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It was on Tuesday that Mr. Hazare was arrested for having violated the conditions put forward by the Delhi police for the fasting at Jai Prakash Narain Park. In the past 48 hours the entire country has been engulfed in the hype, behind the new self proclaimed Gandhian’s fight against corruption. ...more
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Tags: jan lokpal, anti corruption, lokpal bill, anna hazare, jan lokpal billVictory, especially when it comes after a long, hard and unequal struggle, can taste very sweet. The fact that the Anna Hazare-led movement against corruption has forced the Parliament to agree to key elements from its draft of the Jan Lokpal Bill is an extremely significant one and can potentially mark a turning point in the manner in which democracy is practised in India. ...more
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Tags: anti corruption, jan lokpal bill, jan lokpal, rahul gandhi, anna hazare, lokpal billAs the government searches for a solution that will persuade Anna Hazare to end his hunger strike, it played its ace on Friday. Rahul Gandhi chose Zero Hour in the Lok Sabha to break his silence on the Lokpal Bill - thanking Anna for articulating the sentiments of the poor on the issue of corruption, but also warning that democratic processes could not be undermined. ...more
The campaign by 74-year-old Anna Hazare has sparked the biggest protests in decades, uniting millions of Indians, including its growing middle class, against a Congress Party-led government beset by corruption scandals in its second term. ...more