Hegde confident of public support for Hazare
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Sunday, August 21, 2011
Indraprasth aka New Delhi - Contending that corruption can no longer
be ignored and the voice of 'aam-aadmi' should now be heard, former
Karnataka Lokayukta N Santosh Hegde today expressed confidence that
public support for Anna Hazare and his campaign would continue until
his demands are met by the government.
Hegde, also a member of the Lokpal Joint Drafting Committee, said
Hazare is not asking for the chair of Prime Minister or President but
is only fighting against corruption and the need for a strong
legislation to deal with the menace.
"We are confident that we will all stand behind Annaji and his cause
for any number of days. We stand by him until his demands are met,"
the former Supreme Court judge told the large gathering at Ramlila
Maidan, the venue of Hazare's indefinite on Lokpal issue.
"Our leaders keep talking about people of the country being supreme.
But in reality they have become supreme rather than the people.
Public servants have become supreme.... Real independence has not
reached the 'aam aadmi'. His voice must be heard," he said.
Observing that corruption is one of the burning issues, he said,
"Annaji doesn't want the chair of Prime Minister or the chair of
President. He is just fighting for the cause of (eradicating)
corruption. Can anybody say there is no corruption in the country or
can anybody say it can be ignored?" he asked.
Hegde said the country has been waiting for a Lokpal for the past 42
years when the first bill on Lokpal was introduced in Parliament as
no government could get the measure passed.
He said there are many scams other than 2G scam that have not come to
light yet. "The CAG has recently released a report on KG basin. God
knows how many zeros will be there in that scam," he said.
Hegde said around 35 people have launched an indefinite fast in
Bangalore to express solidarity with the Gandhian.
"Day by day, the number of people coming to the fast site in support
of them are increasing by thousands. Yesterday there were at least
25,000 people at the candle light march at Freedom Park," he claimed.
He said there is no "visible" development in rural parts of the
country where many villages lack electricity and primary health
centres.
"I thought I would spend my days at home after retirement. But after
Annaji's call for fight against corruption, I am still working at the
age of 72," he said.
"The consequences may be severe. How much time it takes we should
stand behind Annaji," he told the gathering.
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Om Shanti
> Hazare's fast enters sixth day
>
> PTI
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> Sunday, August 21, 2011
>
> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - Anna Hazare's fast demanding a strong
> Lokpal entered the sixth day today with more and more people pouring
> into his protest venue, extending support to his campaign.
>
> Hazare came to the podium at around 10 AM as supporters started
> pouring into Ramlila Maidan where he launched his protest on Friday
> after coming out of Tihar Jail.
>
> After reaching the podium, Hazare "thanked" people for extending
> whole-hearted support to his campaign against corruption.
>
> "I thank all of you for coming here and supporting the movement," the
> 73-year-old anti-corruption crusader said in a brief comment.
>
> Earlier in the morning, Hazare and his close associates -- Arvind
> Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Shanti Bhushan, Manish Sisodia -- held a
> meeting. Activist Medha Patkar was also present.
>
> Although Government and Team Anna yesterday spoke of the need for a
> dialogue on the Lokpal issue, no such channel of communication has
> yet been opened, according to activists.
>
> Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said yesterday that there was "a
> lot of scope for give and take" and that the government was open to
> "discussion and dialogue".
>
> Kejriwal had later said Team Anna was also ready for talks but asked
> "whom should we meet, where should we meet and when should we meet."
> There were no signs as to which side would take the initiative to
> break the deadlock.
>
> Pandering to the populist mood at Ramlila Grounds where Hazare is
> fasting, his associates Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan and Kiran Bedi had
> also spoken some tough words like "we cannot trust this government",
> but, at the same time, maintained that the government should come
> forward and start discussions.
>
> Meanwhile, there was no indication of support for Hazare fizzling out
> with time as the second consecutive night of the Gandhian's protest
> witnessed more crowds than the first.
>
> Hazare had launched his protest in Ramlila Maidan on Friday after
> coming out of Tihar Jail.
>
> Scores of protesters stayed back at the spacious grounds throughout
> the night raising impromptu slogans, majority of which were anti-
> government and anti-Congress, singing patriotic songs, bhajans, and
> playing musical instruments like tabla and violin.
>
> More and more people started coming to the protest site in the
> morning as they raised slogans supporting the Gandhian in his fight
> against corruption.
>
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> Om Shanti
>
> > Hazare willing for dialogue, Govt opens back channel talks
> >
> > PTI
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> > Monday, August 22, 2011
> >
> > Indraprasth aka New Delhi - Anna Hazare today expressed his
> > willingness to have a dialogue on the Lokpal issue with the
> > Government which has opened a back channel with him through a top
> > Maharashtra bureaucrat and a spiritual leader even as the Gandhian's
> > fast entered the sixth day today.
> >
> > Maharashtra Additional Chief Secretary Umesh Chandra Sarangi, who
> > visited Hazare last night, had a second meeting with the social
> > activist along with Indore-based spiritual leader Baiyujji Maharaj.
> > The spiritual leader is known to several top politicians from
> > Maharashtra.
> >
> > Sarangi has a good rapport with Hazare having handled several such
> > situations in Maharashtra under former Chief Minister Vilasrao
> > Deshmukh when he had either gone on fast or threatened to do so. His
> > meeting was described as "personal" by Team Anna which maintained "no
> > compromise formula" was discussed.
> >
> > A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that the Government
> > was open for discussion, 73-year-old Hazare said his campaign against
> > corruption has not closed the door of dialogue with it to resolve the
> > differences on Lokpal bill.
> >
> > "We have not closed the door of dialogue. We have kept it open. Only
> > through dialogue the issues can be resolved," he told thousands of
> > his supporters on a humid day at Ramlila Ground on the sixth day of
> > his fast.
> >
> > Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat said the
> > Centre has initiated a dialogue process with Team Anna at various
> > levels to break the deadlock.
> >
> > "The dialogue process has already been initiated at various levels
> > through well-wishers. This dialogue is at various levels which is not
> > parallel to each other but complementary to each other," Rawat told
> > PTI in Dehradun.
> >
> > The core committee of 'India Against Corruption' had a meeting during
> > which its deliberated Prime Minister's readiness to hold discussions.
> > It said no proposal has come from the government so far.
> >
> > "With whom and where should we discuss what," Arvind Kejriwal, a key
> > aide of Hazare, said announcing the five decisions taken at the
> > meeting.
> >
> > Comment:
> >
> > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> >
> > Anna's open is invitation to danger
> >
> > By vedam on 8/21/2011 5:29:31 PM
> >
> > That is the danger as Muammar Quotaffis who are desecrating the
> > Parliament are thirsting for Anna's blood. Better if Anna sits a bit
> > far away from his open door.
> >
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> >
> >
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> > Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> > Om Shanti
> >
> >> Army appreciates Anna job records
> >>
> >> By Kumar Shakti Shekhar
> >> The Pioneer
> >> Sunday, August 21, 2011
> >>
> >> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - In another blow to the Congress, the Army
> >> has praised the service of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare in
> >> the force.
> >>
> >> In reply to an RTI query, the Army has said Kisan Baburao Hazare
> >> (popularly known as Hazare) was "honourably discharged" from the
> >> Indian Army on completion of service. It has also clarified that he
> >> neither ever deserted the Indian Army nor was punished. On the
> >> contrary, he got five medals for his service.
