Media & Entertainment News No political party has reacted to Jan Lokpal Bill: Patkar August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Social activist Medha Patkar, who is supporting the anti-corruption campaign of Anna Hazare, Tuesday said that no political party had so far given their written support on the civil society’s Jan Lokpal bill. She also criticized writer Arundhati Roy for likening Hazare’s movement to the Maoist movement, saying it was aimed at destabilising the country. […] Read more » Jan Lokpal bill Medha Patkar political party Social activist Medha Patkar
Media & Entertainment News Building up a Brand Anna August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A tale of two fasts: then and now. As the anti-corruption campaign gathers more steam, it is Brand Anna that appears to have become the galvanising force behind the huge movement, backed by India’s increasingly assertive middle class. And the branding appears to be carefully crafted. Though Anna Hazare’s close associate Prashant Bhushan said “personification […] Read more » Building up a Brand Anna
Media & Entertainment News Government should send responsible representatives: Kejriwal August 23, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Team Anna wants the government to send ‘responsible representative’ for negotiations, social activist Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday, denying reports that it would talk only to the prime minister or Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi. ‘This news is wrong, we never said that we would only talk to the PM or Rahul Gandhi. We just want […] Read more » anti-corruption campaigner Arwind Kejriwal Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Ramlila Maidan Team Anna
Media & Entertainment News Government open to debate on Lokpal: PM August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday the government was open to a debate on the Lokpal Bill but this alone cannot solve the problem of corruption and there is a need to revamp existing government procedures. Addressing a gathering at the Indian Institute of Management-Kolkata, Manmohan Singh said that Lokpal Bill had the power to […] Read more » Government open to debate on Lokpal Manmohan Singh PM
Media & Entertainment News Aruna Roy: Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Aruna Roy: Jan Lokpal Bill impractical, undemocratic Terming Anna Hazare’s Jan Lokpal Bill “impractical and complicated”, noted social activist and National Advisory Council ( NAC) member Aruna Roy said that giving widespread powers to an unelected body is a “threat to democracy”. “Jan Lokpal is a bill impossible to implement. Also, it derails the checks and balances between the judiciary, executive and […] Read more » Aruna Roy Jan Lokpal bill NAC National Advisory Council
Media & Entertainment News Anna movement to figure in Jharkhand school syllabus August 22, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Jharkhand government is contemplating to include social activist Anna Hazare’s movement against corruption in school syllabus. “When the Vinoba Bhave movement, the anti-British Quit India movement could be included in school syllabus, why can’t the Anna movement be included?” Jharkhand Human Resource Development Minister Baijnath Ram told reporters Saturday. “We will talk to Chief […] Read more » Anna movement Jharkhand school syllabus
Media & Entertainment News Government, Team Hazare in major confrontation August 15, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Government, Team Hazare in major confrontation The tussle between the government and Team Anna over the fast for a strong Lokpal bill Sunday headed for a major confrontation with the Congress accusing Anna Hazare of being “neck deep in corruption” and the social activist demanding an apology for the allegations and vowing to continue his fast from Aug 16 till the […] Read more » Team Hazare
Media & Entertainment News ‘Aarakshan’ ban evokes mixed reactions in Uttar Pradesh August 11, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Uttar Pradesh government’s move to ban the screening of Prakash Jha-directed film “Aarakshan”, based on caste-based reservations in the education system, has evoked a mixed response from people in the state. While a section of the people term the ban “illogical”, others supported the government’s decision, saying the movie could create law and order […] Read more » Aarakshan ban caste-based reservations Prakash Jha-directed film "Aarakshan" Uttar Pradesh
Media & Entertainment News Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Red Fort attack: Death sentence upheld for LeT militant The Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty of Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq, the accused in the Red Fort Attack case in the year 2000. He had earlier challenged the verdict by the Delhi High Court in 2007 that had delivered a death sentence to him. He was awarded the sentence by Additional […] Read more » Death sentence upheld for LeT militant Lashkar-e-Taiba militant Mohamad Arif alias Ashfaq Red Fort attack
Media & Entertainment News Government promises ‘reasonably priced’ food for all August 10, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The proposed national food security bill will ensure that every Indian has access to foodgrains at a reasonable price, says minister K.V. Thomas — a claim rejected by activists who say the draft legislation is inadequate and lacks accountability. ‘When (the bill is) implemented, every citizen will have food material at a reasonable price,’ Thomas, […] Read more » 'reasonably priced' food for all K.V. Thomas
Media & Entertainment News Shiv Sena leader calls Hazare ‘Taliban Gandhi’ August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | 1 Comment on Shiv Sena leader calls Hazare ‘Taliban Gandhi’ Shiv Sena leader and former Maharashtra minister Sureshdada Jain on Saturday called anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare a ‘Taliban Gandhi’. Jain, who has filed a defamation case against Hazare, said in Jalgaon that “nobody can misuse the name of Mahatma Gandhi” in the manner the crusader is doing in his agitation on the anti-graft Lokpal bill. […] Read more » Anna Hazare Lokpal Bill Shiv Sena Sureshdada Jain Taliban Gandhi
Media & Entertainment News US drops charges against Rajat Gupta August 6, 2011 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The US Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop an administrative action against Rajat Gupta, former Indian American director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. In return, he has agreed to withdraw a lawsuit claiming the regulatory proceeding violated his constitutional rights. “Mr. Gupta is very pleased that as a result of his lawsuit the […] Read more » Rajat Gupta