Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Rise and Fall of Kisan Cabal Cancer

Anna takes on govt with third round of fast
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New Delhi, December 11, 2011
First Published: 08:59 IST(11/12/2011)
Last Updated: 09:04 IST(11/12/2011)
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Veteran social activist Anna Hazare (C) gestures as he sits on a platform in New Delhi.
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Anna Hazare will begin a day-long fast at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on the lokpal issue making the government go into overdrive for political consensus. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called an all-party meeting on Wednesday, which will be preceded by one of the UPA allies on
Tuesday. The tone for a hectic lokpal-led week was set by Hazare, who trained his guns at Congress’ Rahul Gandhi at a packed press conference, blaming him for “weakening” the draft lokpal bill.
 
“Who is bigger than the prime minister?... We suspect Rahul Gandhi could be behind this,” he said.
Law minister Salman Khurshid reacted by saying Rahul had instead asked for a strong lokpal bill.
When asked about Sonia Gandhi, Hazare said she was unwell, but added that “illness might increase” if he said more — though he did call her the “leader of the country”.

Attacking the government and the parliamentary panel that examined the draft bill, he said, “They’ve cheated the whole country. The prime minister gave in writing that the lower bureaucracy and citizen’s charter would be brought under the lokpal bill... His letter was thrown into the dustbin.”

Apart from the day-long fast to protest what it calls a toothless lokpal bil, Team Anna has also planned a public debate, in which most major political parties have confirmed participation.
“The Congress however, has declined our invitation,” Hazare said.

Team Anna made it clear they won’t compromise on their demands to make the CBI autonomous, bring the entire bureaucracy under lokpal and make the citizen’s charter a part of the proposed mechanism.
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  • Sid Harth
    It is not my style to use other than American (language). However, these are the times when anything goes in India.

    "kisan carvan ka janaja kab nikalega?" Hindi for "When would a funeral march of Kisan (Babu Hazare), Oops, Team Anna, start?

    ...and I am Sid Harth@cogitoergosuminc.com

  • Vish...
    baniya party might try to kill this stooge of rss on his way from Rajghat to Jantar Mantar...we must be aware.

  • Tina
    Someone please translate Rahul Gandhi's parliamentary adress/speech on a STRONG LOKPAL BILL. I am sure many in team anna can easily translate it in Marathi for Anna Jee to understand that Rahul Gandhi favored a stronger lokpal bill.

  • Anil
    [Law minister Salman Khurshid reacted by saying Rahul had instead asked for a strong lokpal bill.]

    India's Headly has different plan. He needs some important position to implement the plans.

  • Anil
    [“The Congress however, has declined our invitation,” Hazare said.]

    Debate is not what a thief excells.

    There is a saying in subcontinent, wife of a thief has the loudest voice. So, expect bigmouths to say in loud voice what good lokpal they are bringing in!

  • Tina
    please stop praising your wife for neither Anna jee nor Rahul have a wife. the saying is non admissible and dismissed

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