Analysis: Lokpal Bill may be tabled in parliament in current session, BUT WHEN?

Background 

• Lokpal Bill could be tabled in Rajya Sabha in the ongoing monsoon session if a parliamentary panel looking into the legislation gives its report before the end of the session, the government said.
• A total of 118 bills of the government were in various stages and much would depend on the recommendations of standing committees and the time available for their introduction or tabling in either House of Parliament.
• Once the Bill is passed by the Rajya Sabha with amendments, it will have to be sent back to the Lok Sabha for re-examination and approval because this is a different version than the one cleared earlier.
  Source: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-09/india/33117744_1_monsoon-session-lokpal-bill-rajya-sabha

Analysis

It all began with previous monsoon season and its not over till present one! The Bill was already sent to parliamentary panel and now again the same drama is being played, this will do nothing but delay the passage of bill to infinity!

Moreover, whenever the bill is tabled ,its tabled at the end of the session, Last time  in winter season of parliament bill was discussed just three or two days before season's deadline.  Similarly in budged season the bill is tabled just two days before it ends! So this time also is the govt waiting for monsoon season to end? When exactly are they going to give sufficient time for discussion and passage of strong Lokpal? 

Lokpal bill to come up in Rajya Sabha next week ,UPDATE FLASH

NEWS ON May 9 2012

UPDATE FLASH s.no.one

• Lokpal Bill is likely to be discussed  again in Rajya Sabha next week.  

• Heeding demands from opposition parties and allies like Trinamool, The GOVT may drop the clause on setting up a Lokayukta in the states  A minister, however, said that discussions are still on with the political parties concerned to thrash out the differences. 
• Sources in the government say that a major change will be made to the bill to accommodate the objections of Mamata Banerjee, who is a member of the ruling coalition, but had opposed the proposed  legislation claiming that it violates the autonomy of state governments.  

•   Once the Bill is passed by the Rajya Sabha with amendments, it will have to be sent back to the Lok Sabha for re-examination and approval  because this is a different version than the one cleared earlier. 

Sources: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Government-may-drop-Lokayukta-clause-in-Lokpal-Bill/articleshow/13069474.cms
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/lokpal-bill-to-come-up-in-rajya-sabha-next-week/256045-37-64.html
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/lokpal-bill-centre-gives-in-to-trinamools-demands-208494

Anna met Baba Ramdev for future steps and andolan: Is it a right step?

Anna Hazare and Baba Ramdev met on Friday (April 20, 2012) and addressed the media about their future co bonded plans .They asked government leave aside ego and pass a strong lokpal.
Demand to bring back black money in Swiss accounts was also raised by Anna-Ramdev bond.

Anna said that every government and party is same and equally corrupt.



FUTURE PLANS

1. Anna Hazare and  Baba Ramdev will jointly sit on a day's token fast in Delhi on June 3 for Lokpal demand and awareness.  A joint rally will also take place on same day
2.  Ramdev said that he will start a massive agitation against black money from May 01.  “I will tour Chhattisgarh in May and awaken people on the issue of black money,” said Ramdev.
3. Hazare  would undertake a tour of Maharashtra from May 1 to mobilise public opinion on the issue of having a strong "Lokayukta" in every state. 
4. Both will continue to campaign and tour the country till 2014 General Elections and will make people aware so that they raise their voice against corruption

Quote: Their worlds:- 

• Anna made it clear that in his view every political party is equally corrupt.  "Making the government fall is not our intention. If this government is graduate in corruption, the next government will do PhD. But a government that can't understand people's voice, it's not a (matter of) concern if it falls," Hazare said.
  
  
• While Ramdev gave a statement contradicting to Anna's view of "every party is equal" saying that   "present government had no right to rule."

Editor's View: | WRONG STEP TAKEN !|
According to Janlokpal Bill Center this step taken by team Anna is not appropriate. Simple reason is that those who don't support Ramdev or oppose him even support Anna or in simple worlds more people support Anna than Ramdev. So those who oppose Ramdev but support Anna may not support Anna-Ramdev bond.
Moreover ideologies of Anna and Ramdev are not truly equal, Anna said that every party is equally corrupt, on the other hand Ramdev blamed congress saying that it has no right to rule. Religious row may also occur, so Team Anna should dilute this decision of working with Baba Ramdev.