> >>
> >> RTI activist Subhash Chandra Agrawal has expressed surprise over the
> >> fact that the Army sent him some replies which he did not even seek.
> >> He has also expressed shock over the correspondence between him and
> >> the Army getting "leaked" to a "third party" (Congress).
> >>
> >> Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari had, on August 14, come down
> >> heavily on Hazare and accused him of preaching transparency but not
> >> replying to the Army's letter to him dated May 27 seeking details of
> >> his contribution to the Army.
> >>
> >> Army Service Corps (ASC) Records (South), Bangalore, in its reply
> >> dated August 3 has said Hazare, after enrolling on April 14, 1963,
> >> completed his training at Aurangabad. His designation, when he joined
> >> the service was a Recruit. He was attested as soldier on November 16,
> >> 1963. He held the rank of Sepoy at the time of leaving the service.
> >>
> >> He was enrolled with terms of engagement of 10 years of colour
> >> service and 10 years of Reserve service. On completion of 10 years of
> >> colour service, he was granted extension of colour service with
> >> effect from April 14, 1973 till his service was required. He was
> >> transferred to reserve establishment on August 4, 1975 and finally
> >> discharged from Reserve Establishment on April 30, 1983.
> >>
> >> "Yes, he was honourably discharged from the Indian Army on completion
> >> of Service. As per records held with this office, he had never
> >> deserted the Indian Army. Following medals were notified: Sainya Seva
> >> Medal with clasp Bengal Assam, nine years' long Service Medal,
> >> Sangram Medal, 25th Independent Anniversary Medal and Pashchimi Star.
> >> No punishment as per service record," said the reply.
> >>
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> >>
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> >> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> >> Om Shanti
> >>
> >>> Forwarded message from S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>
> >>> Anna Hazare announces new revolution for second independence, recalls
> >>> 1942 Quit India movement
> >>>
> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/08/postal-stamp-to-commemorate-swami.
> html
> >>>
> >>> Postal stamp to commemorate Swami Vivekananda's birth
> >>>
> >>> Friday August 12, 2011
> >>>
> >>> Postal stamp to commemorate Swami Vivekananda's birth
> >>>
> >>> By Jayagandi Jayaraj
> >>> Photos by P. Nathan
> >>>
> >>> TO commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand (1863-
> >>> 2013), Ramakrishna Mission Malaysia observed the release of the
> >>> 'Arise, Awake!' postal stamp on Aug 2.
> >>>
> >>> The stamp takes inspiration from the holy man's famous quote "Arise,
> >>> Awake! Stop not till the goal is reached".
> >>>
> >>> Centre president Swami Supriyananda said with the release of the
> >>> stamp by Pos Malaysia, the mission was gearing up to celebrate
> >>> Vivekananda's 150 years in a fit and proper manner appropriate to his
> >>> universally respected stature as a world teacher, thinker, leader,
> >>> prophet, pathfinder and humanity benefactor.
> >>>
> >>> New series: The newly-released stamp.
> >>>
> >>> In line with that, a series of Personality Development programmes for
> >>> youths through Vivekananda's life and message are being planned for
> >>> two years, 2012 and 2013, all over Malaysia.
> >>>
> >>> Supriyananda said the mission had lined up the set of programmes to
> >>> help them with inner confidence and character.
> >>>
> >>> "The half-day free programmes will be starting next month, and they
> >>> will focus on physical, mental and spiritual health. We go to gyms to
> >>> develop the body, and to temples to perform rituals, but a positive
> >>> mentality also needs to be built. When you build character, you have
> >>> everything," he said after the event held at the mission's centre in
> >>> Petaling Jaya.
> >>>
> >>> Also present at the event were Ramakrishna Mission, Belue Math, India
> >>> general secretary Swami Prabhananda, and Toh Puan Uma Sambanthan.
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?sec=central&file=/2011/8/12/central
> /9261026
> >>>
> >>>
> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/08/anna-hazare-announces-new-revoluti
> on.html
> >>>
> >>> Anna Hazare announces new revolution for second independence, recalls
> >>> 1942 Quit India movement
> >>>
> >>> Anna at Ramlila Ground, says fight far from over
> >>>
> >>> Agencies
> >>> 19 Aug 2011, 1414 hrs IST
> >>>
> >>> After spending three days in Tihar Jail, anti-corruption crusader
> >>> Anna Hazare on Friday (August 19) reached the Ramlila Maidan to
> >>> continue his indefinite fast for a strong Jan Lokpal Bill. Addressing
> >>> the massive crowd gathered at the venue, the 74-year-old veteran
> >>> Gandhian urged them to continue the fight for a strong Lokpal Bill.
> >>>
> >>> Anna Hazare said, "The fight against corruption will continue whether
> >>> I am alive or not. We must not give up our fight for a strong Lokpal
> >>> Bill. We will not vacate this ground till the Jan Lokpal Bill comes
> >>> into effect."
> >>>
> >>> In a massive show of support, a sea of humanity followed the civil
> >>> society leader on the streets of Delhi as he made his way to the
> >>> Ramlila Ground to hold his fast. The moment Anna Hazare emerged out
> >>> of the Tihar Jail after spending three days there, thousands who were
> >>> camping outside the high profile prison welcomed him by cheering
> >>> loudly and chanting slogans.
> >>>
> >>> On route to Ramlila Maidan, Anna visited Rajghat, samadhi of Mahatma
> >>> Gandhi. Hazare supporters accompanied the procession waving the tri-
> >>> colour while he accepted greetings from people gathered on either
> >>> side of the road in West Delhi. The improvised vehicle had a huge
> >>> umbrella to protect Hazare and his close aides from the pounding
> >>> rain. Apart from walking along with Hazare's vehicle, the supporters
> >>> followed him on bikes, jeeps and cars.
> >>>
> >>> The procession affected vehicular traffic in and around the Tihar
> >>> prison premises including in Janakpuri, Mayapuri and Hari Nagar in
> >>> West Delhi.
> >>>
> >>> The tireless Hazare was greeted by the supporters with garlands and
> >>> bouquets at various intersections en-route his procession which was
> >>> marked by chants of 'Anna' and "Vande Mataram".
> >>>
> >>> Children, housewives and others were seen standing on their balconies
> >>> and rooftops to have a glimpse of Hazare and the procession.
> >>> Protesters expressed happiness over the 74-year-old Gandhian's
> >>> decision to come out from the prison complex following rounds of
> >>> negotiations with the police and authorities to decide on agitation
> >>> venue to undertake hunger strike.
> >>>
> >>> Hazare had planned to begin his fast for a stronger Lokpal Bill at
> >>> the J.P. Park in the ITO area Tuesday.
> >>>
> >>> Delhi Police imposed certain conditions before the protest could be
> >>> allowed. Hazare however refused to agree, after which the police
> >>> detained him and his associates Tuesday.
> >>>
> >>> He was sent to Tihar and was subsequently released Tuesday night, but
> >>> he refused to leave the jail until allowed to carry on the fast
> >>> without any conditions.
