Lokpal chocked in rajaya sabha!

Government's Lokpal which was passed in Lok Shabha  on Tuesday( DEC 27) was further discussed in Rajaya Sabha on 30 DEC  for complete passage by parliament. But this Lokpal  was opposed by several parties, even by allies of government.
Those who opposed wanted amendments, about  187 amendments were presented.
Thus government which was already without seats or number in Rajaya sabha also lost the numbers by its own allies on lokpal matter.

Main objections were:-

1. Disturbing federalism and voilating constution by imposing  Lokayukta bill made by center on states. Parties like BJP,  CPM  and  Trinamool  were against this and saying that   Lokayukta bill prepared by states will go in vein if  center's  Lokayukta bill is imposed on them. These parties were thus demanding to delete Chapter 3 from lokpal which was imposing Lokayukta bill on states 
2. Independence of cbi from political control- This independence was demended by BJP , Trinamool  ,CPM and BSP
3. Lokpal's control over CBI- it was mainly demande by BJP
4. Constructional Status-  Mainly Bjp stood against the constructional status of lokpal

To fulfill above demands 187 amendments were presented, but government said that this amount of    amendments could not be discussed and amended in one day.
Moreover government knew that if voting was done for lokpal in rajaya Sabha then Government because of lack of seats will loose voting. Hence voting was cancelled.

So now Lokpal may come only in next season of parliment i.e in  Budget  season in march 2012.
However since lokpal reached Rajaya Sabha so it will not be deleted and will remain in register till next season.

Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Rajya-Sabha-Who-said-what-on-Lokpal/articleshow/11300673.cms

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 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 to send 34 'Jan Lokpal missionaries' across nation . NDTV reports

Anna Hazere is working towards spreading awareness in the country on the proposed legislation that will arm an ombudsman (lokpal ) with extensive powers to check corruption.

On Sunday, Hazare decided that all the 34 district heads working for his Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan Trust (BVJAT) should go to all the states in the country to create awareness on the importance of the Jan Lokpal bill and explain to the public why it is imperative that Parliament pass it during the Winter Session.

At a two-day annual convention in Hazare's village Ralegansiddhi that had all senior representatives from BVJAT in attendance, the activist decided it was time to nominate his people to spread the word on the strong version of the bill that he wants passed.

"Anna's main concern is to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed in Parliament," said K D Pawar, city president of BVJAT, who attended the meeting. "Hazare recently visited five states in the country to get the pulse of the people and know what they feel about the Jan Lokpal bill. Now he wants us to go and create awareness in all the states in our country."

Booklet on bill
Hazare has prepared a booklet on the Jan Lokpal bill detailing its intention and scope in Marathi, and is planning to translate it into Hindi for all citizens. "There will not be any need to go to these states if the government passes the Jan Lokpal bill in the Winter Session," said Pawar.

BVJAT coordinator Shankar Tadakhe said Hazare was skeptical about the Jan Lokpal bill getting approved. "The first RTI bill was approved in 2000 but was opposed by Hazare himself because it did not cover his demands. If the same thing happens with Jan Lokpal Bill, he may even restart his nationwide agitation," he said.

The missionaries
A first list of 17 people from Anna Hazare's trust who will be visiting 22 states to build support for the Jan Lokpal bill has been made. These people from various places are:
Advocate Ajit Deshmukh (Beed), Uddhav Bobade (Usmanabad), Vikas More (Parabhani), Suresh Durve (Gondia), Chandrashekhar Bandage (Gadchiroli), Anil Thamre (Amrawati), Gajanan Harne (Akola), Jaiprakash Khot (Buldhana), Sudhir Deshmukh (Latur), Gopalrao Bele (Nagpur), Ashok
Sappan (Ahmadnagar), Bhavesh Patel (Mumbai), K D Pawar (Pune City), Radheshyam Jagtap (Pune District), Narayan Powar (Solapur), Ramrao Gorde (Aurangabad) and Bhagwan Phirange (Jalna).



Anna also declared that nobody should use his name while campaigning for elections(like Bjp is doing). "Those who want to contest an election  should contest on their own responsibility. I shall raise my voice against it if somebody is misusing my name for his or her campaign," Hazare said.