Source: http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/anna-ramdev-vow-to-fight-for-strong-lokpal_770846.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Anna-Hazare-teams-up-with-Ramdev-to-fast-on-June-3/Article1-843445.aspx

Team Anna wants Congress to reveal poll campaign expenses

Arvind Kejriwal asked the former to reveal details of Rahul Gandhi's poll campaign expenses.

           _Kejriwal tweeted: "Election is over, and Diggi Raja should now give details of the expenses by Rahul Gandhi on         helicopters and campaigning in the UP elections."

(In reply)-_Digvijay Singh said: "If they (Team Anna) can spend 36 lakhs in their days long campaign then he can well imagine how much we must have spent in our month-long rallies." 
Singh further said expense reports would be submitted to the Election Commission and not to Kejriwal as he was against the Congress Party.  Anna Hazare said: "So, what wrong has Arvind Kejriwal said? Transparency should be there." 

Editor's view: Well of course there should be declaration of expanses by any political party (weather congress or bjp) before public as over expanses by political parties are not permitted by our election's 'code of conduct'  Moreover Team Anna is not a political party and hence its free to spend 36 lakhs, and big thing is , at least T.Anna declared what they expanded. T. Anna has, whenever asked declared his account status, what about politicians!
Source:http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2012/03/05/272871-Kejriwal-tells-mentor-Digvijay-to-reveal-Rahul-Gandhi-s-poll-campaign-expenses.html

Lokpal Bill to come in Rajaya Sabha in Budged Season

Lokpal Bill is expected to be brought again for consideration in the Rajya Sabha during the second phase of the Budget session of Parliament. "The bill is on the live register of the Rajya Sabha and it will now be taken up only in the second phase of the Budget session," an official said.

Budged season will begin on March 12 and its second part will  be held from April 24 to May 22.
Season will begin with joint sitting of President Parthiba Patil and members of both the Houses of Parliament.

Lokpal Bill was passed in Lokshabha on December 27, 2012 where government had a majority. Moreover many parties walked out of parliament during voice vote which made passage easier.

However Lokpal was chocked in Rajaya Shaba on december 30 where opposition parties had majority.

SOME BACKGROUND

1. The opposition had charged the government with running away from a vote because of lack of majority in the House.
   
2. The government had then stated that the bill was "alive" and would be taken up in the Budget session for passage.   
3. By May this year, the strength of the Congress and its allies is expected to rise slightly in the Upper House after biennial elections in several seats. The UPA does not have a majority in the House earlier when lokpal was discussed.
4. SEE MORE about incident ON   http://janlokpalbillcenter.blogspot.in/2011/12/lokpal-chocked-in-rajaya-sabha.html
   

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Lokpal-Bill-to-come-up-in-Rajya-Sabha-during-Budget-session/articleshow/11797195.cms

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

Answer to your questions

 FIVE BIG QUESTIONS affecting this movement.


Q.1 Is Anna an agent of rss?
Ans.  -Anna said Advani's Rath Yatara is a 'Nautanki'
         -Anna Said If congress is graduate then Bjp is post Graduate in terms of corruption
         -Anna said that even Bjp has misused CBI.
         -Anna had conducted anti corruption movements even against BJP!
         -Anna Conducted survey's and campaigns in even BJP's Constituencies and said not to vote BJP if it   doesn't support lokpal.Then how the hell he is an agent of rss

Q2.What is Anna's relation with  Nanaji Deshmuk?
Ans. Recently  Digvijay declared that Anna is an rss member by showing his photo with  Nanaji Deshmuk
The Photo of Anna with Nanaji is presented by a local newspaper and not some big news source so it cannot be believed blindly. Moreover even if we believe the report of news paper then we will realize  Anna was with Deshmuk in order to gain experience about rural development from Deshmukh(who was Padmavibhushan winner and had an infinite experience in this field )

Q3 Why Anna rejects all the bills by government?
Ans. All the lokpals by government are rejected not only by team Anna but also by many other democrats and activist(even those who are against Anna) including Aruna Roy saying that Government lokpals are more impractical.

