INX Media Case Live Updates: Chidambaram challenges CBI remand in Supreme Court

Former Union minister P Chidambaram's ordeal has been prolonged as a special   court on Thursday sent him to a five-day CBI custody in connection with INX          Media money laundering case. He will remain in the CBI custody till August 26.

Chidambaram’s legal team is now planning to fight another legal battle on Friday to get protection against arrest in ED cases.

The Supreme Court bench of Justice R Banumathi and Justice AS Bopanna will hear Chidambaram’s plea filed against the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in CBI and ED cases.

This is the case related to INX Media, in which matter is listed for hearing on August 27. The anticipatory bail plea was listed in CBI case on Friday but matter turned infructuous as CBI arrested him on Wednesday night from his residence.

Here are the Live Updates:

3:10 pm: SC grants interim protection to Chidambaram in ED case, lists matter for August 26

The Supreme Court Friday granted protection from arrest to former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the money laundering case lodged by ED and agreed to hear on August 26 the CBI and ED cases in the INX Media scam.

Chidambaram will however continue to be in the CBI custody as the apex court did not intervene in the matter for which he has been sent for custodial interrogation of the agency till Monday.

A bench comprising justices R Banumathi and A S Bopanna posted both the matters for hearing on Monday, August 26.

"Having heard the counsels for petitioner and Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, we are of the view that the co-accused were granted bail in the ED case. Petitioner shall not be arrested till further hearing of the case. List the petition on Monday (August 26). The respondent (ED) shall file their reply and contentions by Monday," the bench said.

After the order was dictated, Mehta tried to hand over sealed cover documents to the court saying that the bench should satisfy its conscience before passing an order granting protection from arrest to Chidambaram.

3:08 pm: CBI to focus on all FIPB approvals given by Chidambaram

Following Enforcement Directorate's lead, the CBI's custodial interrogation of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram is expanding from INX Media to other firms which were given Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) clearances by the Congress leader during his tenure as the Finance Minister in the UPA government.

After a special court on Thursday sent Chidambaram to four-day CBI custody till August 26, the probe agency is now specifically focusing on all FIPB and FDI clearances given by Chidambaram, said a source, adding, "However, it is very difficult to crack him".

On Day 2 of Chidambaram's interrogation following his arrest on Wednesday night, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is enlarging its scope of investigation from INX Media to Aircel-Maxis and four more business deals, suspecting his role in granting alleged illegal FIPB clearances and receiving multi-crore kickbacks through several shell firms, sources said on Friday.

The sources said the CBI is looking at Chidambaram's role in grating alleged illegal FIPB approvals to Diageo Scotland Ltd, Katara Holdings, Essar Steel Ltd and Elforge Ltd.

The FIPB, which used to function under the Union Finance Ministry, has now been scrapped.

3:06 pm: Chidambaram in CBI custody till Monday

3:04 pm: Chidambaram, Karti get protection from ED arrest till September 3

13:14 pm: Pakistan Senator Rehman Malik has condemned the arrest of Congress leader P Chidambaram and added that he was targetted by the Modi government.

12:55 pm: Both CBI and ED cases to be heard on Monday

12:54 pm: Chidambaram can't be arrested by ED till Monday, says SC

12:52 pm: Chidambaram has been evasive, he's not answered questions, says solicitor general

The solicitor general said, "It's my case that he's [Chidambaram] been evasive. He's not answered questions and unless he's under custodial interrogation, he will remain evasive."

"We do not give interim protection only because some high court had given interim protection earlier," he said.

12:49 pm: Found 10 properties, 17 bank accounts in various countries linked to Chidambaram, says ED

12:43 pm: It's a case of money laundering of a monumental magnitude, says govt lawyer

The government lawyer in court said that illegitimate money would not be deposited in my account if I'm innocent. He said that there are allegations of shell companies being created where money is transacted and laundered.

"We can show case diaries to court. It's a case of money laundering of a monumental magnitude. I am saying this with some responsibility," the lawyer said.