Hosted From: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/anna-to-send-34-jan-lokpal-missionaries-across-nation-152021

Judiciary out, Grp A-B staff included in Lokpal

As the Parliamentary standing committee examining the Lokpal Bill began finalising its report to be submitted in the Parliament, reports have said that 

• the panel has decided to keep the judiciary out of the anti-corruption ombudsman’s purview. 
• the panel has favoured the inclusion of Central government’s Group B staff as well in the Lokpal’s ambit, as against the original proposal of including just the 85,000-odd Group A staff. Group B services roughly included 1.7 lakh staff. 
•  the Committee is believed to have decided that the Lokpal Bill would also provide for Lokayuktas in states, as demanded by the Anna Hazare-led civil society group. 
• While the  Lokpal Bill seeks to have provision of imprisonment of not less than two years for persons filing false or frivolous complaints, it also seeks to impose a fine of Rs 25,000 to Rs 2 lakh against such persons. But committee members were understood to have supported imprisonment of up to six months and a penalty of up to Rs 1 lakhon the lines of the contempt of court proceedings. 
• The same committee had recommendedreducing the punishment for the Whistleblowers Bill and the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill onfrivolous and false complaints. 

Meanwhile, reacting to the development Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal has expressed concern over keeping the judiciary out of Lokpal's ambit. 
He, however, welcomed the reported decision to bring Group B government staff under Lokpal's ambit. Group C and D staff should also be brought under Lokpal's purview as they are the ones with whom the common man deals on a daily basis, he demanded.

Editor's View: Keeping Judiciary out of Lokpal's is and bringing Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill  not a bad decision as it is important for Judiciary System to be not under any institute and to be independent, and Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill will do the work of anti-corruption watchdog in Judiciary without bringing judiciary under Lokpal 

Source:http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/judiciary-out-grp-a-b-staff-included-in-lokpal_741930.html 

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

Govt wants to split Jan Lokpal with laws: Anna

Social activist Anna Hazare on Sunday said the government should not split the jan lokpal (its essence) in parts by bringing different laws to control corruption. “Why is government bringing separate laws when the jan lokpal is in progress?”

Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said the government had plans to bring in three-four laws to make the jan lokpal an “empty pot”. “Those include the Whistleblower Protection Act, the Public Grievance and Redressal Bill and the Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill their intention is clear.”

Editor's View: All the other bill may be useless but Judicial Standards and Accountability Bill is necessary to be with the Janlokpal to prevent corruption in judicial system without bringing Judiciary system under lokpal. As its important for Judiciary System to be not under any institute and to be independent.
Source:http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Maharashtra/Govt-wants-to-split-Jan-Lokpal-with-laws-Anna/Article1-768750.aspx 

Uttarakhand Assembly passed Lokayukta Bill

BACKGROUND: Passing of Lokayukat bill in a state means that an anti-corruption ombudsman organization known as Lokayukat will be there in that state headed by the Lokpal at Center level.


NEWS: Lokayukta Bill has been passed by thr Uttarakhand Assembly. Team Anna  said that the passed by Uttarakhand Assembly is "in full spirit of Jan Lokpal Bill".
This  Lokayukta Bill passed by Uttarakhand Assembly have a provision of life imprisonment for those found guilty of corruption. It will also bring the lower judiciary under the ambit of the Lokayukta.
It also provides sweeping powers to the proposed five-member Lokayukta, including separate investigation and prosecution wings. All public servants, including the chief minister, have been brought under its purview.

 "Congratulations. Uttrakhand is the first state which has passed a Lokayukta Bill unanimously in the Assembly. It's in full spirit of Jan Lokpal Bill," Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said.

Three other non-Congress ruled states — Bihar, Orissa and Punjab — are in touch with Team Anna for overhauling their Lokayukta institutions.


Sources: http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/uttarakhands-lokayukta-bill-in-full-spirit-of-jan-lokpal/883484.html
http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/3-more-BJP-states-going-Jan-Lokpal-way/Article1-762978.aspx

Full text: PM's letter to Anna Hazare

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday wrote a letter to anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare, reiterating the commitment of the government to an effective Lokpal Bill.

Here is the full text of the letter:

Dear Mr Anna Hazare 

Thank you for your letter dated September 21, 2011. I am glad you made me aware of your thoughts on several important issues.

As you know, we are committed to an effective Lokpal law and we hope to succeed in it in near future. Our government is also working on a comprehensive agenda to eradicate corruption and improve the governance. Several legal, executive and technical aspects would be included in it. The establishment of Lokpal is a part of this comprehensive agenda itself.

Our government is also considering several recommendations concerning electoral reforms. Among the recommendations that are being considered, you have talked about the Right to Recall. In a democratic society, getting political consensus on some issues is a must. We want to discuss several recommendations concerning electoral reforms with other political parties and act on the ones that are broadly agreed upon.

I completely agree with you on the issue of empowering the Gram Sabha. We are committed to implement the 73rd and 74th amendment of the constitution. We are constantly striving to work along with state governments to fulfill the dream of empowering the Gram Sabhas in the real sense.

I thank you again for your suggestions.