Q4 Why Anna  dictates parliament ?
Ans. Lokpal is rusting in the drawers of parliament from the last 4 decades and no party passed the bill.
Moreover Parliament is full of corrupt MP's which will get destroyed if lokpal is passed (presence of such MP's is indicated by Cash for vote as an example)   hence parliment and government is not presenting a healthy or even good lokpal.There are many MP's and incidents which erased our faith towards parliment.  After all this Image of parliment and government is not made by Team Anna , its a self made image! 

Q5.Can Anna be believed?
Ans. Anna Hazera is not a new activist that we must not believe him
He is believed by country for decades for his many other acts

•  Anti-corruption protests in Maharashtra (against Bjp and shiv sena)
•  Right to Information movement
•  Removal of untouchability
• Education
• Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act

 A Report by AwareMe

Lokpal Bill expected to be considered by Cabinet tomorrow(monday dec 19)

MAJOR SOURCE on this news (NDTV)

The Union Cabinet is expected to consider tomorrow (monday dec 19) the much-awaited Lokpal Bill.

 With the Union Cabinet set to discuss the Lokpal Bill tomorrow, sources have told NDTV(news org) that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold a high-level meet to give final touches to the Cabinet note on the bill. The high-level meet will be held to resolve all outstanding issues on the Lokpal Bill, the sources added.

The crucial Cabinet meeting precedes Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance to all parties concerned with the government's commitment to pass the contentious bill in the current session of Parliament that ends on December 22. "No one should doubt our sincerity in passing the bill in this season," the Prime Minister said yesterday.

With the government under constant pressure by anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare for a strong Lokpal, the UPA government's top ministers -Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Law Minister Salman Khurshid and Minister of State in the PMO V Narayansamy - met this evening to finalise the note on the proposed legislation to be circulated among the Cabinet meeting.

NDTV(major source) has exclusive information about the contours of the Lokpal Bill that will be brought to the Cabinet. Some of its key features are:

• The Prime Minister will be under Lokpal but with certain safeguards
• The PM can be referred for a preliminary probe if three-fourth of all Lokpal members agree
• The proceedings will be in camera, and the report will have to be sent to the Parliament
• On the issue of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the agency will report to the Lokpal only on cases referred to it by the ombudsman
• The CBI chief's appointment remains an outstanding issue and will be dealt with later, though in principle, the government agrees on a selection panel comprising the Prime Minister, the leader of the Opposition, the Lok Sabha speaker and the Lokpal chairman
• On the issue of the removal of the Lokpal, the government doesn't favour an impeachment
• The removal of the Lokpal can be done through a reference of the President
• If 100 MPs sign a petition against any Lokpal member, the President has to refer the complaint to the Supreme Court
  

BEING COPYRIGHTED WE CAN"T PUT/ TAKE ALL THE MATTER OF NDTV's ARTICLE SO PLEASE VISIT http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/pm-to-hold-high-level-meet-to-resolve-outstanding-issues-on-lokpal-sources-158911

Lokpal row: Anna warns govt with fast, jail bharo

 SEE why team anna is unhappy with standing committee's report

• Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said they will go on the fast from December 27 if the government does not pass the Lokpal Bill in this session of the parliament.
• Hazare also said that from the first day of new year (Jan 1, 2012), supporters of Jan Lokpal Bill will start bharo aandolan all over the country. 

•  He said that the activists will sit outside the house of the MPs of the parties which have opposed the anti-graft bill and force the govt to arrest them and put in jail.

• In case the bill is passed by the the Hazare plans to present important people in the govt with a rose. Hazare said that rose is meant to show the people in the govt how the the flower stays among thorns and still gives happiness to the people.

Earlier today, the govt acknowledged that consensus eluded the all-party meeting on Lokpal issue. However, parliamentary affairs minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said the government was confident that it would be able to table the proposed bill in the winter session itself.

"I believe that it would be possible. Yesterday (Wednesday), there was an all-party meeting where 35 different parties participated. All had different views on the issue. To say there was broad consensus on the issue would be wrong. This has increased the work load of the government," Bansal said.
"How to compile these 35 different views and then also bringing in government views and to make amendments in the proposed bill," Bansal said, referring to the task at government's hand.
However, "We are working hard on it and I am confident we will be present it in this session," he said.

Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/Lokpal-row-Anna-warns-govt-with-fast-jail-bharo/Article1-782778.aspx

Lokpal Bill likely to be taken up in Lok Sabha on Dec 19: Sources

  The government is prearing to begin a debate in Parliament on the Lokpal Bill on the 19th december. 

Anna , who is 74, has threatened to start  a hunger strike on December 27 if the government does not deliver a potent new law against graft this month.     
A parliamentary standing committee examining the Lokpal Bill has finalized its draft amidst dissent from members, including three Congress MPs. The report, which is not binding on the government, is likely to be tabled in Parliament on Friday. Rejecting the parliamentary panel's draft, Anna said the government is not serious about fighting corruption.( click here to see why team anna is upset by  standing committee's draft)

As per Sources  the government is heading towards accepting some of the key points that Anna has deemed essential for fighting corruption. The Prime Minister may be covered by the Lokpal Bill, though with safeguards; government sources say the Prime Minister may himself offer in Parliament that his office should be included in the Lokpal Bill. The government may also agree that 57 lakh junior bureaucrats will be accountable to the nine-member Lokpal. For now, what remains unresolved is the matter of who the CBI will report to - the government is not keen to change the investigating agency's current reporting structure. If that doesn't happen, Team Anna says, the CBI will remain vulnerable to political pressure. "I think the recommendations of the (Parliamentary) Standing Committee, whatever they are, the Lokpal which is coming, I don't think this will have any impact on corruption. On the contrary, it is likely to dismantle whatever exists in the name of anti-corruption in this country," said Arvind Kejriwal

•  Junior bureaucrats 
  One of Anna's non-negotiable demands is that the Lokpal Bill include junior bureaucrats - a feature the committee has not sanctioned.  Meenakshi Natrajan, Deepa Das Munsi and PT Thomas, all Congress members of the committee - formally registered their protest against Group C central government employees - who add upto 57 lakhs  -  not being brought under the Lokpal's ambit. The standing committee suggests the nine members of the Lokpal cannot manage this huge group. Instead, it recommends Group C employees should be investigated by the other autonomous anti-corruption body, the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC).

• PM inclusion
  On the matter of whether the Lokpal should have the right to investigate the Prime Minister, the committee says it leaves the decision to Parliament because of differing opinions among its members.  

• CBI
  The standing committee recommends that the CBI seek the approval of the Lokpal both for chargesheets and for its closure or final reports on investigations. The CBI has taken strong exception to this on the grounds that it contradicts the objective of making the CBI autonomous. A statement from the agency said, "This provision goes against the stated objectives of making investigation agency autonomous, not answerable or liable to be monitored by either the administrative ministry or the Lokpal and protect the integrity of investigation."

Hosted From: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/lokpal-bill-likely-to-be-taken-up-in-lok-sabha-on-dec-19-sources-156156

Lokpal can’t wipe out corruption completely: Hegde

Asserting that the Lokpal cannot completely wipe out corruption which is as old as the civilisation itself, Team Anna member Justice N Santosh Hegde on Tuesday said that if the menace could be contained up to 60-70 per cent, "we would be very strong".

"Let me be very frank. You can't eradicate corruption. Corruption is not born yesterday, last year, last century... Corruption was born with the birth of civilisation itself. Go through any scripture you will know corruption was there," he told a local television channel here.

However, he also said "Even if we have a strong door, robbery can still take place. Does it mean we will have no door at all,"
Hegde said, an institution like Lokpal could be created which could curb the growth of corruption and clean corruption to a certain extent. "Suppose, we are able to contain it up to 60 to 70 (per cent), I think economically, we would be very strong."

"An institution which is there to fight corruption will certainly create fear among the people who are not yet corrupt but likely to become corrupt," Hegde said.

Replying to a question on the government assurance that a strong Lokpal Bill would be brought in Parliament, Hegde said "One thing was certain that for 44 years they did not bring a Lokpal Bill and did not create a Lokpal institution. Now, that will come and that institution will be built,"

However, Hegde said, he did not think the government would bring a strong Lokpal Bill. "Against whom they will operate? Bill is against them, the Parliament members, the ministers, the bureaucrats... It will not be against you, me. 