12:38 pm: HC judge copy pasted ED note, says Kapil Sibal defending Chidambaram

12:35 pm: Hue and cry being created about vendetta on TV debates, says solicitor general

The solicitor general said that there are a large number of petitions pending on the issue of retrospective effect of PMLA in SC. The high court judge noted that the gravity of the offence necessitated denial of bail."

He also said, "At a stage which is pre-chargesheet stage, we are limited. Hue and cry being created about vendetta on TV debates."

"The evidence is about digital documents. There were searches conducted and email communication has been recovered," he said.

12:34 pm: Solicitor general opposing anticipatory bail plea

12:32 pm: CBI has statement of Indrani Mukerjea saying that she gave money to Karti, says solicitor general

Solicitor general said, "When the matter was first argued before the media yesterday is when I came to know this is their argument."

He said, "The CBI case is that the accused as finance minister granted FIPB approval to INX media. INX media is owned by Indrani Mukerjea. CBI has recorded statement of Indrani Mukerjea saying that she gave money to Karti. That's the predicate offence. The ED is probing the money trail."

12:29 pm: What chance in hell do I have of getting bail, asks Kapil Sibal

Kapil Sibal said, "If courts are going to cut and paste allegations of the investigation agency without hearing me, what chance in hell do I have of getting bail?"

12:26 pm: Chidambaram's lawyers raise questions on Delhi HC order

Kapil Sibal said that Delhi HC says "on narration of facts" and "material collected", Rs 3 crore has come into account of ASCPL. "Where are these facts? Where is the evidence? None of the evidence is on record," he said.

12:25 pm: Kapil Sibal slams ED, says ED did not file any affidavit

12:22 pm: Issue is about personal liberty, says Kapil Sibal

12: 21 pm: SC to hear CBI custody order on Monday

12:18 pm: SC hearing plea for anticipatory bail against ED in INX media case

12:17 pm: SC bench Justice Banumathi says whether right or wrong, the custody order has been passed by a competent court.

12:16 pm: SC says it will hear CBI case on Tuesday

12:15 pm: Kapil Sibal says CBI should not have arrested P Chidambaram

12:14 pm: No question of anticipatory bail when accused is in custody, says SC

12:13 pm: Chidambaram's bail plea hearing begins in Supreme Court

12:06 pm: All this being done to divert attention from economic crisis, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, on P Chidambaram's arrest, said, "All this is being done to divert attention from the economic crisis looming in the country. People of the country are watching. They have installed governments in the past and when the time comes, dethroned such forces."

11:20 am: If P Chidambaram does not get relief from the Supreme or the anticipatory bail petition is rejected, he will file a regular bail petition in the ED case, sources said.

11:02 am: Nalini Chidambaram inside SC, Karti also in court

P Chidambaram's wife Nalini is present inside the Supreme Court. She is sitting outside court 7 where matter is to be heard. Karti Chidambaram is also present in the court.

10:06 am: Karti Chidambaram leaves from his house

9:49 am: P Chidambaram was questioned briefly last night after being brought back to CBI headquarters

P Chidambaram was questioned briefly last night after he was brought in to the CBI headquarter from the court. The questioning was specifically in connection to FIPB approvals and the FDI.

9:48 am: Will be going to court for P Chidambaram, says son Karti

9:11 am: Economy in ICU, govt targetting those defending civil liberties, says Kapil Sibal

Targetting the Centre over slowdown in the country's economy and the arrest of former Union minister P Chidambaram, senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday said while the economy is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU), the government has issued a "look out notice" for all those defending civil liberties.

Taking to Twitter, the former Law Minister said the developments in the last few weeks have shown that both the economy and the cause of liberty need a "stimulus package".

"The economy is in ICU and government has issued a "look out notice" for all those defending civil liberties," he tweeted.

This comes a day after Sibal had expressed his discontent over Chidambaram's arrest and termed it "drama" and "political persecution".

On August 21, the Delhi High Court dismissed Chidambaram's plea for bail. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) had issued a look-out notice against him on Wednesday in the INX media case. A special anti-corruption court on Thursday sent the Congress leader to CBI custody till August 26.

