Cong's jibe at Team Anna's political plan; nothing wrong: BJP -
New Delhi, Aug 2 - As Team Anna's plan to form a political alternative today created a buzz, the government and Congress took a jibe at them saying their "real intention" has come out in the open while BJP said the civil society group has every right to form a political party. |
22 eminent people urge Team Anna to call off fast -
New Delhi, Aug 2 - 22 eminent persons, including former Army chief V K Singh, today appealed to Team Anna to call off their indefinite fast as the activists are said to be considering announcing a "political alternative" before ending their stir. "All the people listening to us, watching us tell us whether Team Anna should form a political party," prominent Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan said addressing the protesters this afternoon.
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Concern mounts on health of fasting Team Anna members -
New Delhi, Aug 2 - Concern today mounted over the health of three Team Anna members, whose fast entered the ninth day, as activists held discussions on the next course of action though the government showed no sign of getting into negotiation to end the stir. |
Never closed doors for talks with Team Anna: Cong -
New Delhi, Aug 1 - As Team Anna's fast against corruption entered the eighth day, Congress today said it had never closed its doors for talks but accused the group of going ahead with the agitation "individually and arbitrarily". "When have we said no to talks. We had not asked them to go on fast. We have kept our doors open. They have never been closed. They have gone ahead (with the fast) individually and arbitrarily," Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury said here.
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Govt engineered high drama in RS on Lokpal issue: Team Anna -
Ghaziabad, Dec 30 - Team Anna today sought to tear into Government on the Lokpal Bill alleging that it engineered the high drama in Rajya Sabha as it did not have the intention to set up a strong anti-corruption ombudsman. Putting the blame squarely on government, Anna Hazare's supporters contended that Government could have passed the bill if it had accepted the three amendments -- independence of CBI, selection and removal process and delinking Lokayukta -- on which opposition was in agreement.
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Team Anna appeals to Anna Hazare to end fast -
Mumbai, Dec 27 - Within an hour of Anna Hazare begining his three-day fast, his prominent supporters Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi today appealed to him to end the hunger strike taking into consideration his ill health but the activist remained adamant on continuing his protest. "He has fever, let us request him to stop his fast. Anna can continue his dharna," Bedi said addressing supporters at the MMRDA ground where Hazare was sitting on fast.
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Team Anna to pay Rs 7 lakh for MMRDA ground -
Ralegan Siddhi/Mumbai, Dec 23 - Anna Hazare today braced himself up for a three-day fast in Mumbai from December 27, forced to cough up about Rs seven lakh as rental for the MMRDA ground after Bombay High Court rejected a petition seeking free or discounted rates for the venue. 74-year-old Hazare, who will undertake the fast to protest against a "weak" Lokpal bill, said he will organise the rental amount through donations from people whose background will be checked.
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Hazare's appeal to oppn parties to join stir for strong Lokpal -
New Delhi, Dec 11 - Anna Hazare today appealed to opposition parties to join his agitation for a strong Lokpal if they do not have the numbers to correct the government in Parliament as he sat on a one-day fast protesting against the Parliamentary Standing Committee report on the proposed law. His remarks came as leaders of various opposition parties shared stage with him at Jantar Mantar and supported many of his demands like inclusion of Prime Minister, lower bureaucracy and CBI's anti-corruption wing under Lokpal.
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Opposition backs Team Anna on PM, lower bureaucracy -
New Delhi, Dec 11 - Sharing Anna Hazare's platform, Opposition parties today backed his demands for inclusion of Prime Minister and lower bureaucracy under the ambit of Lokpal but some counselled Team Anna to be flexible and not expect every point raised by it to be accepted. While almost all the speakers were on the same page on most of issues raised by Hazare, CPI General Secretary A B Bardhan warned Team Anna against branding as "corrupt" those people who disagree with its views and asked the activists to "listen to others".
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Congress accuses Team Anna of mounting 'pressure' on Parliament -
New Delhi, Dec 10 - As Anna Hazare prepares to go on a day-long fast tomorrow on the Lokpal issue, Congress today accused Team Anna of mounting "unnecessary pressure" on Parliament. "This type of attempt is to bring unnecessary pressure on Parliament and democracy," Congress General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi told reporters here
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