With good wishes, 

Yours,

Manmohan Singh

Source
http://www.scribd.com/doc/68347932/PM-to-Annaji (real letter)

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/full-text-pms-letter-to-anna-hazare/192145-53.html 

http://twitter.com/#!/janlokpal

Anna's address in virtual world

Anna Hazare had launched his blog— http://annahazaresays.wordpress.com/—on Thursday.His Facebook address is  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002962161677 and that of twitter is  http://twitter.com/#!/annahazaresays He will join the bracket of star bloggers such as Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan. On the portal, Anna stated that people from all over the world were eager to know his thoughts on many issues.


The Marathi,Hindi  and English versions of the blog will be soon available and will be followed later by other Indian languages. Noted commentators Vijay Kuvalekar and Raju Parulekar will help Hazare expressing his thoughts on the blog. 


Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-29/mumbai/30217576_1_anna-hazare-anti-corruption-fight-corruption
https://annahazaresays.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/join-me-now-on-google-twitter-and-facebook-2/

Some points need to be modified about lokpal

• Section 23(1) proposes a maximum punishment of life imprisonment for corrupt public servants, while according to Chapter VI titled “Accountability of Officers of Lokpal” the punishment for a Lokpal member found guilty of corruption is just “dismissal, removal or reduction in rank.”

• This Bill also contains some provisions that could make the Lokpal a heavy-handed parallel oligarchy. For instance, Sec 7 grants to “investigating officers” and members of Lokpal the combined powers of a police officer, director of enforcement and a civil court.
• Sec 4(4), which lists out persons not eligible to become chairperson or member of the Lokpal, needs to be modified to exclude any person who is, or has been, a member, sympathiser, associate or supporter of any communal organisation or person. 

• The total estimated revenue of India for 2011-12 as projected in the last budget is Rs7,89,892 crore and 0.25 % of this is nearly 2000 crores, which the Lokpal will have access to without “any administrative or financial sanction from any government agency.” The drafters have to explain why such a huge amount of money is required for an institution, which according to Team Anna is not going to be flooded with thousands of complaints.

Referendum in constituencies of MPs on Lokpal panel: Team Anna

• Team Anna declared on Sunday that they will hold "referendums" in constituencies of MPs who are part of the standing committee on the Jan Lokpal bill, asking people whether they should vote for their representatives who oppose the bill. Hazare threatened another stir if their demands are not met. "The referendum is meant to gauge people's views on those who oppose the Bill. In next six months, Anna and his team will tour the states where assembly elections are due, to create awareness about stand taken by political parties on the bill," said Arvind Kejriwal. 
• Anna Hazare said he will tour the country and answer those opposed to the Jan Lokpal bill and not give up until the government passes the bill. "If required, I will again start an agitation again, if not from Jantar Mantar or Ramlila Maidan, then from some other place in Delhi," he said. 

• Arvind Kejriwal, fighting off charges of corruption, said, "By October 15, an audit report of expenses incurred by India Against Corruption (IAC) during April 1 to September 30 will be put up on IAC website. All members of the core team will declare their assets. A three-member committee of retired HC/SC judges will be formed to look into complaints about alleged corruption in the expenses.

There are some "over smart" people in the government, Hazare said. "When I was in Delhi I saw five to six people in the government acting as if they were the PM. There was complete confusion and Sonia Gandhi was also not there", he said. 

Editor's views: Isn't IAC becoming a blame game player by making tension by discussing politicians of a particular party in their every press conference . 

However I liked the idea of 'tour of the country' but still 'Referendum in constituencies' asking people whether they should vote for their representatives who oppose the bill, smells political and  more anti-government and less anti-graft. I think IAC is making all those their enemies who oppose their lokpal (including Aruna Roy) which is also not democratic. Its my view rest up to you{comment} 

Source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Referendum-in-constituencies-of-MPs-on-Lokpal-panel-Team-Anna/articleshow/9949866.cms

Harsh penalty in Jan Lokpal Bill, Indian industry worries

Indian industry is worried over a clause in the Jan Lokpal Bill which seeks to impose a fine of up to five times the loss caused to the public exchequer if a company is found to have been involved in corrupt practice and the charge is proved.

• The Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by the Anna Hazare team lists the various punishments that can be meted out for indulging in corruption. Clause 23 (3) of the Bill says, "If the beneficiary of an offence is a business entity, in addition to the other punishments provided for under this Act and under the Prevention of Corruption Act, a fine of up to five times the loss caused to the public shall be recovered from the accused and the recovery may be made from the assets of the business entity and from the personal assets of its managing directors, if the assets of the accused person are inadequate."
• It also says that if any company or any of its directors is connected to any offence under the Prevention of Corruption Act that company and all companies promoted by any of the company's promoters shall be blacklisted and ineligible for undertaking any government work or contract in future.