9:10 am: Justice Sunil Gaur, who denied bail to Chidambaram, retires

Justice Sunil Gaur who passed the order denying anticipatory bail to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram and businessman Ratul Puri, retired on Thursday.

A full court reference was addressed to Justice Gaur who also handled the trial in sensational Shivani Bhatnagar murder case.

(IANS)

9:06: am: Chidambaram to sleep on 'takht' in Tihar once CBI custody ends

Former Finance and Home Minister P Chidambaram would be spending his next four nights in the plush CBI headquarters on Lodhi Road during the police remand, but his stay in his expected judicial custody would be rather harsh. Tentative arrangements are being chalked out at Tihar jail, once the CBI custody of the high-profile prisoner ends.

Highly placed sources in the Tihar jail said that Chidambaram, in all probability, is expected to be sent to jail once his CBI remand is done.

"We are not concerned with the period of CBI or ED custody. We are making preparations for his judicial custody, as he is expected to be lodged in Tihar, as per the jurisdiction," said a senior official of the Tihar jail, considered the biggest prison complex in Asia.

Sources said as of now, Chidambaram, if not granted bail in coming weeks, would be lodged in Jail No 7 meant for economic offenders.

(IANS)

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said the Congress should not worry about the arrest of P Chidambaram if he had committed no wrong and asserted that the law will take its own course.

The CBI on Wednesday night arrested Chidambaram, senior Congress leader and former Union finance minister, in connection with alleged corruption in granting foreign investment clearances to INX Media during his tenure.

Top Congress leaders defended Chidambaram and accused the Union government of political vendetta.

8:45 am: No political vendetta in action against Chidambaram, says Chouhan

BJP vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday said there was no political vendetta behind the action against former Union minister P Chidambaram, who has been arrested in connection with the INX Media alleged corruption case in New Delhi.

The Congress has come down heavily on the BJP government over the arrest of Chidambaram, accusing it of using the CBI and the ED as "personal revenge-seeking departments". The former Union minister was on Thursday sent to four-day CBI custody by a Delhi court, which said his custodial interrogation was justified in the case.

"Law takes in own course. Chidambaram went to the court, but did not get relief. The Congress's act of blaming the central government is not proper as it is working without any vendetta," Chouhan told reporters.

"If someone has indulged in any wrongdoing, it should be probed. It hardly matters whether the wrongdoer is big or small," the former Madhya Pradesh chief minister said while refuting the Congress's charge that Chidambaram was a victim of political vendetta.

(PTI)

8:44 am: Chidambaram makes submissions after his request allowed by court

A request that former Union minister P Chidambaram, arrested in the INX media case, be allowed to make a brief submission was granted by a Delhi court, despite strong objection from the CBI.

Soon after arguments on custodial interrogation got over, senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who was appearing for Chidambaram, sought permission from special judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar that his client be allowed to speak as he wants to throw some light on the questions being asked by the CBI during interrogation.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, who was appearing for the CBI, vehemently opposed the request saying the former finance minister has a team of legal stalwarts like senior advocate Kapil Sibal and Singhvi, who have already presented their arguments, and Chidambaram doesn't need a "crutch" to argue his case.

"Generally, only one lawyer is allowed to argue. But two able lawyers have already made the submissions (on Chidambaram's behalf). If we allow him, then we should not oppose any accused to make submissions in person across the country. This will set a very wrong precedent. If he himself wants to make submissions then he should not be represented by any counsel," Mehta said.

Singhvi said there are Supreme Court judgments which say that an accused can make submissions.

(PTI)

8:38 am: Uncaged parrot is not supposed to become vulture, says Abhishek Manu Singhvi

Referring to Supreme Court's 2013 remark likening the CBI to a 'caged parrot', former finance minister P Chidambaram's lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said an uncaged parrot should not turn into a vulture and prey on innocent people.

His comments came after a CBI court gave the CBI five-day custody of P Chidambaram, who was arrested by the investigative agency on Wednesday night in the INX Media case.

FIR against officer for 'raping' teacher

GURGAON: Following the directions of a town court, the Gurgaon police on Tuesday lodged an FIR against a category one officer of the education department in Haryana who had allegedly been raping a girl teacher since 2005. the lady is currently placed as a junior basic teacher (JBT) during a government faculty of Faridabad district.

