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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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Lokpal Debate: PM defends bill
Here are the highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said during the debate on the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha: * The nation awaits with bated breath how the collective wisdom will be reflected * Task of legislation is very serious business and must eventually be performed by all of us who have been constitutionally assigned to ...
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Read Anna's open letter to PM and MPs
Just 48 hours before he begins his fast at the MMRDA Ground in Mumbai, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has again called upon the government to allow for the Lokpal to have separate investigative powers.
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Cabinet to meet today; Lokpal to get separate inquiry wing, say sources
As it steps on the gas to introduce the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as soon as possible - maybe even tomorrow - the government has a new blueprint for the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill will deliver.
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Lokpal row: Government has fooled us many times, says Anna Hazare in Chennai
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance over bringing a strong and effective Lokpal Bill in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, there seems to be no let-up on the pressure exerted by veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. After a successfully rally in Bangalore yesterday, the 74-year-old activist, addressing supporters in Che...
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Lokpal row: Union Cabinet to discuss the bill today
As anti-graft activist Anna Hazare's deadline to the government for passing the Lokpal Bill nears its end, the Union Cabinet will meet today evening to discuss the proposed legislation before it is introduced in Parliament on Monday.
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Government's Lokpal Bill a joke, says Anna Hazare in letter to PM
The Lokpal Bill is meant to usher in a new law to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats. After months of trying to develop a common blueprint, the government and activists like Mr Hazare were unable to reconcile their differences. Each team produced its own version of the Bill.Today, in a letter to the Prime Minister, activist Anna Ha...
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Lokpal should not apply to PM while in office: Rahul
Rahul Gandhi has said that he believes that the Lokpal Bill - meant to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats - should not apply to the Prime Minister till he or she completes his term.The government has been searching for consensus among different political parties on whether the Prime Minister's Office should be covered by the Bill, ...
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BJP refuses to respond to Pranab's request for inputs on Lokpal Bill
The BJP has refused to respond to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's request for inputs on the proposed Lokpal Bill, arguing it would not be proper for a political party to submit its views to a drafting committee comprising civil society members as it would upset constitutional propriety."Expecting political parties to give their views to a draft...
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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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Lokpal Debate: PM defends bill
Here are the highlights of what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said during the debate on the Lokpal Bill in the Lok Sabha: * The nation awaits with bated breath how the collective wisdom will be reflected * Task of legislation is very serious business and must eventually be performed by all of us who have been constitutionally assigned to ...
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Read Anna's open letter to PM and MPs
Just 48 hours before he begins his fast at the MMRDA Ground in Mumbai, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has again called upon the government to allow for the Lokpal to have separate investigative powers.
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Cabinet to meet today; Lokpal to get separate inquiry wing, say sources
As it steps on the gas to introduce the Lokpal Bill in Parliament as soon as possible - maybe even tomorrow - the government has a new blueprint for the relationship between the CBI and the Lokpal or the nine-member ombudsman that the bill will deliver.
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Lokpal row: Government has fooled us many times, says Anna Hazare in Chennai
Despite Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's assurance over bringing a strong and effective Lokpal Bill in the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, there seems to be no let-up on the pressure exerted by veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare. After a successfully rally in Bangalore yesterday, the 74-year-old activist, addressing supporters in Che...
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Lokpal row: Union Cabinet to discuss the bill today
As anti-graft activist Anna Hazare's deadline to the government for passing the Lokpal Bill nears its end, the Union Cabinet will meet today evening to discuss the proposed legislation before it is introduced in Parliament on Monday.
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Government's Lokpal Bill a joke, says Anna Hazare in letter to PM
The Lokpal Bill is meant to usher in a new law to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats. After months of trying to develop a common blueprint, the government and activists like Mr Hazare were unable to reconcile their differences. Each team produced its own version of the Bill.Today, in a letter to the Prime Minister, activist Anna Ha...
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Lokpal should not apply to PM while in office: Rahul
Rahul Gandhi has said that he believes that the Lokpal Bill - meant to combat corruption among politicians and bureaucrats - should not apply to the Prime Minister till he or she completes his term.The government has been searching for consensus among different political parties on whether the Prime Minister's Office should be covered by the Bill, ...
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BJP refuses to respond to Pranab's request for inputs on Lokpal Bill
The BJP has refused to respond to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's request for inputs on the proposed Lokpal Bill, arguing it would not be proper for a political party to submit its views to a drafting committee comprising civil society members as it would upset constitutional propriety."Expecting political parties to give their views to a draft...
