when there is no role played by RSS!
RSS appeared just a opportunist in the Anna's campaign and nothing else! 
Moreover even BJP didn't brought Lokpal during its tenure. It even changed colors in parliament last year. 
Then why rss is blaming Anna for not acknowledging BJP!!
 
Source:http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2863182.ece

Team Anna begins campaign in UP

Team Anna begin its campaign in poll bound Uttar Pradesh. awaring voters of their rights and power and contribution of vote in bringing strong lokpal.

Team Anna's campaign in the state began on February 5 in Ghazipur and Balia districts. They are demanding voters not to vote politicians that don't support a strong lokpal.

Team had already campaigned in Uttrakhand (bjp ruled) and Punjab (bjp ruled).

"Members of Team Anna have been asking people to take a vow that they will not back candidates making false promises but support those who are answerable to them in future," said the statement.
Manish Sisodia, Kiran Bedi, Kumar Vishwas and other members of India Against Corruption will campaign in the state. 

SCHEDULE

• According to Team Anna's campaign schedule shared with reporters, volunteers of India Against Corruption have so far addressed five big public meetings in areas including former prime minister Chandrashekhar's Balia constituency. They have also covered constituencies of Basti, Gonda, Faizabad and Barabanki in the first phase.
• While a public rally is scheduled be held in Azamgarh on February 8, Team Anna will campaign in Chanduali and Varansi on February 9.
• Team Anna will address a rally on February 10 in Allahabad where as it will reach Rai Bareli on February 13.
• The team will visit Kanauj on February 14 and proceed to Farrukhabad on the same day to address people.
• The team will also visit Mainpuri and Etwah on February 15 and Jhnasi on February 16.
  

Source:http://ibnlive.in.com/news/team-anna-begins-antigraft-campaign-in-up/228144-3.html

Anna is still more popular than any other political figure: Survey shows

Those who thinks that Anna has lost the political and popularity grip will bite the dust, because latest survey ‘The Mood of Nation’ conducted by India Today reveals that Anna is n Top in people’s mind.

This survey is conducted across 19 states and 98 randomly selected parliamentary constituencies  with 12,648 voters/responders.

1. During survey 63% agreed that Lokpal presented by Government is weak and supported Anna’s Janlokpal version. 
2. When asked who will they vote for if both Anna and Rahul Gandhi were to contest election then 60% favoured Anna and only 24% took Rahul 
3. When asked who is their role mode then Anna  got the highest percentage(14%) beating Sachin Tendulkar(6%), Rajiv Gandhi(4%) , Amithab Bacchan(3%) Virender Shevag (3%), Narendra Modi(2%), MS Dhoni(2%)

Apart form this this survey also showed that next parliament election could see a PM from neither Congress nor BJP, parties other than these have better chance to form majority in parliament.
It showed that public's support for Congress has declined and now Bjp and Congress have support that is almost equal to each other but smaller than other parties.
SOURCE: INDIA TODAY ( February 6,2012 edition of magazine )
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/gallery/india-today-poll-mood-of-the-nation-2012/1/6443.html#photo10

Team Anna begins non-biased campaign in Punjab

Jan 25, 2012(news date)
Team Anna arrived Amritsar  on Tuesday to launch an anti-corruption campaign and to pursue people to cast their votes only after weighing the creditability of candidates and not to get swayed by populist promises. 
The core committee members of Team Anna initiated their Punjab visit as a campaign for "polls against corruption" after paying homage to martyrs of Indian freedom struggle at Jallianwala Bagh here. Later, members of India Against Corruption (IAC), including Prashant Bhushan, Manish Sisodia, Gopal Rai, Maulana Shamoon Qasmi and Anillana addressed a meeting to enlighten public about their right to vote and for enactment of a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. 
Maulana Shamoon Qasmi, member of IAC core committee, said IAC was not against or with any political party.(See the proofs  )They were with the general public only, who had always raised their voice for enactment of a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. He said the government had betrayed the whole country by not passing the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Another member, Anillana, shared that these political parties had considered common people as "machine to vote." They allured the voters with false promises and succeeded in buying their priceless votes. "Now, this is the time to peep into the reality and unveil their corrupted faces," he added.
"Parties are changing since 1947. But now, it's a time to change the system. We need a system, not a party. So, whoever tries to play mudslinging games with the system must be punished," said Gopal Rai. Manish Sisodiya said that the recent incident of showing black flags to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh happened in Amritsar only, which is the land of warriors. "The government will have to face such situations as long as they fail to pass Jan Lokpal Bill," said he.

"We-the-people have become who-the-people for them. Now it is time to give them the answer for who-the-people," he added. Prashant Bhushan said, "It's time to shun voting based on religion, caste and creed. We have to rid the system of bribes. The polling must be fair, people must vote and they should vote for the right persons only."

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Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-25/india/30662480_1_team-anna-core-committee-iac