Team Anna In Parliament

• Won't join politics, says Anna Hazare: Highlights

  Social activist Anna Hazare, on the ninth day of his team's hunger's strike, reiterated that he would not enter politics even though the country needed honest people in Parliament for the Lokpal Bill to be passed.

• After day-long fast with Baba Ramdev, Team Anna to meet to decide future plans

  Team Anna's core committee will meet today to chalk out future plans in its fight against corruption. The meeting comes a day after social activist Anna Hazare and his team shared the stage with yoga guru Baba Ramdev in Delhi's Parliament Street for a one-day fast against corruption, the return of black money stashed abroad and a stronger Lokpal Bi...

• Parliamentarians hit out at Team Anna; attacking MPs now a trend, says Sharad Yadav

  In the wake of comments made by Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal calling parliamentarians rapists and murderers, Members of Parliament across party lines lashed out at Anna Hazare and his team members today. However, a censure motion submitted on the issue was rejected by Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar.

• Anna takes on politicians for 'who are you to question us' attitude

  This evening, member of Parliament are scheduled to hold a formal discussion on language used by Team Anna against them. Sharad Yadav of the Janta Dal (United) has said he would like to move a resolution censuring the activists for calling parliamentarians rapists and murderers. The comments were made by activists like Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday du...

• No consensus on Lokpal Bill after all-party meet: 10 big facts

  Will India get the new anti-corruption law it has been waiting for? The Lokpal Bill - named for a national anti-graft agency that it creates - was passed by the Lok Sabha. But the Winter Session of the Rajya Sabha ended before the bill could be put to a vote. The Prime Minister called an all-party meeting today to build consensus before the bill ...

• Kejriwal comment on rapists, murderers as MPs causes political outrage

  Attacking lawmakers, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal courted controversy by saying that "rapists, murderers and looters" are sitting in Parliament, with enraged parties claiming that his "outrageous" remark showed that he had no faith in democracy and the Constitution.

• Pranab meets Lalu, Mulayam; PM says he's confident of numbers

  Lokpal Bill debate: In Mumbai, Anna Hazare has settled down at the MMRDA Grounds for his three-day fast to protest against the Lokpal Bill that Parliament starts debating at 11 am. In Delhi, opposition parties are ready to take on the government in Parliament over a bill that they say needs major changes.

• Lokpal Final Act: Tale of two cities, Anna in Mumbai, debate in Delhi

  Anna Hazare arrived late this evening in Mumbai for his three-day hunger strike against a bill that parliament will begin debating at 11 am tomorrow. So Tuesday will, for India, be a tale of two cities. In Delhi, the opposition will challenge large sections of the bill. In Mumbai, the police expects more than 30,000 people to congregate at the MMRD...

• Lokpal Debate: BJP to move 37 amendments

  Tomorrow morning, the Lok Sabha will begin debating the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. In Mumbai, the man who has pushed that bill to the top of India's agenda will begin a three-day hunger strike to register his protest. Anna Hazare, 74, and his team of activists say the bill betrays both the people and the assurance that Parliament made to the anti...

• Congress, Team Anna engage in slugfest over RSS links allegations

  With less than 24 hours to go before anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare goes on a three-day fast and the Parliament reconvenes to discuss the Lokpal Bill, the slugfest between the Congress and Team Anna, largely on Twitter, continues.

• Team Anna vs Congress: Gloves off over alleged RSS links

  With less than 48 hours to go before the Lokpal debate starts in Parliament, the gloves are off between Team Anna and the Congress. Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh today launched yet another attack on the anti-corruption crusader over his alleged links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

• Lokpal Bill battle: Team Anna writes open letter to PM, MPs; government steps up attack

  As Congress has stepped up its attack on Anna Hazare with less than two days to go before his scheduled fast at Mumbai's MMRDA Ground, Team Anna's India Against Corruption (IAC) group today wrote an open letter to the Prime Minister and Members of Parliament, re-voicing their demand for a 'stronger' Lokpal Bill.

• Lokpal Bill tabled in Lok Sabha

  After two adjournments of the Lok Sabha, the government finally tabled the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in Parliament today, well past the scheduled time of 2 pm. The BJP, Anna Hazare's team of activists, and Lalu Prasad Yadav have all rejected it for different reasons. The Bill will be debated on December 27 after which it will be put to a vote. Wh...

• Reject Lokpal Bill, it is even weaker than earlier version: Team Anna

  Reject Lokpal Bill, it is even weaker than earlier version: Team Anna

• Lokpal Bill to be tabled in Lok Sabha at 2 pm

  The government will introduce the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha in a short while from now. At 9 am, main opposition party, the BJP made it clear that the battlelines were drawn for a showdown in Parliament today and then next week, when the House is expected to debate and vote on the Bill on December 27, in a three-day extension of t...