On suggestions by Congress leaders that Lokpal would be a constitutional body, Hegde said though it was a good idea, "it is absolutely unnecessary". 

"If you want a constitutional body, you have to get two-third majority in Parliament which nobody as of today has," he said. 

Hegde also did not see any wrong in formulation of a law to right to recall or reject a member in the elections. 

Editor's view: Well constitutional status is necessary at all. They are looking at time but not looking how lokpal will bloom with a Constitutional status. Following benefits we will get  

Sourcehttp://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/lokpal-can-t-wipe-out-corruption-completely-hegde_741803.html

PUNISH US but don't pollute and loose movement's strength: Arvind

Defending himself and Kiran Bedi, who is under attack for inflating her travel bills, Kejriwal on Tuesday (Oct 25, 2011,)  said, "If someone paid the ticket examiner in Railway because he needed a ticket, so that person cannot question Suresh Kalmadi? Is this the message being given out?
"Do you mean to say that out of 120 crore people, only saints can question UPA's corruption and government will keep on robbing people? If anybody questions then that person will be asked to look into his case first," he said and warned that if the current smear campaign continues, the next movement will be 10 times bigger.


"Dont forgive us. Give us twice the punishment given to common people. But bring Lokpal and you will have to," he said.
He lamented that the whole attention is being shifted from corruption movement and Lokpal to core committe which has "no importance".


"Whether Kiran Bedi paid bills or not has become national issue. It will not benefit nation. It will be useful when Lokpal will come. Government should understand that their ways and methods are increasing the anger among people," he said.


"If Kiran bedi has committed a crime, hang her. Send her to jail but talk about Lokpal Bill. Whatever mistake she has done, investigate and punish her but we cannot decide it in a press conference whether the allegations are true or false," he said.
On Lokpal Bill, he said there was no other way than passing Lokpal Bill and they were ready for dialogue.

"When had we run away from dialogue. But on the other hand allegations were levelled against us everyday. They spoilt the atmosphere. Who is creating disturbance. If the government's intentions are honest, then the Bill can be passed in a day," he said.
Asked about the "Gang of Four" referred to by Hazare, Kejriwal said it was a guess and only Hazare knows about it. "I don't know," he said.


"Investigate us, put all the agencies in the country after us, punish us in the harshest way but you will have to bring the Lokpal Bill," he said.
Editor's view: Arvind is right in saying that LOKPAL should not loose strength because facts against them(Arvind and Kiran) maybe real but are presented to loose the strength of the movement. But I don't support Arvind's rail example(first para) as a corrupt is corrupt weather a rail briber or a national level corrupt, small corruption is the root of big one.


source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow1/10489397.cms

Anna hits back at Digvijaya, slams his ‘faulty thinking’

In his response  to Digvijay's Letter  Anna Hazare on Thursday said there is no difference between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in dealing with corruption and both are misleading the people on the issue. 
Anna Hazare responded to Digvijaya Singh’s recent criticisms  rejecting the suggestion that he had presidential ambitions, and denouncing the RSS’s claim of involvement with the Jan Lokpal movement, saying it an attempt to “defame” him.
‘Both parties do not speak on removing corruption,’ Hazare said in his letter

This Letter came in responce of Digvijay's Letter in which he had accused Hazare of never raising his voice against the BJP, . In this letter digvijay alleged that his(Anna's) aides were “using” him, and cited a statement by RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat as proof of RSS backing for his movement.
In reply to this Anna said ‘You have tried to link me with RSS and BJP. By showing the dispute between them (Congress and BJP), they are trying to mislead the people of this country,’

‘You think that by my anti-Congress campaign, the BJP will be benefited, but why is the Congress giving them (BJP) a chance?’ he asked.
‘If RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said his organisation supported my movement, I think they are trying to defame me,’ said Hazare.


In an eight-page letter written in Hindi, Hazare said that Singh should know that six ministers in Maharashtra’s Shiv Sena-BJP government had been forced to resign because of his protests. 


Stating that he had no wish to be president of India, Hazare said both the Congress and the BJP appeared to be flying kites on the issue.

