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‘Theme Anna’
SHALL SURVIVE SANS TEAM
By Dharmendra Nath
New Delhi, Oct 10 : Notwithstanding Team Anna’s disintegration, the burning issue of corruption is very much alive. So far much of it was taken for granted, a dastoor, something sanctioned...
The PM, Dr. Manmohan Singh chairing the all party meeting on Lokpal Bill, in New Delhi on March 23, 2012.
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Gujarat’s Lokayukta
STOKES FEDERALISM ISSUE
By Insaf
New Delhi, Jan 21, 2012 : The fiery debate on federalism witnessed in Parliament over the Lokpal Bill has been stoked yet again. This time the player is Gujarat. On Wednesday last, the High Court...
Anna’s Voice
PRICKING NATION’S CONSCIENCE
By Mithun Dey
New Delhi, Jan 11, 2012: The recent murky controversy over the non-passage of the Lokpal Bill and a complete failure of Anna’s third innings, has led to an unnecessary debate picking winners...
Mumbai, Dec 31 In order to have bitter critic Trinamool Congress on board when the Lokpal bill is taken up again in the budget session of parliament, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Saturday expressed the government’s willingness to revisit a Lokpal...
New Delhi, Dec 31: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said that a delegation of senior leaders will meet President Pratibha Patil Jan 3 to register the party’s protest against the Lokpal bill fiasco in parliament.
The party’s core group,...
New Delhi, Dec 30 The government Thursday decided not to press for passage of after it realised that it had not been able to muster requisite numbers and wanting to avert a defeat ahead of the forthcoming assembly polls, Congress sources said.
The sources...
New Delhi, Dec 28 The government Wednesday expressed confidence of mustering a majority in the Rajya Sabha to pass the Lokpal bill, a day after it faced an embarrassing defeat over a constitutional amendment bill in the lower house.
“The government...
New Delhi, Dec 28 After a day of confusion on whether the Lokpal bill was to be moved in the Rajya Sabha Wednesday, the upper house is to take up the bill for debate on Thursday.
The announcement was made in the upper house by Deputy Chairman K. Rehman...
New Delhi, Dec 28 President Pratibha Patil Wednesday gave her nod to the amended Lokpal Bill, as approved by the Lok Sabha Tuesday, paving the way for its introduction in the Rajya Sabha.
It is now up to the government to decide if it wants to introduce...
New Delhi, Dec 27 In a strong speech pitching for the Lokpal bill, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said a final decision on the legislation must rest with parliament and stressed that the CBI should be independent of Lokpal.
Speaking in the Lok...
New Delhi, Dec 27 The Lok Sabha Tuesday began discussing the much-debated Lokpal bill that envisages setting up of an anti-corruption ombudsman in India.
Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj initiated the debate.
According to sources, various opposition...
New Delhi, December 26 Team Anna member and senior advocate Prashant Bhushan reiterated Monday that if the CBI remained under the government control, the entire objective of the Lokpal bill would be defeated.
“The ojective of the Lokpal is to have...
New Delhi, Dec 26 Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday the government was aware of some sticking points in the Lokpal bill opposed by social activist Anna Hazare but the “final shape” of the contentious anti-graft legislation would be...
New Delhi, Dec 22 The government Thursday finally tabled in parliament the much-debated Lokpal bill to combat corruption, with the prime minister and most of the bureaucracy under its fold. But the road ahead seemed bumpy with Anna Hazare trashing it...
New Delhi, Dec 21 The winter session of parliament, which was to end Thursday, has been extended. Both houses will reconvene Dec 27-29 to discuss the Lopal bill, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani said Wednesday.
“The house will...
New Delhi, Dec 20 The union cabinet Tuesday approved the much-awaited Lokpal bill after a two-hour special meeting, official sources said.
The cabinet met in the parliament house complex under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A meeting...
New Delhi, Dec 14 Consensus on some key provisions of the Lokpal bill eluded an all-party meet that debated the contentious issue for three hours Wednesday evening.
The all-party meet on Lokpal bill called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh concluded after...
New Delhi, Dec 14 Stressing that the Lokpal bill would be passed in the winter session of parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the government was “committed” to implementing in “letter and spirit” a good and...
New Delhi, Dec 13 The Congress core group met here to discuss the Lokpal bill ahead of a meeting of (UPA) leaders Tuesday evening, party sources said.
The one-hour meeting at the parliament house office of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at noon was attended...