The victim has mentioned in her criticism that back in 2005, where the nightmare began, she was operating as a guest teacher and was terrified of losing her job. The accused, Satbeer Singh Sherawat, was a block education officer (BEO) at that point. "I was new and was scared concerning my career. therefore I did not have the center to complain against a BEO," the victim told TOI. however the exploitation and torture continued and therefore the accused allegedly started beating up the lady in addition. The junior teacher has complained that on April twenty eight this year things went out of hand when the accused accosted her at Rajiv Chowk in Gurgaon and threatened her concerning her job and visited the extent of threatening to kill her if she refused to act in step with his desires.

Unable involved any further harassment, the teacher approached the Gurgaon police to file a criticism. The police had ordered an inquiry however no action was taken. it absolutely was then that she approached the town court that on Tuesday directed the cops to file an FIR against the previous BEO. "We have lodged a criticism against Sherawat. Investigations are below manner," confirmed Surendra Pal Singh, DCP (West). However, when contacted, the accused dismissed the allegations and said that the lady was making an attempt to border him. "I am a category 1officer within the education department and am currently posted in Chandigarh. This girl is creating baseless allegations. i do not even grasp her well. In fact, a Gurgaon police officer is additionally concerned during this smear campaign and he demanded Rs seven lakh from me to settle the case. All accusations are false and this is often simply an endeavor to malign me," said Sherawat, who may be a resident of Shanti Nagar, Gurgaon. When TOI contacted education minister Geeta Bhukkal, she said she wasn't conscious of such a criticism nevertheless however promised to seem into the matter.

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India's corrupt leaders will be ousted like Gaddafi, envisions Ramdev

"Those base bodies who are in power, will be wiped off like Gaddafi. Alone there, bodies acclimated violence, while I am advocating autonomous means," Ramdev said.

In a buried advertence to the Gandhi ancestors and the Congress, Ramdev said that "one ancestors and one party" had been amenable for annexation India and authoritative it broke anytime back independence.

"I debris to name them because our elders accept accomplished me not to absolute names of bad people," Ramdev said.

Calling the accumulation acclamation in the bristles states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Punjab and Goa as the "semi final afore the Lok Sabha elections", Ramdev said that the Congress would be 100 per cent baffled out of Uttarakhand and Goa.

"In UP they (Congress) will not acceleration aloft fifty (seats) at any cost. We alone achievement they can at atomic fulfil their role as an action affair in bluntness and sincerely," Ramdev said.

Ramdev additionally backed Team Anna activist Arvind Kejriwal's comments on parliament, which both the Congress and the BJP accept accursed as aweless to the country's acme aldermanic body.

"He said that there are murders, rapists and looters sitting in parliament. They alleged it aweless of parliament. But back you accept looters sitting in parliament, is that not an insult to the parliament?" Ramdev said.

"There can be argument on the accent or words acclimated by Kejriwal but his altercation is actually right," he added.

Addressing a accessible assemblage in Greater Noida Sunday, Kejriwal said: "There are criminals, rapists and murderers active our Parliament. I anticipate our Assembly has become a botheration for us."

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India's Global Image: Overseas investors tired of the unbridled corruption

These days, one of the alternating capacity I accumulate accepting is about the bent India story. Talk to anyone in India, and they're all accusatory about the accompaniment of the nation.

The government needs to do article to acceleration up the economy. Political leaders are the pits. To apprehend the business annotation advancing out of India, you'd anticipate that all businesses - including that ambiguous adopted broker - are abandoning the economy.

You apperceive what? You're not alone. Political leaders in Europe, UK, US, the Middle East appealing abundant everywhere, except maybe in China, don't accept the foggiest angle what they are doing, they're artifice into summitry, and anybody is accusatory about absolutely the aforementioned things. We charge structural reforms, we charge to cut budgetary deficit, we charge to pump up growth. It's the aforementioned mantra everywhere in the world.