Stating he will not join any party till his last breath, the activist said there was need for public pressure to strengthen democracy.‘The public is the owner of this country and sends legislators to assemblies and the Lok Sabha as its representatives,’ wrote Hazare.

Observing he had helped Digvijay Singh as Madhya Pradesh chief minister in social welfare projects, Anna said: ‘The centre should not take pride in stating it involved society for the first time in drafting the Lokpal bill.’

In fact, he demanded all welfare laws should be made with people’s involvement.

The activist rued allegations of corruption levelled against him, his aides Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal and his arrest ahead of the fast for a strong Jan Lokpal bill in August.

He also criticised the government for forcibly evicting Swami Ramdev’s hapless protesters earlier.

Referring to BJP leader L.K. Advani’s yatra for clean politics and governance, he said the BJP- and Congress-ruled states should create strong Lokayuktas to curb corruption.
Editor's view: I think Anna is now trying to make it clear that  CONGRESS as well as BJP are not as right as we think them for this country.

Source: http://www.inewsone.com/2011/10/13/no-difference-between-congress-and-bjp-anna-tells-digvijay-2/83208
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/anna-hits-back-at-digvijaya-slams-his-faulty-thinking/859655/

Team Anna launches referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill ( Oct 2, 2011)

Team Anna Hazare on Sunday(Oct 2, 2011) kickstarted a nationwide referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill in 12 Lok Sabha constituencies, including those of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, to drum up support for their version of the bill. The beginning of the nationwide referendum coincided with the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and is being carried out in 12 constituencies -- nine from UP, two from Bihar and one from Orissa. 


Besides Sonia's Rae Bareli and Rahul's Amethi in UP, the activists were also conducting referendum in Mainpuri (Mulayam Singh Yadav), Varanasi (Murli Manohar Joshi), Ghaziabad (Rajnath Singh), Kaushambi (Shailendra Kumar) and Hamirpur (V B Singh). In UP, the referendum is being carried out in Lucknow and Ambedkar Nagar constituencies also. 


In Bihar, Lalu Prasad's Saran and Kirti Azad's Darbanga constituencies face Team Anna's referendum while in Orissa it is Puri constituency from where Pinaki Mishra is the MP. 
Out of the 12, five MPs -- Prasad, Azad, Mishra, Kumar and Singh -- are members of the Standing Committee looking into the Lokpal Bill.


Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Team-Anna-launches-referendum-on-Jan-Lokpal-Bill/articleshow/10210759.cms

House should prioritise Lokpal Bill: BJP

Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said Parliament should set aside all business and pass a strong Lokpal Bill at the earliest so that questions raised over the credibility of Legislature are answered.He wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, saying it would be "arrogance and stupidity" on part of the Legislature to ignore the tremendous public anger against corruption 


"The rights and power of Parliament should not represent stubbornness. He said that before the spark of public anger reaches the seat of democracy, "it is my request that we should set aside all legislative work and take up Lokpal Bill.


Edited From: http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-homepage-topstories/House-should-prioritise-Lokpal-Bill-BJP/Article1-735299.aspx

Anna agrees to 14-day fast at Ramlila Maidan

Anna Hazare and his team have agreed to 14-day fast at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. The social activist, who will go under a check up at Tihar jail at 10 am, will reach the protest venue around 3pm in an open jeep. Anna Hazare's basic demand of civil society draft of lokpal bill being introduced in Parliament remains.

Police negotiators, Hazare and his associates came to an agreement on several issues. They agreed that the fast venue would be the spacious Ramlila Grounds and that there would be no ceiling on the number of protesters.

They also agreed that loudspeakers would be used at the venue and that Hazare would be examined by government as well as private doctors.


Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/chunk-ht-ui-indiasectionpage-topstories/Anna-makes-government-bend-set-to-come-out-of-Tihar-jail/Article1-734540.aspx

Anna Hazare to stay in Tihar

Team Anna on Wednesday said that Anna Hazare will not leave Tihar jail anytime soon. Kiran Bedi addressed Anna's supporters outside Tihar jail and said that discussion with the government are still on and negotiations are at the final stage


There were reports that agreement was reached between the two sides on the venue where Hazare could hold his indefinite fast - shifted from JP Park to more spacious Ramlila maidan - but by Wednesday evening the negotiations were said to be stuck on the number of days he would be allowed to stage his protest. 
In discussions between team Anna and POLICE at Tihar jail
civil society activists insisted on being allowed to stage fast for a longer period than the seven days that Police was inclined to allow him


Sources said all members of the Hazare team were agreeable to the seven days limit with a rider that the situation could be reviewed everyday thereafter but one activist - Arvind Kejriwal - was not agreeable to it. 


