Team Anna

Ralegan Siddhi, Dec 10 - Ahead of his day-long fast for a strong Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare today launched a vitriolic attack on the government, charging that it was "intoxicated" by power and said the "second fight for independence" has started which will go on till corruption is eradicated. Before leaving for Delhi where he will hold the fast tomorrow, Hazare said, "So many martyrs lost their lives for our independence but even today we cannot experience independence. Who got independent. What independence.

New Delhi, December 05, 2011 - Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan on Monday dragged the Prime Minister's Office into the controversial CD issue involving his father Shanti Bhushan alleging that it was behind withholding a forensic report which said it was doctored. His remarks came following a RTI reply that the forensic examination by Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL), Chandigarh shows that the CD was "doctored", contradicting findings of two other such tests.

New Delhi, Nov 25 - The Delhi Police today told a court here that it has sought legal opinion on a complaint against Anna Hazare and his team, seeking their prosecution for allegedly dishonouring the national flag during their anti-corruption protests here in August.  In its status report to Metropolitan Magistrate Tyagita Singh, police said it has examined the complaint lodged against Team Anna and has sent the same to its prosecution branch for its legal opinion.

New Delhi, Nov 24 - Alleging that crores of rupees are being spent to jeopardise Jan Lokpal bill, Anna Hazare today said the activists will not lose sight of their goal and will not reply to continous inneundos made by those seeking "cheap publicity". In his latest blog posting, Hazare said he has heard that "crores of rupees have been spent" for launching a malicious campaign against his team by those who are against the movement.

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Team Anna today expressed its willingness to de-link citizen's charter from the proposed anti-corruption ombudsman provided that a separate bill on the lines of the one in Uttarakhand be introduced in Parliament along with the Lokpal Bill. The activists led by Anna Hazare have been demanding that citizen's charter should be part of the Lokpal Bill and they provided two options for the government -- implement the resolution of Parliament and include the charter in Lokpal or bring a strong grievance redressal bill.

New Delhi, Nov 22 - Team Anna today met senior BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj here to lobby for the party's support for inclusion of lower bureaucracy, judiciary and CBI under the purview of proposed Lokpal.Activists Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia met Jaitley, Swaraj and S S Alhuwalia in Parliament House where they discussed for about an hour the developments in the Standing Committee on Lokpal.

New Delhi, Nov 21 - Accusing the government of reducing the proposed Lokpal to an "empty tin box with no powers", Team Anna today 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. "The government proposes to remove CBI, judiciary, citizen charter, whistle blower protection, Group C and Group D employees and CBI from Lokpal jurisdiction. Wouldn't that reduce Lokpal to an empty tin box with no powers and functions" a Team Anna statement said.

New Delhi, Nov 19 - Social activist Swami Agnivesh, who fell out with Anna Hazare, says he is willing to rejoin the anti-corruption movement led by him provided they agree, though he had faced "lot of insults" during his stint as a core member of Team Anna. "I will not let my ego come in the way. I am willing to rejoin Team Anna. But I will not tolerate any hanky-panky," he told India TV in an interview, according to a release from the television channel.

Ralegan Siddhi, Nov 13 - With Team Anna members coming under attack, Anna Hazare today said the core committee will be expanded but a "sharp eye" will be kept on new members so that people with only clean background are part of the movement. The 74-year-old activist said he will not pick just any one for the committee and a background check will be conducted before inducting new members.