> >>>
> >>> Hazare has been demanding the government to bring the prime minister,
> >>> higher judiciary and the conduct of MPs inside parliament within the
> >>> ambit of the Lokpal (ombudsman).
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.timesnow.tv/Anna-at-Ramlila-Ground-says-fight-far-from-over/articl
> eshow/4381710.cms
> >>>
> >>>
> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/08/its-middle-class-stupid-swagato-ga
> nguly.html
> >>>
> >>>
> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/08/pc-should-quit-over-anna-arrest-sa
> ys.html
> >>>
> >>> PC should quit over Anna arrest, says Swamy
> >>>
> >>> Express News Service , The New Indian Express
> >>> Posted on Aug 19, 2011 at 09:41am IST
> >>>
> >>> Chennai: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy on Thursday
> >>> demanded resignation of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram over the
> >>> "illegal" arrest of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare.
> >>>
> >>> "The arrest of Hazare is not a collective responsibility of the
> >>> Cabinet. Law and Order is the sole responsibility of the Home
> >>> Minister and he should take responsibility and put in his papers,"
> >>> said Swamy. The treatment meted out to a respected person like Anna
> >>> Hazare has spoiled the reputation of the country, he said. "The
> >>> government owes an apology to Hazare. As part of the atonement,
> >>> Chidambaram should be removed," he said.
> >>>
> >>> Swamy also demanded immediate dissolution of the Lok Sabha and
> >>> holding of a mid-term poll over the "illegal arrest" of Anna Hazare
> >>> and his colleagues.
> >>>
> >>> Swamy, the brain behind 2G spectrum case, said he would seek
> >>> Chidambaram be named as a co-accused in the case along with former
> >>> telecom minister A Raja during the court hearing on August 24.
> >>> Interestingly, Swamy's statement comes close on the heels of Raja's
> >>> demand that Chidambaram be made a witness. Raja had told court that
> >>> Chidambaram, who was Finance Minister when the spectrum allocation
> >>> took place, "cleared the sale of equity in Swan and Unitech, so he is
> >>> bound to come to court as a witness".
> >>>
> >>> To a query over National Minority Commission's decision to serve
> >>> notice on him over his article in a newspaper, Swamy said he is yet
> >>> to receive such a notice.
> >>>
> >>>
> http://ibnlive.in.com/news/pc-should-quit-over-anna-arrest-says-swamy/176793-
> 60-118.html
> >>>
> >>> It's the middle class, stupid - Swagato Ganguly
> >>>
> >>> It's the middle class, stupid
> >>>
> >>> Swagato Ganguly
> >>> August 19, 2011, 12.00 a.m. IST
> >>>
> >>> Nobody within the government saw it coming. The middle class has
> >>> risen massively in support of Anna Hazare, upsetting the government's
> >>> calculations about being able to manage the anti-corruption movement
> >>> easily. In doing so, the middle class has upended the received wisdom
> >>> that it is politically apathetic.
> >>>
> >>> Some element of that received wisdom must have played its part in the
> >>> government's assessment that the Hazare group was just an
> >>> unrepresentative bunch of civil society activists who would be easily
> >>> browbeaten. That assessment has proven spectacularly wrong, with the
> >>> government having to eat humble pie on the very day he was arrested.
> >>> It's clear by now that Hazare's arrest was the spark that lit a
> >>> prairie fire of protests across the country.
> >>>
> >>> The middle class has stamped its character on those protests in many
> >>> ways, not limited to the goodly number of professionals, white-collar
> >>> workers, housewives and college students hitting the streets in
> >>> support of Anna. The protests are novel in that they have been
> >>> remarkably disciplined and peaceful wherever they have been staged -
> >>> as opposed to the rioting, stone-throwing, brick-batting, arson,
> >>> prolonged public bandhs and damage to property that are the norm for
> >>> political protests in India.
> >>>
> >>> Moreover, instead of being relayed through caste, clan and kinship
> >>> networks or routed through political parties, the organisers have
> >>> used modern forms of communication - such as text messages, Twitter
> >>> and Facebook - or relied on secular civic organisations to quickly
> >>> assemble large crowds. And there's no denying the role that
> >>> saturation television coverage has played in transmitting their
> >>> message.
> >>>
> >>> That has caused some commentators to glibly conclude that the
> >>> protests are a superficial TV phenomenon that will die down when the
> >>> TV cameras go away. But the point about 24x7 news coverage is that
> >>> the TV cameras never go away. In that sense, we live in an inherently
> >>> tele-visual society; this has played a role in seminal events in
> >>> history. The fall of the Berlin Wall, for instance, has been
> >>> attributed partly to the beaming of West German TV images into East
> >>> German homes, allowing people in the communist half a glimpse into
> >>> life in West Germany.
> >>>
> >>> For many of those who have hit the streets, it isn't really about the
> >>> merits or demerits of the Jan Lokpal over the Lokpal Bill, of which
> >>> they have only a hazy idea. Rather, the Lokpal debate is merely a
> >>> trigger for the sense of inchoate rage they feel at a political
> >>> system which displays contempt for their priorities. It's not
> >>> divorced, for example, from their response to the outrageous loot of
> >>> Commonwealth Games coffers, or to the fact that 76 MPs in the current
> >>> Lok Sabha - 14% of its total strength - stand accused of not ordinary
> >>> but serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, extortion, rape.
> >>>
> >>> For politicians of the old order (and professional pols belong mostly
> >>> to the old order), only the two ends of the social spectrum matter.
> >>> While moneyed elites can bring in the moolah, the poor masses have
> >>> the votes. The middle classes don't figure in this equation. On the
> >>> other hand, when a middle-class person looks at the taxes deducted
> >>> from his hard-earned salary, he's liable to ask what the government
> >>> is doing with his taxes. That's a basis of democratic politics
> >>> everywhere, but given shoddy governance standards in India the
> >>> answers - or more accurately the lack of answers - are likely to
> >>> enrage him. Taken in its widest sense, the theme of corruption is
> >>> just a metaphorical way of broaching the question - what are you
> >>> doing with my money?
> >>>
> >>> It's here that India has arrived at an inflexion point. The middle
> >>> class (defined as those with monthly household income between Rs
> >>> 20,000 and Rs 100,000) has exploded in numbers from 25 million in
> >>> 1996 to 160 million currently. By 2015, it's expected to hit 267
> >>> million. That makes it a significant proportion of the electorate, a
> >>> 'vote bank' politicians can no longer afford to overlook. Moreover,
> >>> this rapid rise in numbers indicates a shift in the balance of power
> >>> within the middle class itself. The 'new' middle class - which owes
> >>> nothing to state employment - is eclipsing the 'old' middle class
> >>> that was a creation of the pre-liberalisation Nehruvian state.
> >>>
> >>> The old middle class is less likely to question the state, since it
> >>> is dependent for employment, professional life and pensions on the
> >>> state. Moreover, its symbolic economy and world view are convergent
> >>> with that of the state itself, and therefore its needs are better
> >>> taken care of. It is the new middle class that has reason to feel
> >>> disconnected. And it will count more and more as a strategic factor
> >>> in Indian politics.
