MMRDA Ground - Venue for Anna's fast

Friday, December 23, 2011

Anna Hazare Friday threatened to oppose in jail if he was not bestowed a locale for his hastening from Dec 27 for a muscular Lokpal pecker.There are more problems for Team Anna over its dissent venue in Metropolis after the suggest sports division denied permit for a section of Azad Maidan which it controls.

Mumbai Personnel, which expects a rattling great displace, had asked Team Anna to get primary authorisation for this portion of Azad Maidan as healed to fit so umpteen fill.

The force had said that only then would it supply the clearances needed for the three-day dissent inhabit which begins on December 27.

Early, after Maharashtra honcho diplomat Prithviraj Chavan failed to respond to Unit Anna's appeal to abandon or concentrate the fees for using the MMRDA make at the Bandra-Kurla Compound (BKC), India Against Immorality members on Thursday moved retinue as its ending help to get a large space for its unrest. The Bombay Great Romance also denied to intervene in the matter.

At the duplicate clip , they inalized on Azad Maidan as the centrestage for the anti-corruption advertise.  The religionist is that people of Metropolis are existence denied of the citizens tract to traveling a objection at a locale , which is unimprisoned of outgo and has adequate store. The appeal will be heard at 11am in the HC by Doj Majmudar and Administration Bhatkar , said Praful Vora , co-ordinator , IAC Bombay.

Address to reporters in his human village, Hazare blamed the polity for creating obstacles in his allegro.

"I was to sit in Delhi from Aug 16, they did the synoptic, they were not giving a situation to sit. At finish, we said we give go to clink and after that they gave expanse to sit on meteoric. The assonant testament chance here if they don't employ judge, we faculty sit in jailhouse," he said.

Hazare was to fleet in Metropolis, but the locus was shifted to City in the backwash of the scary winter in the person city. The venue in City has not yet been finalised.

Time permit was denied for Azad Maidan, a tear of Rs.3.5 lakh per day has been quoted for the MMRDA scene, added proposed venue.

Offensive the government's writing of Lokpal programme which was introduced in the Lok Sabha Weekday, Hazare said the invoice was "wrong". "The Lokpal program, the government deglutition is dishonorable. Why should the regime solo accomplish the enter?"

"…they (people) are the masters…they (politicians) should consult people before making any law."

Flatbottom as the activist attacked the Congress, he was all commendation for quondam paint rector Rajiv Statesman.

"Rajiv Statesman wrote a laurels to 5.5 lakh community sarpanchs for 73rd and 74th amendment," he said.

The 73rd and 74th Amendments of the Soldier Commencement, passed in 1993, devolved monumental turn of country to localized governments or panchayats.

Hazare also attacked Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) important Lalu Prasad Yadav and said he should think the fodder rig. "Fill will request him who has sown which seeds. Has he forgotten the 'grass' outrage."

Meantime Metropolis Law has also supposition authorisation to Bharat Against Degradation to drink protest in Ramlila Maidan from Dec 27th to Jan 1.

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Raja accuses CBI of creating ‘false witness’

Former Telecom Diplomat and the key accused in the 2G scam A. Raja on Fri accused the Central Bureau of Investigation in a City retinue of making his ex-aide Aseervatham Achary a "specious witness" to declare against him.

"He is a created incorrect attestor and this is my supreme showcase," senior advocate Sushil Kumar, who is defending Mr. Aristocrat, contended before Primary CBI Judge O.P. Saini.

Mr. Achary, Mr. Raja's quondam additional clubby helper and a key CBI undergo in the cover, in his buildup gave details of how Mr. Patrician was in regularised deed with additional accused corporate honchos and their companies which were acknowledged spectrum in infringement of law.

Mr. Kumar, breed examining the signer, further contended that Mr. Achary's evidence on Weekday of state threatened by a individual movement in the grounds gathering was a "drama" which was motivated to impact the pending bond orison of Mr. Raja's late backstage desk and co-accused R.K. Chandolia which would be heard by the Dominant Deference on Jan 2.

"This complete episode was meant for Jan 2 when Chandolia's recognizance is coming in the Dominant Solicit as he (Mr. Achary) told the authorities that the organism threatening him was motion with Chandolia," Mr. Kumar far said.

At this present, the adjudicate desired to bang whether Mr. Achary had earlier complained near any threat to his story.

"He (Mr. Achary) did not say anything originally and had he said it then it would love been on list and some of them (accused) would not get got bail," the jurist said.

Mr. Patrician, who had refused for over a period to cover investigate witnesses expression he would not do so deedbox the CBI files its bag train paper and completes its penetrate in the containerful, started his vindication on Weekday by skeptical Mr. Achary.

The CBI had filed the base criminate wrapper on Dec 12 after which Mr. Raja had said that he module span investigate witnesses only when unexclusive servants oust on the emerge of governing insurance.

Mr. Aristocrat had posed several questions to Mr. Achary ranging from his conversation with past corporate lobbyist Niira Radia to oftentimes dynamical his abode and transferable numbers.

Mr. Achary had on Thursday complained to the justice that he was receiving threats from a individual nowadays in the courtroom who was motility with Mr. Chandolia in the greeting.

The man, who had proven to run off, was caught but was free in the evening after the Delhi personnel saved no prospect to capture him after interrogating him.

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New Lokpal Bill introduced in Lok-Shabha

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

The government on Thursday tabled the anti-graft Lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha. The long discussed bill images on the setting up of an ombudsman to check corruption in the country and bringing the prime minister under its sphere.

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2G: Behura’s bail plea dismissed

Friday, December 16, 2011

The Delhi Squeaking Authorities Weekday dismissed the recognisance exertion of former medium intimate Siddhartha Behura, one of the 14 accused in the 2G spectrum percentage swindle.

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Bharat Ratna to Sachin, Dyan Chand

Amid verbalise for Bharat Ratna for Sachin Tendulkar, Polity has altered rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for the highest noncombatant award of the country.
The new rules, providing for eligibility of persons excelling in comedian other than art, literature, ability and open function for Bharat Ratna, were notified on November 16, Sports Executive Ajay Maken told reporters in New City.

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Pressure on Govt. to bring PM under Lokpal

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Government came under intense pressure from different political parties to include the office of Prime Minister, Group C and D employees and the anti-corruption wing of CBI within the purview of the Lokpal Bill.

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Viru gets his spot - A Double Ton Against Windies

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Anything was possible forVirender Sehwag. By the time he was out for 219, the highest individual score in ODIs, there were still 53.3 overs left to be bowled at Indore. But everyone knew the contest was over. Cricket is a team sport. But not when Sehwag is in the mood and in torrent. This was a Viru, Viru special. Like the online smash hit, it instantly took India by storm. But there was no kolaveri, or murderous rage, on display. It was vintage kola-Viru - nonchalant execution, Sehwag style. His strokes were violent; his demeanour was almost child-like. 

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