Edited From: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-to-stay-in-Tihar-efforts-on-to-break-logjam/articleshow/9638664.cms

Timeline of HAPPENINGS On august 16 2011

{5th happening( Latest)} 09:43 PM Hazare has reportedly refused to come out of jail until he gets unconditional permission for the fast. 

(4th happening) Delhi Police sources said warrants of release have been sent to Tihar Jail authorities for freeing Hazare and his seven associates

(3rd  happening) By evening Anna Hazare and seven supporters were sent to Tihar Jail No. 4. But a few hours later, Shanti Bhushan and Kiran Bedi were released.

(2nd happening) 3:30 PM:After being detained under Section 107/151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (for breach of peace), Anna Hazare was earlier produced in front of a special judicial magistrate, where he refused to sign the bail bond.As per sources, he has been sentenced to seven days of judicial custody in Tihar jail along with six others from his team arrested in the morning.Sources say that Hazare is being kept in Jail no 4 which is that same as former Commonwealth Games Organising Comittee chief Suresh Kalmadi. The other six, including Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, are in Jail no 1 which is the same as the tainted former Telecom Minister A Raja.

(1st happening) 7 AM:  three member police team knocked on Flat No. 280 at Supreme Apartments. "You have to come with us" - is what Anna was told. Within minutes, his key aides, also with him, were led out of the building



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http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_anna-hazare-refuses-to-come-out-of-jail_1576560

Anna detained by Delhi Police .

Social activist Anna Hazare was detained by the Delhi Police at his residence ahead of his proposed fast against corruption on Tuesday. Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia were also taken into preventive custody by the Delhi police.  
"When Anna asked what are the charges against us, the police said that they have been instructed to do so," added Kiran Bedi.


"When our freedom is restricted, it is as good as being arrested," Kiran Bedi said as she courted arrest on Tuesday.


Prashant Bhushan said he will move court.  "I will approach the court today" he said "There will be massive protests across the country including Delhi. The government will not be able to handle the storm now," said Bhushan.


"I request the people of the country to go to jail. Going to jail for the betterment of the country is good," said Anna Hazare on Monday.
Around 500 police personnel have been deployed from early morning itself after the city police imposed Section 144 around the venue of the fast.
Earlier, senior police officials, including DCP (Crime) Ashok Chand, met with Hazare on Tuesday morning in a bid to convince him to not go ahead with his planned protest defying prohibitory orders.

No permission for Aug 16 fast, Team Anna defiant

Confrontation between Anna Hazare and Government escalated today with police denying permission to the Anna for holding a fast from tomorrow (August 16 2011) to press for a strong Lokpal Bill and his team declaring that they would go ahead with the planned stir and court arrest if prevented.
The city police did not give its nod to hold the protest at Jai Prakash Narain Park near Ferozeshah Kotla stadium saying that the organisers have refused to give an undertaking on restricting the number of days of protest and protesters besides four other conditions.


Sudhir Yadav, joint commissioner of police (Northern Range), said anybody assembling at the Park tomorrow would face legal action.
In reply The Hazare team said they have given a refusal six 'unconstitutional' out of the 22 conditions laid by police.
Asked whether they would approach court against the Delhi Police action, Kejriwal said, "All options are open and there is an option to go to court."


Delhi Police's refusal of permission coincided with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's strong remarks in his Independence Day speech that hunger strikes and fasts-unto-death do not help address the problem of corruption and Parliament is the only body to form legislations to curb the menace.


What I think: We are citizens not subjects of democracy, so demanding bill is not illegal but restricting our demand is illegal as well as ill representation of those whom we have elected for politics!


Source: http://www.hindustantimes.com/No-permission-for-Aug-16-fast-Team-Anna-defiant/Article1-733497.aspx