> >>>
> >>> Anna Hazare is just a catalyst who happens to chime with the middle-
> >>> class mood today. But the arrival of the new middle class is a more
> >>> lasting phenomenon than Hazare himself. Just like the TV cameras,
> >>> this middle class is not going to go away. Smart politicians had
> >>> better hone their strategies to co-opt middle-class rage. They ignore
> >>> it at their peril.
> >>>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/opinion/edit-page/Its-the-middle-clas
> s-stupid/articleshow/9651012.cms
> >>>
> >>> S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>
> >>> https://sites.google.com/site/indianoceancommunity1/
> >>> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/3w6ojj6 (Indus Script Cipher)
> >>> http://tinyurl.com/4xguuoh (Rastram: Flipkart in India)
> >>>
> >>> End of forwarded message from S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>
> >>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> >>> Om Shanti
> >>>
> >>>> Congress's mismanaged mess
> >>>>
> >>>> By Kalyani Shankar
> >>>> Op-Ed
> >>>> The Pioneer
> >>>> http://www.dailypioneer.com
> >>>> Friday, August 19, 2011
> >>>>
> >>>> The only reason why Anna Hazare, who till recently was unknown
> >>>> outside Maharashtra, has attained the status of a national hero is
> >>>> because the UPA Government has repeatedly mishandled his agitation
> >>>>
> >>>> If anyone is to be blamed for the sudden larger-than-life persona of
> >>>> civil society leader Anna Hazare, it is the Government for it allowed
> >>>> him to assume such a role. Four months ago, Anna Hazare did not even
> >>>> have a fraction of the popularity he enjoys today. In fact, he was
> >>>> barely known outside of Maharashtra. He also had no Team Anna.
> >>>>
> >>>> But then, Anna Hazare seized the issue of aam admi' based on which
> >>>> the Congress had come to power in 2004 and again in 2009. This made
> >>>> it difficult for the Congress as it could be seen fighting anyone but
> >>>> simply not the aam admi.
> >>>>
> >>>> However, the defining moment of Anna Hazare's movement was the day he
> >>>> was arrested and sent to jail. At that moment, the fight moved from
> >>>> the Lokpal Bill to the citizen's right to protest which gathered him
> >>>> enormous support. The one telling picture of Anna Hazare meditating
> >>>> in Rajghat also added to his cause. That is when his popularity
> >>>> increased manifold and he became a larger than life persona.
> >>>>
> >>>> Of course, the electronic media also built him overnight as one
> >>>> comparable to Mahatma Gandhi and Jayaprakash Narayan, and his
> >>>> movement against corruption is now likened to freedom struggle of
> >>>> yesteryears.
> >>>>
> >>>> So the question is could his arrest have been avoided? The answer to
> >>>> that is yes. The Government could have handled Anna Hazare case with
> >>>> more sensitivity. If his arrest was a surprise, his release too has
> >>>> raised many eyebrows. Many would think that now if the genie is out
> >>>> of the bottle, it cannot be put back.
> >>>>
> >>>> But arresting Anna Hazare was not the first mistake the Government
> >>>> had committed. Starting from April when Anna Hazare was fasting at
> >>>> Jantar Mantar, the Government had committed a series of one faux pas,
> >>>> one after the other.
> >>>>
> >>>> First, the Government gave him legitimacy when he initially started
> >>>> talking about corruption. As the NDA convenor Sharad Yadav pointed
> >>>> out that while the Opposition had been discussing corruption and
> >>>> price rise, the Government gave Anna Hazare credibility by
> >>>> negotiating with him and his team. The Prime Minister met him, Ms
> >>>> Sonia Gandhi appealed to him to not go on a fast and finally, the
> >>>> Government in a knee-jerk reaction invited Team Anna to participate
> >>>> in the joint drafting committee on the Lokpal Bill. The Government in
> >>>> fact went all out to engage the Team Anna.
> >>>>
> >>>> The next mistake was not handling the whole thing as a political
> >>>> issue but treating it as a legal issue instead. Political problems
> >>>> have to be dealt with political tact. But the Ministers in charge
> >>>> only talked in legal terms while Team Anna went ahead and mobilised
> >>>> public support. Then, when the Government tried to project Team Anna
> >>>> as one that was dictating terms to Parliament, the Opposition saw it
> >>>> fit to side with Team Anna in both Houses of Parliament. By now to
> >>>> the dismay of the Government, the focus had shifted from the Lokpal
> >>>> Bill to that of a citizen's right to protest peacefully. The
> >>>> Opposition had also united in blaming the treasury benches for
> >>>> mishandling the Anna Hazare issue.
> >>>>
> >>>> The Government's third mistake was its failure to communicate to the
> >>>> public the rationale behind its decision to arrest Anna Hazare and
> >>>> his aides. This was despite the fact that a high profile group of
> >>>> Ministers had been put in charge. Team Anna, on the other hand, was
> >>>> not only media-savvy but also use the latest information technology
> >>>> including Twitter and Facebook to gain public sympathy. They even
> >>>> smartly recorded Anna Hazare's message on Youtube, even before he was
> >>>> arrested and televised the message as soon as he was taken into
> >>>> custody. In fact, the team has won the media war to a large extent
> >>>> for its ability to anticipate future events.
> >>>>
> >>>> The Government's fourth mistake was perhaps to realise' that Anna
> >>>> Hazare was corrupt much after it had engaged Team Anna and involved
> >>>> it in the drafting of the Lokpal Bill. They dug out the old 2003
> >>>> Justice Sawant report that alleged that Anna Hazare was corrupt. This
> >>>> personal vilification of Anna Hazare backfired to a large extent with
> >>>> the result that Mr Rahul Gandhi had to step in and make sure that
> >>>> there were no more personal attack on Team Anna. The fifth mistake
> >>>> was that after arresting Anna Hazare, the Government could have
> >>>> released him instead of allowing him seek bail. Since Anna Hazare
> >>>> refused to seek bail, he had to be lodged in Tihar Jail along with
> >>>> Suresh Kalmadi and A Raja. The Government did ultimately release him
> >>>> but if it had done this sooner, then it could have saved face.
> >>>>
> >>>> So, with the Government not willing to yield and Team Anna, goaded on
> >>>> by huge public support, will there be any movement forward? For now,
> >>>> Anna Hazare has won the first two rounds -- first, by finding his
> >>>> team a place on the joint drafting committee and the second round by
> >>>> forcing the Government to release him from jail. The Prime Minister
> >>>> has thrown up his hands saying he has no magical wand but if his
> >>>> Government is serious about tackling corruption, then it has to do
> >>>> better in handling this crisis. It should view this as a golden
> >>>> opportunity to rebuild its corruption-tainted image.
> >>>>
> >>>> http://dailypioneer.com/361766/Congresss-mismanaged-mess.html
> >>>>
> >>>> More at:
> >>>> http://www.dailypioneer.com
> >>>>
> >>>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> >>>> Om Shanti
> >>>>
> >>>>> Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In article
> >>>> <2b2f5cc4-7e30-49a5-8fbe-***@j1g2000yqn.googlegroups.com>,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mirza Ghalib <***@gmx.com> posted:
> >>>>>> . . .
> >>>>>> . . . In today's India it just $4000,
> >>>>>> and buys just a little more than what it would in the
> >>>>>> USA. You know what $4000 buys in USA. . . .