And that brings me to Indian businesses. There's been a amount of account over the accomplished few months, with politicians accusing businesses of 'talking down' India and black confidence, and businessmen accusing politicians of action paralysis.

The capital affair consistently is what all this huffing and puffing is activity to do to that ambiguous angelic grail, adopted broker sentiment, and India's all-around 'image'.

So I asked. The affectionate of bodies who accomplish multi-billion-dollar advance decisions. The affectionate of bodies who run sprawling all-around empires. The affectionate of bodies who are top dog in India, and run some of its better companies.

The affectionate of bodies who accomplish action in India, and alike the affectionate of bodies who reflect the aftermost bazaar analyst report. In the accomplished month, I've spent time antic about the top of the pyramid. Besides, I alive and assignment on that border, amid India and the blow of the world.

Dear people, there is annihilation - intrinsically - amiss with the India story, economically. There's annihilation awfully amiss with it politically either, not at the policymaking level. Socially, now that's addition amount altogether.

If you're the affectionate who swears by the Sensex, again you should apperceive by now that annihilation any government anywhere in the apple does has added than a half-day appulse on how all-around traders and markets behave.

So, if we leave the adopted advance in markets out of the big account for now, again the acknowledgment is no, no adopted broker of the austere affectionate is actual anxious about India's macroeconomics at the moment. Cutting deficits and acclimation budgets et al may be analytical for Greece, but that's not area the India adventure trips.

Politically, compared to what's activity on everywhere abroad in the world, from Syria to Hungary to US, the Indian government's behavior and backroom aren't spooking anyone much. It's the Indian Parliament that is in a chic afar back it comes to declining to perform.


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(Reuters) - Finmeccanica denied any wrongdoing over a 560 million euros helicopter deal after Indian authorities launched a corruption probe into the contract which sent shares in the Italian defence and aerospace group reeling.

Shares in Finmeccanica angled as abundant as 8.5 percent to a six-day low. By 1327 GMT, the banal was bottomward 5.6 percent at 3.92 euros, featuring amid the top losers.

Defence Minister A. K. Antony has ordered a delving into the acquirement of 12 helicopters from Finmeccanica assemblage AgustaWestland because of declared irregularities, two defence admiral sources said, crumbling to be identified.

The sources said government admiral could be complex in demography kickbacks for alteration the agreement and altitude of the accord in favour of the company.

"AgustaWestland is not complex in any abnormality apropos the accumulation of helicopters in India. No apprehension accompanying to the investigations has been served," Finmeccanica said.

The delving is a beginning claiming for administrator and arch controlling Giuseppe Orsi who has been tasked with rebuilding the group's acceptability afterwards a bribery delving affected out above bang-up Pier Francesco Guarguaglini.

The state-controlled accumulation is complex in a long-running delving absorption on accusations of apocryphal invoices and bribery funds to pay bribes.

Guarguaglini and his wife Marina Grossi, who was arch controlling of Finmeccanica accessory Selex Sistemi Integrati, are both beneath analysis as allotment of the probe. Both abjure wrongdoing.

Orsi was at the captain of AgustaWestland back the Indian helicopters arrangement was active two years ago.

Italian circadian Il Messaggero said Italian magistrates investigating Finmeccanica's all-embracing operations adduce that amount increases in affairs may accept accustomed the accumulation to set abreast funds acclimated to pay bribes.

Separately, AgustaWestland said the helicopter arrangement had undergone no amount increases and instead it was awarded afterwards the aggregation bargain the amount of its antecedent bid.

The arrangement refers to 12 AW101 helicopters and was awarded to AgustaWestland afterwards a absolute evaluation, it said. Negotiations lasted 17 months to February 2010.

(Reporting By Danilo Masoni; Additional advertisement by Nigam Prusty and Manoj Kumar in New Delhi; Editing by Will Waterman and David Cowell)


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Karnataka porn scandal: Three ministers resign; may be asked to quit as MLAs

Bangalore:  Three Karnataka ministers who were allegedly caught on camera watching porn on a cellphone in the state Assembly have resigned. Floor leaders of the Karnataka Assembly are meeting currently to decide the future course of action. The ministers - Lakshman Savadi, CC Patil and Krishna Palemar - may be asked to resign as MLAs too.