"I feel that each case has to be looked upon based on its merit. In case of a provision seeking a fine of five times, the loss caused to the public, I feel that this clause should specify that it has to be up to five times and not always absolute," said R C Bhargava, chairman of Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.

"Then the court has a right to decide the appropriate penalty, taking a practical view and keeping in mind the kind of offence. Too much rigidity in law makes it difficult to implement, I feel," said Bhargava, a former bureaucrat.

 "The Lokpal Bill is not really tackling the cause of corruption; it is only tackling the effect. We need to look at the fundamental aspect of why corruption exists. It's because there are discretionary powers which are being misused," said Harish Mariwala, CMD of Marico. "The system is faulty. We need to rectify the system and then only we will be able to weed out corruption."

Editor's View: Well why industralists are getting worried? why are MP's shouting? This all reflects that the bill has the guts to make corrupts feel the required fear. Even the controversial critic of lokpal Ms Aruna Roy think that bill will take care of an aspect of corruption in governance.


Source:http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-06/india/30118135_1_prevention-of-corruption-act-fight-corruption-corrupt-practice

Lokpal bill may have new face: Pranab (INTERVIEWS)

Mukherjee in an interview to NDTV said that the Bill may be a substantially amended
Government Bill or a brand new bill based on all bills. He said the content of the bill is important. He said: "We have accepted the will of a powerful movement, headed by a powerful leader (Anna). Now the Bill which will come as recommended by the standing committee, that will be the bill that we have to consider.” 

Talking about Team Anna’s demand that the panel of the Standing Committee should be reconstructed, he said “every year the panel is reconstructed..this year (too), the panel will be re constructed.”  But who will come from which party depends on party’s concern, he said

When asked why there was no vote regarding the resolution, Mukherjee explained that “there are ways of conveying Parliamentary approval”. He said: “Most of the time, the sense of the House has never been voted (upon). The sense of the house is when we express our happiness..we thump the table...when we express our solidarity with the people of the nation that has had a natural disaster..the Speaker mentions it,…we do not put it to motion..we thump the desk and approve."

Interview Source: NDTV news  

Net Source: http://www.indiablooms.com/NewsDetailsPage/newsDetails010911j.php

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

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



Sincere Thanks to: http://ibnlive.in.com/news/timeline-police-crackdown-on-anna-hazare/176175-3.html
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.

Government attacks Anna saying him corrupt.

Must read Anna is being targeted by government. ( GOVT.'s fear) for better background

The government questioned Hazare's anti-corruption credentials while challenging him to reveal his source of funding. Stung by the charges, Hazare challenged the government to prove "even Rs 100 of corruption" against him. 


Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari lashed out at Hazare over a report submitted by Justice P B Sawant in 2005 that cited a diversion of funds from a trust run by Anna 
Referring to Team Hazare as "A-company", Tewari said it comprised "armchair fascists, overground Maoists, closet anarchists... lurking behind forces of right reaction and funded by invisible donors whose links may go back a long way abroad". 


He said that PB Sawant Commission of 2003 had gone through four organisations of Anna, including Hind Swaraj Trust
He said trust had been faulted for alienation of lands,   and added that Hazera had not furnished of a trust for two decades(1982-2002). referring to another trust he said that workers of trust Were abusing its platform anti-social activits such as extortion, blackmailing, harassment and 'Gundaism'
Must read Anna is being targeted by government. ( GOVT.'s fear) for better background


Sources: TIMES OF INDIA (The paper) and http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Knives-out-Anna-Hazare-not-so-clean-say-govt-Cong/articleshow/9606454.cms

Team Anna to take out vehicle rally today (august 9 2011)

Anna Hazare will flag off a car and bike rally in the city on Tuesday morning to drum up support for Civil Society’s version of Lokpal Bill, said the activist’s NGO, Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan. The rally, which has been planned in association with India Against Corruption, will begin from Dadar (East) and end at Azad Maidan. Brace up for tailbacks in south Mumbai as the event has been planned during the rush hour traffic of 9 am. A confrontation between Hazare’s supporters and the Mumbai traffic police is likely as the latter has not given permission for the rally. Members of Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan said that they were expecting at least 200 cars and motorcycles. “We are expecting an overwhelming response. Hazare himself will flag off the event,” a youth coordinator of India Against Corruption, Naresh Thakur, said. “We will take him around the city in a convoy.” Civil Society member Arvind Kejriwal is also expected to join Hazare. “As per my knowledge, no permission has been given to them,” said Additional Police Commissioner (traffic) Brijesh Singh. Col Ramesh Vasudev, the trustee of Hazare’s NGO (Mumbai division), said that they would not back out. “It’s a fight against corruption, so we will take out the vehicle rally. Let the police take action against us; if needed, we will court arrest,” he said.

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