> >>>>>
> >>>>> How things have changed over the decades!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> >>>>> Om Shanti
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Forwarded post from S. D.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Sunday, August 14, 2011
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Massive numbers showed in March in US for Anna Hazare in India Day
> >>>>>> Parade in New Jersey, USA
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> see videos and photos links at the end... please forward to all
> > email
> >>>>>> lists and post in your blogs and websites.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> it is a great event by all young people in usa. india's young is
> >>>>>> rising and change has to come. anna's record of service, his
> >>>>>> sacrifice, is catching the imagination of all indians both in india
> >>>>>> and abroad. let us pray and hope the country will turn around.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> PRESS RELEASE
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> India Against Corruption
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Massive numbers showed in March for Anna Hazare in India Day Parade
> >>>>>> at New Jersey, USA
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> August 14, 2011. Iselin, NJ. The Indian Independence Day Parade was
> >>>>>> greeted by torrential rain and indomitable spirit of 150 volunteers
> >>>>>> of India Against Corruption adorning Anna Topi. Bollywood stars,
> >>>>>> Major business groups, Tourism industry, Religions groups,
> > Television
> >>>>>> channels etc. participate in this parade organized by Indian
> > Business
> >>>>>> Association, NJ. This New Jersey Independence day parade is a major
> >>>>>> annual event that attracts about 10 thousand people for the parade.
> >>>>>> The India Against Corruption contingent was the largest group of the
> >>>>>> whole parade.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The volunteers braved severe weather and walked for about 2 hours in
> >>>>>> the rain. People from all walks of life -- technologists, engineers,
> >>>>>> business men, doctors, students etc. joined the parade. Old men,
> >>>>>> women, pregnant women, kids as young as 5 years old, walked in the
> >>>>>> rain. The volunteers were drenched and cold but their enthusiasm was
> >>>>>> not dampened. Flyers were distributed to all the people watching the
> >>>>>> parade. A sample poll of about 500 people watching the parade
> > tallied
> >>>>>> 95% support for Anna Hazares movement. Volunteers were carrying
> >>>>>> slogans in support of Anna Hazare and Jan Lokpal. Volunteers also
> >>>>>> sang "Hum Honge Kam Yaab" in front of the main stage. The spirit was
> >>>>>> so contagious that the passers-by joined them too. Many volunteers
> >>>>>> were carrying placards saying -- "I am Anna" in various languages
> >>>>>> like Hindi, English, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi etc. The message also
> >>>>>> said "It is not one Anna. We are Thousands". This was to symbolize
> >>>>>> the spirit of nationalism that Anna has evoked in common man.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This event was covered by major television channels. The volunteers
> >>>>>> in the parade, common people who joined to IAC, were interviewed by
> >>>>>> Television and media reporters. Isha, 10 years old was asked by one
> >>>>>> of the representative in hindi what this movement was about and she
> >>>>>> said that this was about supporting Anna Hazare who was fight
> >>>>>> corruption in India. She also said she supported the movement
> > whole-
> >>>>>> heartedly.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> The chants of vande maataram and Jai Hind boomed through the crowd,
> >>>>>> echoing the patriotic fervor of the participants. The message of the
> >>>>>> parade was to express the greatness of India and to communicate that
> >>>>>> the country can be the greatest if we eradicate corruption. One of
> >>>>>> successful local commercial realtor was complementing IAC volunteers
> >>>>>> after the parade and said that the economic growth of our country
> > was
> >>>>>> great but it could be much greater if not for corruption.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> One of the slogans in the parade was -- "Anna Hazare -- Desh Tere
> >>>>>> saath hai! Videsh Tere saath hai!!". There are a lot of other
> > events
> >>>>>> being held across the globe on Aug 14, 2011 to mark the Global
> >>>>>> Solidarity Day declared by IAC. The enthusiasm and support shown by
> >>>>>> NRIs for India is bound to inspire people in India. The parade
> > ended
> >>>>>> with all the volunteers singing the Indian National Anthem drenched
> >>>>>> in rain and standing in attention.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> This was an event of the common man, by the common man and for the
> >>>>>> common man -- a reflection of true democracy, an event in support of
> >>>>>> Jan Lokpal bill and Anna Hazare.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Additional Video and Photo links for the event:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> YouTube:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1I8WT5CNlbA&feature=autoplay&list=PL37ABA3F393
> 93C492
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Pictures:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> https://picasaweb.google.com/110804064056852150979/2011AugAnna?authuser=0&aut
> hkey=Gv1sRgCNThkNrniKyFuAE&feat=directlink
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is
> >>>>>> still dark. - R. Tagore
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> End of forwarded post from S. D.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Forwarded message from S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare fast and Sonia Govt's counter moves
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com/2011/08/anna-hazare-fast-and-sonia-govts.h
> tml
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare fast and Sonia Govt's counter moves
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Published: August 15, 2011 20:48 IST
> >>>>> Updated: August 16, 2011 04:15 IST
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare calls for 'jail bharo'
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gargi Parsai
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Social activist Anna Hazare during his visit to Rajghat on Monday on
> >>>>> the eve of his hunger strike for a stronger Lokpal Bill. Photo:
> >>>>> Sushil Kumar Verma
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The confrontation between social activist Anna Hazare and the
> >>>>> government on the Lokpal Bill took a turn for the worse on Monday
> >>>>> with the former giving a call to his supporters to fill jails all
> >>>>> over the country if he is arrested on Tuesday.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mr. Hazare was denied permission by the Delhi Police to stage his
> >>>>> fast here as his team refused to comply with all 22 conditions they
> >>>>> laid.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Addressing journalists here after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
> >>>>> criticised him for resorting to a fast as a protest when Parliament
> >>>>> was seized of the Lokpal Bill, the anti-corruption crusader said he
> >>>>> would go to the JP Park, the venue of his fast, even though the
> >>>>> police had imposed prohibitory orders.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "I am given to understand that I will be refused permission. We will
> >>>>> go there. If I am arrested, I will continue my hunger strike in jail.
> >>>>> If I am released, I will go back to the venue and continue the fast.
> >>>>> This will go on,'' Mr. Hazare said. He gave a "lights off'' call
> >>>>> throughout the country to reflect the "darkness in the hearts of the
> >>>>> poor, deprived and dispossessed people.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He said that once he was arrested, people should fill the jails in
> >>>>> every village.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Accusing the Prime Minister of speaking the same language as his
> >>>>> Cabinet colleague Kapil Sibal, Mr. Hazare said he was sure that if a
> >>>>> strong Lokpal was created there would be a 60 per cent end to
> >>>>> corruption.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Before his news conference, the 74-year-old activist made a surprise
> >>>>> visit to the Rajghat taking the police unawares. He said he went
> >>>>> there for "introspection.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> While senior United Progressive Alliance Ministers defended the
> >>>>> decision to withhold permission to Mr. Hazare as "necessary,'' the
> >>>>> Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the government for
> >>>>> "scuttling all voices of dissent.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat said one may or may not agree with Mr.
