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Anna writes to PM again, asks how could you betray the country?
In a bid to project a non-partisan face, Anna Hazare and his team on Sunday shot off a series of letters to leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari, trying to put them on the mat on the Lokpal issue ahead of Assembly polls in five states.
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Anna ends fast; jail bharo, other agitations suspended
Looking frail, his voice wavering uncharacteristically, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Mumbai this evening. His aides say the 74-year-old is not well enough to fast any longer; they also say he has been let down by the weak anti-corruption Lokpal Bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha last night. He will neither head to Delhi now, as discuss...
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Lokpal Bill: Team Anna, CBI reject parliamentary committee's recommendations
The government appears to be on the brink of a new crisis. Anna Hazare's team of activists have rejected the Lokpal Bill that's being prepped for parliament; they say they will begin a new agitation against the government. Anna has also threatened to start a hunger strike on December 27 if the government does not deliver a potent new law against ...
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Highlights: Anna Hazare slams Govt's U-turn in the Lokpal draft
Social activist Anna Hazare has slammed the government over the Standing Committee's flip-flops on the inclusion of lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal. The issue has been a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.
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Govt's Lokpal Bill an 'empty tin box': Team Anna
Accusing the government of reducing the proposed Lokpal to an "empty tin box with no powers", Team Anna on Monday said they were surprised at the move to exclude Citizen's Charter and lower bureaucracy from the ambit of the ombudsman, contrary to a Parliament resolution.
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Anna writes to PM again, asks how could you betray the country?
In a bid to project a non-partisan face, Anna Hazare and his team on Sunday shot off a series of letters to leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and BJP president Nitin Gadkari, trying to put them on the mat on the Lokpal issue ahead of Assembly polls in five states.
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Anna ends fast; jail bharo, other agitations suspended
Looking frail, his voice wavering uncharacteristically, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Mumbai this evening. His aides say the 74-year-old is not well enough to fast any longer; they also say he has been let down by the weak anti-corruption Lokpal Bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha last night. He will neither head to Delhi now, as discuss...
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Lokpal Bill: Team Anna, CBI reject parliamentary committee's recommendations
The government appears to be on the brink of a new crisis. Anna Hazare's team of activists have rejected the Lokpal Bill that's being prepped for parliament; they say they will begin a new agitation against the government. Anna has also threatened to start a hunger strike on December 27 if the government does not deliver a potent new law against ...
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Highlights: Anna Hazare slams Govt's U-turn in the Lokpal draft
Social activist Anna Hazare has slammed the government over the Standing Committee's flip-flops on the inclusion of lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal. The issue has been a major sticking point with members of the civil society, who are threatening to launch another mass agitation if all their demands on the issue are not met.
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Govt's Lokpal Bill an 'empty tin box': Team Anna
Accusing the government of reducing the proposed Lokpal to an "empty tin box with no powers", Team Anna on Monday said they were surprised at the move to exclude Citizen's Charter and lower bureaucracy from the ambit of the ombudsman, contrary to a Parliament resolution.