The BJP says the ministers resigned voluntarily. The trio reportedly said they were keen "to save the party's image."  Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda of the BJP forwarded their resignations to the Governor. The resignations have been accepted.

The ministers were filmed by a local channel that was broadcasting proceedings in the Assembly. Sources say the ministers allegedly viewed two clips on a phone - one was pornographic, the other was a news story on a rape. According to sources, the person holding the mobile phone in the video clip shown by the channel is Mr Savadi.  Mr Patil is seen sitting next to him. The mobile reportedly belonged to Mr Palemar, who gave it to Mr Savada.

The BJP is red-faced and in a huddle at the highest level. It points out that the ministers have resigned and says an inquiry will be held into the matter. BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman also said that appropriate action would be taken against the BJP men if they were found guilty. "If it has happened, it is very worrying," she said. "It is a very unfortunate incident," added the party's Arun Jaitley.

The Opposition is in no mood to back down, and has even demanded the Chief Minister's resignation over the matter.

The Congress' Veerappa Moily says the ministers' resignation is not enough for the "shameless act"; the ministers, he says, should be suspended by the Assembly Speaker and should be arrested for "violating the law and the sanctity of the Assembly."  Cellphones are not allowed inside Assembly and watching porn is illegal, apart from the charges of "morality and perversity" that the Congress has levelled. 

One of the ministers, Lakshman Savadi held a press conference yesterday to deny the accusations. Mr Savadi said the cellphone he used to view the content was not his. He also said the clip he watched "was of four people molesting a foreigner." He added, "I am not a criminal."

Discussions between BJP top leadership and state party leaders are currently underway. There were reports that BJP president Nitin Gadkari, currently in Uttar Pradesh, phoned Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda and the party's state unit chief K S Eshwarappa last night and discussed the incident.

Mr Savadi's house was stoned last evening by protesters who were then taken away by the police.

Trinamool MP Derek O'Brien tweeted, "If an MP (or) MLA watches porn in his bedroom, it's his problem. If he watches it in (the) Parliament (or) Assembly it's a big problem."

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Anna Hazare solely attempting to present advance notice to government: Kiran Bedi

NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare announced his plans to campaign against the Congress if the Jan Lokpal bill wasn't passed in Parliament, activist Kiran Bedi these days said their movement was still apolitical and also the anti-corruption crusader was solely attempting to present an "advance notice" to the govt.

"The movement is aimed toward obtaining a law for a powerful Lokpal be glided by the govt within the Winter Session of Parliament as they need promised. Anna is putting them on notice," Bedi said.She said the movement still remained apolitical and what Hazare was attempting to try and do was to present an "advance notice" to government.

Her remarks came as Hazare announced that he can campaign against it in election-bound states if the Centre fails to induce his version of the anti-corruption bill passed in Parliament's Winter Session.

Another Team Anna member Justice Santosh Hegde said he was "sceptical" concerning the Lokpal Bill obtaining passed within the Winter session.

"I am undecided that it'll happen. If it happens, it'll be smart," he said.

Asked concerning BJP's letter of support for Jan Lokpal bill, he said he wasn't positive that any political party can totally support.

India anti-corruption activist Hazare holds short fast

Anna Hazare says the new bill does not go for enough

One of India's most outstanding anti-corruption activists, Anna Hazare, has been staging a one-day symbolic quick in Delhi.


His 12-day anti-corruption quick four months ago became the main target of a national campaign and place pressure on the govt to act on the difficulty.

The government has currently written a brand new anti-corruption bill, that it plans to gift to parliament later this month.

But Mr Hazare says the new bill is insufficient.

"We can take our protest to the streets if a powerful bill isn't brought in," he told a crowd of many thousand supporters at his quick in Delhi.

"If the govt brings in a very weak bill, the opposite political parties should be a part of hands with the folks of this country who are able to take off and support us."

Critics accuse Mr Hazare of undermining the democratic method.