> >>>>> Hazare and his team on the Lokpal Bill but no one can question their
> >>>>> right to protest.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Activist Arvind Kejriwal said the government's action was
> >>>>> "autocratic.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said they would move the court on Tuesday
> >>>>> against the decision of the Delhi Police.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, who is also a member of the Team
> >>>>> Anna's core team, said the government's action showed that it was
> >>>>> "nervous."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti
> >>>>> Sangathan also condemned the refusal of permission to Mr. Hazare.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> HT Correspondents, Hindustan Times
> >>>>>
> >>>>> New Delhi, August 15, 2011
> >>>>> First Published: 23:26 IST(15/8/2011)
> >>>>> Last Updated: 01:25 IST(16/8/2011)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Police firm, Anna faces arrest
> >>>>>
> >>>>> With social activist Anna Hazare and his camp refusing to accept six
> >>>>> of the 22 conditions set by the Delhi Police for his fast to press
> >>>>> for a lokpal bill drafted by them, his arrest seemed imminent.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Late Monday, 50 of Hazare's supporters were detained for gathering at
> >>>>> the proposed JP Park venue of the protest for violating prohibitory
> >>>>> orders, the police said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A lokpal bill incorporating several suggestions by the Anna Camp is
> >>>>> currently in Parliament but the activists said nothing less than a
> >>>>> complete acceptance of their version is acceptable.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "We will march to JP Park tomorrow morning and if arrested, I will
> >>>>> fast in custody. When I am released, I will go there again to start
> >>>>> my fast," Hazare declared at a press conference, dubbed as an
> >>>>> "address to the nation".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said, "We have denied them
> >>>>> permission to protest at JP Park. Section 144 that restricts a
> >>>>> gathering of people has been imposed at the park and all roads
> >>>>> leading to it. If anyone tries to defy the orders, the punishment can
> >>>>> vary from preventive custody to arrest."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The police told the Anna Camp that their agitation in JP Park near
> >>>>> ITO, it couldn't be allowed for more than three days.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> When the Anna Camp insisted on permission for an indefinite period,
> >>>>> the police offered a venue in Burari on the outskirts of the city,
> >>>>> which Hazare turned down.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> All other conditions set for the agitation are common to gatherings
> >>>>> in the city and guided by various court orders.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Concluding an afternoon filled with drama, Hazare exhorted all
> >>>>> Indians to join him in jail as he could be arrested.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Lakhs of people will rise in my support in villages across India,
> >>>>> and there will be a jail bharo (fill prisons) agitation." Describing
> >>>>> the country's independence as fake and inadequate, Hazare said its
> >>>>> time for a "second independence struggle".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hazare earlier visited Rajghat, the resting place of Mahatma Gandhi,
> >>>>> for a "meditation".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At a press conference later, Hazare thanked the media for supporting
> >>>>> his movement.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "The media is the fourth pillar of democracy," he said, adding that
> >>>>> he is willing to "fetch water in Kapil Sibal's house" if the lokpal
> >>>>> bill suggested by him does not bring down corruption by "60 to 65%".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hazare however said his fight is not restricted to a lokpal but for a
> >>>>> systemic transformation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Elaborating, he said, "Eighty percent of Indians earn R20 or less a
> >>>>> day. Others are earning several thousands every day," adding that the
> >>>>> country is "being run by industrialists.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Therefore, what we require is a systemic transformation, not merely a
> >>>>> change of government."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He said he respected Parliament but asked why "this sacred place has
> >>>>> tainted people".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/733700.aspx
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Published: August 15, 2011 20:48 IST
> >>>>> Updated: August 16, 2011 04:15 IST
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare calls for 'jail bharo'
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Gargi Parsai
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Social activist Anna Hazare during his visit to Rajghat on Monday on
> >>>>> the eve of his hunger strike for a stronger Lokpal Bill. Photo:
> >>>>> Sushil Kumar Verma
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The confrontation between social activist Anna Hazare and the
> >>>>> government on the Lokpal Bill took a turn for the worse on Monday
> >>>>> with the former giving a call to his supporters to fill jails all
> >>>>> over the country if he is arrested on Tuesday.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Mr. Hazare was denied permission by the Delhi Police to stage his
> >>>>> fast here as his team refused to comply with all 22 conditions they
> >>>>> laid.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Addressing journalists here after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
> >>>>> criticised him for resorting to a fast as a protest when Parliament
> >>>>> was seized of the Lokpal Bill, the anti-corruption crusader said he
> >>>>> would go to the JP Park, the venue of his fast, even though the
> >>>>> police had imposed prohibitory orders.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "I am given to understand that I will be refused permission. We will
> >>>>> go there. If I am arrested, I will continue my hunger strike in jail.
> >>>>> If I am released, I will go back to the venue and continue the fast.
> >>>>> This will go on,'' Mr. Hazare said. He gave a "lights off'' call
> >>>>> throughout the country to reflect the "darkness in the hearts of the
> >>>>> poor, deprived and dispossessed people.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He said that once he was arrested, people should fill the jails in
> >>>>> every village.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Accusing the Prime Minister of speaking the same language as his
> >>>>> Cabinet colleague Kapil Sibal, Mr. Hazare said he was sure that if a
> >>>>> strong Lokpal was created there would be a 60 per cent end to
> >>>>> corruption.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Before his news conference, the 74-year-old activist made a surprise
> >>>>> visit to the Rajghat taking the police unawares. He said he went
> >>>>> there for "introspection.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> While senior United Progressive Alliance Ministers defended the
> >>>>> decision to withhold permission to Mr. Hazare as "necessary,'' the
> >>>>> Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party slammed the government for
> >>>>> "scuttling all voices of dissent.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat said one may or may not agree with Mr.
> >>>>> Hazare and his team on the Lokpal Bill but no one can question their
> >>>>> right to protest.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Activist Arvind Kejriwal said the government's action was
> >>>>> "autocratic.''
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Lawyer Prashant Bhushan said they would move the court on Tuesday
> >>>>> against the decision of the Delhi Police.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Karnataka Lokayukta Santosh Hegde, who is also a member of the Team
> >>>>> Anna's core team, said the government's action showed that it was
> >>>>> "nervous."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Aruna Roy, Nikhil Dey and Shankar Singh of the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti
> >>>>> Sangathan also condemned the refusal of permission to Mr. Hazare.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2359459.ece?homepage=true
> >>>>>
> >>>>> India against corruption: PM holds huddle leaving out key Sonia aides
> >>>>>
> >>>>> TNN
> >>>>> Aug 16, 2011, 02.47AM IST
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday
> >>>>> seemed to be taking charge of Congress's counter-offensive against
> >>>>> Anna Hazare by holding a huddle with senior party leaders, including
> >>>>> Rahul Gandhi and finance minister Pranab Mukherjee.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The rare initiative came just after the flag-hoisting ceremony at
> >>>>> Congress headquarters, and was at variance with the perception that
> >>>>> Singh, with the exception of his insistence on pushing the Indo-US
> >>>>> nuclear deal through, has been content following the party's lead.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni and general
> >>>>> secretary Janardan Dwivedi were part of the deliberations which,
> >>>>> among other things, focused on assessing how the confrontation with
> >>>>> civil society might play out in the media.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The unusual display of leadership on a political issue came against
> >>>>> the backdrop of the assessment in Congress about the divide between
> >>>>> PMO and party brass on how to tackle the challenge from Anna's camp.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The remarkable feature of the impromptu conclave was the exclusion of
> >>>>> two of Sonia Gandhi's most trusted aides - defence minister A K
> >>>>> Antony and the Congress chief's political secretary Ahmed Patel. Both
> >>>>> Antony and Patel were present at the AICC when Singh started the
> >>>>> consultations. The duo could not get out of the premises because of
> >>>>> the security bandobast SPG had put in place for the PM and had to
> >>>>> wait in social justice minister Mukul Wasnik's room till Singh and
> >>>>> his chosen few ended the deliberations.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The composition of what was instantly termed the PM's own "core
> >>>>> group" stunned AICC watchers.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Antony is a member of the elite bodies - Cabinet committees on
> >>>>> political affairs, and security. Significantly, his name featured on
> >>>>> the top of the 'group of four' named by Sonia to look after
> >>>>> organizational affairs in her absence.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The PM's initiative is significant against the growing backdrop of
> >>>>> growing perception in AICC circles about a disconnect between the PMO
> >>>>> and Congress leadership on how to deal with Anna's campaign.
