Lok Pal Bill

Thousands of Congress workers led by senior party leader Ajay Maken today staged protests at all the 14 District Congress Committees in the national capital demanding that the AAP government immediately constitute a Lok Pal for Delhi.

The much-awaited Lokpal Bill, intended as the antidote to systemic corruption, was cleared by the cabinet on Thursday. It will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha. Once it is cleared there, it will move to the Lok Sabha. However, Anna Hazare has slammed it and called it 'toothless'. Here are highlights of what Mr Hazare said:

Congress ally Trinamool Congress has said there was no question of compromise on the Lokayukta provision, pension bill and FDI in retail if there was a move to pass them in the Budget Session of Parliament.

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has appealed to Anna Hazare to give up his fast since it has succeeded in "awakening the nation and rattling the government". In a letter to Mr Hazare on Wednesday, Mr Thackeray said that there was no need for him to stop the anti-corruption agitation but only end the fast in view of his failing health.

Anna Hazare on Jan Lokpal Bill: After meeting for a whopping three hours, leaders of all major political parties have together appealed to Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike against corruption. He has refused. "If anything happens to Anna, the government will be responsible," warned Anna's close aide, Arvind Kejriwal, at the massive camp set up i...

Anna Hazare's fast is in its eighth day now, he is weak, and the government is pulling out all stops to find a solution to the Lok Pal impasse. Tuesday has been a day of meetings and confabulation, of talking permutations and combinations.

Four days after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the Lok Pal Bill was referred to Parliament's Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice on August 8. This committee is headed by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Manu Abhishek Singhvi.

The Cabinet has approved the Lok Pal draft Bill at a meeting today. Sources said the Prime Minister has not been included in the purview of the Lok Pal in the version cleared. Neither has been the higher judiciary, they said.

Septuagenarian social activist Anna Hazare whose fast-unto-death against corruption continued for the fourth day Friday is doing fine, doctors who examined him said."Anna is fine and doing very well," said Pravin Sharma, a doctor at the MGM Medical College at Mumbai and a volunteer. He is among the team of doctors monitoring the 72-year-old Gandhia...

This is the letter sent by social activist Anna Hazare to Sonia Gandhi about his movement for a new tough law against corruption.Mr Hazare is on the fourth day of his hunger strike. The government has been negotiating with a team of activists that support the 72-year-old Gandhian's campaign, India Against Corruption.  Lakhs of Indians are supp...

This is the letter sent by social activist Anna Hazare to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about his movement for a new tough law against corruption.Mr Hazare is on the fourth day of his hunger strike. The government has been negotiating with a team of activists that support the 72-year-old Gandhian's campaign, India Against Corruption.  Lakhs of...

Will Anna Hazare end his fast tonight? After a meeting between the government and social activists this evening, a breakthrough is likely, says Arvin Kejriwal, who was present at the latest round of negotiations over a new law to combat corruption in the government. (Read: Who is Anna Hazare?)Telecom Minister met this evening with social activists ...

Former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, facing a life term in the CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case, today went on a fast-unto-death inside the Beur jail in Patna to lend support to the agitation launched by social activist Anna Hazare for weeding out corruption.Pappu Yadav began the fast with other inmates inside the jail after apprising the ja...

Thousands of Congress workers led by senior party leader Ajay Maken today staged protests at all the 14 District Congress Committees in the national capital demanding that the AAP government immediately constitute a Lok Pal for Delhi.

The much-awaited Lokpal Bill, intended as the antidote to systemic corruption, was cleared by the cabinet on Thursday. It will now be presented in the Rajya Sabha. Once it is cleared there, it will move to the Lok Sabha. However, Anna Hazare has slammed it and called it 'toothless'. Here are highlights of what Mr Hazare said:

Congress ally Trinamool Congress has said there was no question of compromise on the Lokayukta provision, pension bill and FDI in retail if there was a move to pass them in the Budget Session of Parliament.

Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray has appealed to Anna Hazare to give up his fast since it has succeeded in "awakening the nation and rattling the government". In a letter to Mr Hazare on Wednesday, Mr Thackeray said that there was no need for him to stop the anti-corruption agitation but only end the fast in view of his failing health.

Anna Hazare on Jan Lokpal Bill: After meeting for a whopping three hours, leaders of all major political parties have together appealed to Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike against corruption. He has refused. "If anything happens to Anna, the government will be responsible," warned Anna's close aide, Arvind Kejriwal, at the massive camp set up i...

Anna Hazare's fast is in its eighth day now, he is weak, and the government is pulling out all stops to find a solution to the Lok Pal impasse. Tuesday has been a day of meetings and confabulation, of talking permutations and combinations.

Four days after it was introduced in the Lok Sabha, the Lok Pal Bill was referred to Parliament's Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances and Law and Justice on August 8. This committee is headed by Congress Rajya Sabha MP Manu Abhishek Singhvi.

The Cabinet has approved the Lok Pal draft Bill at a meeting today. Sources said the Prime Minister has not been included in the purview of the Lok Pal in the version cleared. Neither has been the higher judiciary, they said.

Septuagenarian social activist Anna Hazare whose fast-unto-death against corruption continued for the fourth day Friday is doing fine, doctors who examined him said."Anna is fine and doing very well," said Pravin Sharma, a doctor at the MGM Medical College at Mumbai and a volunteer. He is among the team of doctors monitoring the 72-year-old Gandhia...

This is the letter sent by social activist Anna Hazare to Sonia Gandhi about his movement for a new tough law against corruption.Mr Hazare is on the fourth day of his hunger strike. The government has been negotiating with a team of activists that support the 72-year-old Gandhian's campaign, India Against Corruption.  Lakhs of Indians are supp...

This is the letter sent by social activist Anna Hazare to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about his movement for a new tough law against corruption.Mr Hazare is on the fourth day of his hunger strike. The government has been negotiating with a team of activists that support the 72-year-old Gandhian's campaign, India Against Corruption.  Lakhs of...

Will Anna Hazare end his fast tonight? After a meeting between the government and social activists this evening, a breakthrough is likely, says Arvin Kejriwal, who was present at the latest round of negotiations over a new law to combat corruption in the government. (Read: Who is Anna Hazare?)Telecom Minister met this evening with social activists ...

Former MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav, facing a life term in the CPI-M MLA Ajit Sarkar murder case, today went on a fast-unto-death inside the Beur jail in Patna to lend support to the agitation launched by social activist Anna Hazare for weeding out corruption.Pappu Yadav began the fast with other inmates inside the jail after apprising the ja...