Laws can not be created at a protest website, Congress spokesman Rashid Alvi said, adding Mr Hazare had created his views known and was currently "insulting parliament".
Ombusdman

The bill was tabled in parliament in August, however was sent to a panel of MPs once protests from anti-corruption activists who said it absolutely was too weak.

Mr Hazare says the new bill doesn't go so much enough because it doesn't embody lower-level forms.

India has recently been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals.

Politicians, civil servants and business leaders are accused of robbing the state of billions of greenbacks, badly damaging the government's name.

The Lokpal bill envisages fixing an freelance ombudsman, who would have the facility to research and prosecute politicians and civil servants.

The judiciary and conduct of MPs in parliament are kept out of the Lokpal's ambit.

Among India's recent corruption scandals are an alleged multi-billion dollar telecoms scam, claims of economic malpractice in reference to the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and allegations that homes supposed for war widows ended up within the hands of civil servants.

A recent survey said corruption in India had price billions of greenbacks and threatened to derail growth.

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Anna in New Delhi for hunger strike

Anna hunger strike

Hazare on Saturday said that the Congress-led government at the Centre was 'drunk' with power before he left for brand spanking new Delhi on Saturday.

He criticised the govt. over its efforts to enact the anti-corruption law, that has been delayed for four decades, and proposes to line up an freelance ombudsman (Lokpal) with police-like powers to prosecute civic establishments and figures.

"This government is intoxicated by power and cash. It cannot see the rest. they need forgotten the sacrifices by the likes of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. sort of a drunk man becomes unconscious, equally the govt. is unconscious,” he said on Saturday.

"It is our job to urge them into their senses. this is often solely a day-long agitation, when December twenty seven, it'll be an extended agitation. these days that you just all are here, i'm energised," he said, reiterating his warning of launching another protest movement of the Lokpal law wasn't passed this month.

Backed by the India Against Corruption (IAC) cluster, the 74-year-old activist led 2 hunger strike protests earlier this year to push for the anti-graft law, tapping into a groundswell of public anger against administrative inefficiency and corruption.

The self-styled Gandhian activist, who slammed the most recent draft of the law ready by a Parliamentary Panel for leaving out the Prime Minister and also the lower paperwork out of the ambit of the anti-corruption agency, has threatened to begin a 3rd hunger strike from Dec twenty seven if a troublesome law isn't enacted.

"So several martyrs lost their lives for our independence however even these days we have a tendency to cannot expertise independence. Who got independent? What independence? Corruption, loot continues to be here. solely 'goras' left and 'kalas' came in, that's the sole distinction," he said.

"So the second fight for independence has started, it's an extended fight, until corruption gets eradicated, it'll persist. many of us can got to visit jail once more, be lathicharged, some can got to sacrifice, that point is here currently. until we have a tendency to sacrifice, we cannot get the proper independence,"

Meanwhile, the govt., that on had to backtrack on its move to throw open India’s $450 billion retail market to foreign firms when a large political backlash, appeared cautious of yet one more showdown over the Lokpal issue and said the activists’ demands can be met.

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Anna reaches Delhi for quick, says can fight till corruption is eradicated

New Delhi, Dec ten (ANI): Veteran social activist Anna Hazare, who reached New Delhi for Sunday's day-long token quick, said the "second fight for independence" has started which can persist until corruption is eradicated.


"So several martyrs lost their lives for our independence, however even these days, we tend to cannot expertise independence.



Who got freelance. What independence. Corruption, loot continues to be here. solely 'goras' (whites) left and 'kalas' (blacks) came in, that's the sole distinction," Hazare told the media here.


"We are still fighting. Tomorrow, we'll quick for in the future tomorrow at Jantar Mantar," he added.


Terming the government's version of the bill as weak, Hazare said that it'd not facilitate to eradicate corruption from the country.


"We attractiveness to the people who the Lokpal bill that has been introduced within the parliament by the standing committee may be a government bill. Six months before, we tend to had already said that the govt bill is weak and therefore the bill cannot root out the corruption from this country and therefore the poor individuals won't get justice. So, the govt bill isn't correct and it's weak. we tend to urge them to bring Jan Lokpal bill, this was our demand. once the conferences of the standing committee and joint committee and remainder of the meeting that had taken place, finally, the govt has caused their version of the bill," he added.