> >>>>> Ministers like Kapil Sibal, who are considered to be advising the PM,
> >>>>> are for an aggressive response, whereas significant sections in the
> >>>>> party favour a politically calibrated approach.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> There are misgivings in the party over the frontal assault party
> >>>>> spokesperson Manish Tewari was instructed to launch on the Gandhian.
> >>>>> Although party circles acknowledge that the provocation came from the
> >>>>> Anna group, they feel the party should have refrained from targeting
> >>>>> Anna personally. As against this, elements in the government are
> >>>>> against holding fire in the hostilities with civil society.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Amid a sense of puzzlement in the Congress over the aggression on
> >>>>> Saturday, senior party sources stressed that they don't favour
> >>>>> personal attacks. "Hazare has made unwarranted attacks on Congress
> >>>>> instead of focusing on government and others. However, we will not
> >>>>> stoop to that level and let incivility mar our response," a senior
> >>>>> party office-bearer said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/PM-holds-huddle-on-Anna-campaign-lea
> ving-out-key-Sonia-aides/articleshow/9617001.cms
> >>>>>
> >>>>> India against corruption: 50 supporters of Hazare detained at fast
> >>>>> venue
> >>>>>
> >>>>> PTI
> >>>>> Aug 16, 2011, 12.09AM IST
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - At least 50 supporters of Anna Hazare
> >>>>> were tonight detained by Delhi police at Jai Prakash Narain Park, the
> >>>>> venue of the anti-graft crusader's planned fast from tomorrow, for
> >>>>> defying prohibitory orders clamped in the area.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The supporters of the Gandhian were taken in a police bus to a nearby
> >>>>> police station, police said. Hazare has been denied permission by
> >>>>> Delhi police to hold his fast at JPN park.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> They had gathered ahead of Hazare's fast for a strong Lokpal bill to
> >>>>> express solidarity with him.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said prohibitory orders under
> >>>>> Section 144 CrPC in some areas of Daryaganj and IP police stations in
> >>>>> Central Delhi, which include Jai Prakash Narain Park and Shaheed
> >>>>> Park, were clamped this evening. The section prohibits the assembly
> >>>>> of five or more people in one place.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The areas where prohibitory orders have been imposed include
> >>>>> Shantivan to Rajghat, Rajghat to Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Aruna Asaf
> >>>>> Ali Marg to JLN Marg, Delhi Gate to Tilak Marg on Bahadurshah Zafar
> >>>>> Marg.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The orders came following police denying permission to Hazare to hold
> >>>>> the protest at the park after organisers refused to give an
> >>>>> undertaking restricting the number of protest days to three and
> >>>>> protestors to 5,000.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> A large contingent of police, including women personnel, have been
> >>>>> deployed around JPN Park to ensure that no untoward incident takes
> >>>>> place.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Delhi Police meanwhile sought the services of two magistrates from
> >>>>> the city government.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sources said Delhi Police have requested principal secretary (home)
> >>>>> of the city government to provide them with two magistrates whose
> >>>>> services might be required to handle the law and order situation
> >>>>> during the proposed protest.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Top officials also reviewed the situation at Police Headquarters.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Union Home Secretary RK Singh held a meeting with Delhi Police
> >>>>> Commissioner BK Gupta and other senior officials at the Police
> >>>>> Headquarters here to take stock of the measures taken by the force to
> >>>>> tackle any untoward situation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/India-against-corruption-50-supporte
> rs-of-Hazare-detained-at-fast-venue/articleshow/9615987.cms
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Delhi Police plans 'Gandhigiri'
> >>>>>
> >>>>> By Pramod Kumar Singh
> >>>>> The Pioneer
> >>>>> Tuesday, August 16, 2011
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Unarmed, but ready to put the Gandhian and supporters behind bars
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - With Anna Hazare and his colleagues being
> >>>>> denied permission for their proposed fast at Jai Prakash Narayan
> >>>>> Park, battle lines have been drawn. However, the Delhi Police plans
> >>>>> to score brownie points with the people by adopting 'Gandhian
> >>>>> methods' of maintaining law and order.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna and his supporters will be taken into custody by the Delhi
> >>>>> Police if they try to enter Jai Prakash Narayan Park on Tuesday
> >>>>> morning. However, senior Delhi Police officials said that officers of
> >>>>> Delhi Police detailed for the duty would be unarmed and maximum
> >>>>> restraint would be exercised in dealing with the situation.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> However, it is unlikely that this will be the only line of deployment
> >>>>> for disallowing protests by Hazare and his group. The Delhi Police
> >>>>> has already deployed a large number of moveable barricades in Central
> >>>>> and New Delhi districts to prevent Anna and his supporters from going
> >>>>> to the announced place. The anti-riot first battalion of the armed
> >>>>> police would be on standby. "However, the police manning the
> >>>>> barricades would all be unarmed and request protesters not to move
> >>>>> further," informed a Delhi Police officer.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Special Branch of the Delhi Police has reported that those coming to
> >>>>> JP Park are expected to be peaceful and there was little likelihood
> >>>>> of violence. But the situation could change if Anna and his
> >>>>> supporters decided to move to any other venue and needed protection,
> >>>>> a senior Delhi Police official said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The Delhi Police have chalked out an elaborate plan after Union Home
> >>>>> Secretary RK Singh visited the Delhi Police Headquarters on Monday
> >>>>> afternoon to review the situation as a showdown between the Team Anna
> >>>>> and the police appears inevitable. Intelligence wing of the Delhi
> >>>>> Police has cautioned the Central and New Delhi district police that
> >>>>> Anna and his supporters could spring a last minute surprise and could
> >>>>> go either to Rajghat or Jantar Mantar or even to 10 Janpath, the
> >>>>> residence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Delhi Police officers said that they could very well block entry to
> >>>>> all these places if the situation so demanded and any attempt to
> >>>>> breach the police cordon would be "dealt in a firm albeit peaceful
> >>>>> manner."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "Since Section 144 has been imposed in Central district, no assembly
> >>>>> of people would be allowed near the park," the official added.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The imposition of section 144 would mean that protests at the nearby
> >>>>> Ramlila Maidan and Rajghat would also not be allowed. Sources said
> >>>>> that Union Home Secretary asked Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta to
> >>>>> be careful while planning security arrangements and handle Tuesday
> >>>>> protest with minimum use of force.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "The Delhi Police has taken several measures to avoid a Ramlila
> >>>>> Maidan like situation," the official added. The Delhi Police used a
> >>>>> heavy hand to evict the supporters of Baba Ramdev in June after the
> >>>>> negotiations between the Government and the Yog Guru failed to reach
> >>>>> conclusion.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In a significant development, the Delhi Government has permitted the
> >>>>> Delhi Police to use Chhatrasal Stadium as a makeshift jail to house
> >>>>> Anna Hazare and his supporters after they are arrested. The Delhi
> >>>>> Police has requested the Delhi Government to provide either
> >>>>> Chhatrasal stadium or the State Guest House 33 Shamnath Marg on
> >>>>> Alipur Road for using it as temporary jail. Chief Secretary PK
> >>>>> Tripathi, Home Principal Secretary Arvind Ray and DG Prisons Neeraj
> >>>>> Kumar were present in the meeting.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Meanwhile, when asked why permission was denied to Anna Hazare in the
> >>>>> first place, Joint Commissioner of Police, Northern Range, Sudhir
> >>>>> Yadav told The Pioneer, "The Supreme Court has very clearly set
> >>>>> guidelines about such type of fasts and sit-ins. They refused to
> >>>>> comply with our six major conditions out of 22, the permission was
> >>>>> accordingly denied. Now any move to hold a protest near JP Park will
> >>>>> be dealt according to the provisions of law." When asked whether the
> >>>>> Delhi Police could go for preventive arrests to prevent Anna and his
> >>>>> supporters from going to JP Park, the Joint CP replied in negative.
> >>>>> He said, "There is no need as the Delhi Police was capable of
> >>>>> handling any situation that may emerge on Tuesday morning. Central
> >>>>> district police has requisitioned buses to move Anna and his
> >>>>> supporters in the event of them being detained for violating
> >>>>> prohibitory orders."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.dailypioneer.com/361100/Delhi-Police-plans-Gandhigiri.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare to begin fast today, people across India switch off
> >>>>> lights in support
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ITGD Bureau
> >>>>> August 15, 2011 - 19:04
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anna Hazare addresses media in New Delhi on Monday.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Indraprasth aka New Delhi - Anna Hazare is all set for a full blown
> >>>>> confrontation with the government on the Lokpal Bill, giving a call
> >>>>> to his supporters to fill up jails all over the country if he is
> >>>>> arrested on Tuesday after he was denied permission to hold indefinite
> >>>>> fast in the national capital.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Addressing a press conference after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
> >>>>> slammed him for resorting to fast as a protest when Parliament was
> >>>>> seized of the Lokpal bill, the Gandhian said he will go to J P park
> >>>>> on Tuesday, the venue of his fast even though Delhi police has
> >>>>> imposed prohibitory orders.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "My mission begins tomorrow, we have a long fight ahead," Hazare
> >>>>> said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "I come to understand that I will be refused permission. We will go
> >>>>> there. If I am arrested, I will continue my hunger strike in the
> >>>>> jail. If I am released, I will go back to the venue and this circle
> >>>>> will continue," he said at a 30-minute press conference that came to
> >>>>> an end to coincide with his "lights-off" call throughout the country
> >>>>> from 8 pm.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He said once he is arrested, people should fill up the jails in every
> >>>>> village across the country. "Going to jail for the country is no
> >>>>> crime...It is a decoration," he said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He accused the Prime Minister of "speaking" the language of his
> >>>>> ministerial colleague Kapil Sibal saying that the Lokpal bill was
> >>>>> before Parliament which will take the call.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Before his press conference, the 73-year old activist made an
> >>>>> unscheduled visit to Rajghat, where he sat in meditation. Soon after
> >>>>> the news of his being at the Gandhi Samadhi, hundreds of supporters
> >>>>> gathered around him.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Earlier in the day, Delhi Police refused permission to Gandhian and
> >>>>> his supporters saying that team Hazare have refused to give an
> >>>>> undertaking on restricting the number of days of protest and
> >>>>> protesters besides four other conditions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Sudhir Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Northern Range), said
> >>>>> anybody assembling at the Park on Tuesday would face legal action.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "We have denied the permission. Nobody is supposed to come to the
> >>>>> park. If somebody comes there, it is unlawful. They will be handled
> >>>>> according to law. If they do that, it is violation of law," Yadav
> >>>>> said as police prepared to lock down the grounds.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Union Home Secretary R K Singh reviewed the situation with Delhi
> >>>>> Police Commissioner B K Gupta and other top officials at the police
> >>>>> headquarters.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hazare's protest on Tuesday is in pursuit of his campaign for a
> >>>>> strong Lokpal that will have under its ambit Prime Minister, higher
> >>>>> judiciary, conduct of MPs in Parliament and other provisions. The
> >>>>> bill introduced in Parliament excludes these institutions.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In his speech at the Red Fort on Monday morning, the Prime Minister
> >>>>> decried Hazare going on fast and said Parliament alone will decide on
> >>>>> Lokpal and those having grievances should approach Parliamentary
> >>>>> Committees for airing their views.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> At his press conference, Hazare said corruption has crossed all
> >>>>> limits and is all pervasive in various sectors, including education
> >>>>> and jobs.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He said even after Jan Lokpal is passed, there is no guarantee that
> >>>>> corruption will be eliminated 100 per cent but he was confident that
> >>>>> it would end at least up to 60-65 per cent. "If it does not happen, I
> >>>>> am ready to serve water at Kapil Sibal's house," he said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hazare said the fight against corruption has just begin and will not
> >>>>> stop even if Lokpal bill passed. The struggle for the change will
> >>>>> continue and it is a long battle, he said.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "It is now a fight to the finish," he said, adding they were not for
> >>>>> pulling down the government but if falls in the process, they don't
> >>>>> care.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> He also said his protest will be non-violent because non-violence was
> >>>>> a powerful weapon.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Referring to the Prime Minister's remarks that the Lokpal bill was
> >>>>> before Parliament, he said "We have to accept Parliament. We have
> >>>>> trust in Parliament but the bill that has gone before it is not
> >>>>> proper."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The activist said the provisions like appointment and removal of
> >>>>> Lokpal were serious issues on which government made promises but
> >>>>> suddenly it changed its stand and "betrayed us".
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Speaking about repeated assertions from the government's side that he
> >>>>> was undermining democracy, he said, "Don't we know democracy? Is
> >>>>> democracy only wining elections after spending money. Four MPs are in
> >>>>> jail and there are charges against nearly 150 others."
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hazare said government was working only for big industrialists
> >>>>> acquiring lands from farmers and was not working for the poor.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - With PTI inputs
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/story/lokpal-bill-anna-hazare-addresses-media/1/148140.html
> >>>>>
> >>>>> S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>>>
> >>>>> https://sites.google.com/site/indianoceancommunity1/
> >>>>> http://bharatkalyan97.blogspot.com
> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3w6ojj6 (Indus Script Cipher)
> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/4xguuoh (Rastram: Flipkart in India)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> End of forwarded message from S. Kalyanaraman
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
> >>>>> Om Shanti
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