Team Anna has invited all political parties, as well as the Congress and therefore the BJP for Hazare's day long quick to be held at Jantar Mantar on Sunday.


The Jan Lokpal Bill is seen as a weapon to root out corruption and nepotism from the govt machinery and in public life.


The proposed Bill envisages the fitting of a national anti-corruption watchdog to visualize money mismanagement and corrupt practices that have deeply pervaded many democratic and civic establishments of India.


The 74-year-old social activist had staged an indefinite hunger strike against graft that he gave up on August twenty eight when the govt agreed to deliberate the problems raised by him and his forum vis-a-vis the passage and enactment of the Lokpal Bill, a suggestion that has received unprecedented nationwide backing. (ANI)

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Jan Lokpal practical undemocratic: Aruna Roy

New Delhi: Jan Calling Lokpal Anna Hazare of Bill "impractical and difficult," said social activist and National Advisory Council (NAC) member Aruna Roy said that the administration of widespread powers to an unelected body is a "threat to democracy."

"Jan Lokpal bill is unenforceable. It derails the checks and balances between the judicial, executive and other organs of the democratic structure," Roy, 65, who pioneered the right to information (RTI) movement in the country, told IANS in an interview.
Jan Lokpal practical undemocratic: Aruna Roy


"Not that we agree with the government's bill Lokpal. Lokpal legislation must be fully conscious again by activists, legislators and other stakeholders.

"We, of course, support for the democratic right to hold demonstrations Hazare and fast against the government. That is why we condemned the arrest of Hazare" he said.

"But we have a meeting with them, though hold meetings including in meetings and events of common interest," he said.

Asked about the large Hazare has attracted public support, Roy said: "There have been mass rallies in support of NGO-sponsored agitation, as the Narmada Bachao No advertising may be similar, as live TV was not there then .. "

Roy and his fellow activists of the National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI) have prepared an alternate version of the bill Lokpal, which will be submitted to the Standing Committee of parliament.

Roy, a Magsaysay award winner, said Jan Lokpal bill is an "exercise of a giant, complicated," as they sought to extend from the first minister to a pawn.

"He wants to take the higher courts in your area, which otherwise should have been according to the Judicial Responsibility and Standards Bill, 2010," he said.

It was felt that the suggestion of the dual duties - to curb corruption and repair damage - under the Lokpal Jan was not feasible.

"The Lokpal Jan is a threat to democracy as a powerful and unelected agency can lead to abuse of power and abuse of authority. Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely," he joked.

"Mitigating complaint should not be the role of Lokpal, but must be the work of the executive.

"Behold, the wages of hundreds of thousands of workers in the NREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) in Rajasthan have not been paid. But that is due to the shortage of banks and other bureaucratic hurdles, "he said.

The massive organizational settings suggested in Lokpal Jan will lead to corruption and inefficiency, he said.

"You may be able to find 11 members Lokpal integrity, but it is difficult to create a clean implementation of thousands of employees and hold them accountable," said Roy.

The government drafted Lokpal is also deficient in several fronts, he said. Because it excludes cases in state, there can be an investigation into the cases as the scandal of society Adarsh ​​housing scam Commonwealth Games and the illegal mining in Karnataka.

She said that excluding the prime minister and the higher courts were wrong. "This was wrong. No one should be above the law," he said, adding that there must be safeguards. "Since both the Lokpal and the Supreme Court should agree on an investigation against the prime minister."

Roy also suggested that court rules and Accountability Bill should be reviewed to facilitate the adoption of effective measures against the superior courts, while the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) should be strengthened to investigate the minor officials.

Bill whistleblowers protection should also be revised to meet the increasing attacks and threats against RTI activists, he suggested.

"Lokpal Bill should not become a matter of inflexible positions, political rivalries and personality disturbances engine. What we need is an honest and detailed discussion of the legislation of a huge social importance and public concern" he said.

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Jan Lokpal Bill: Hazare's struggle dangerous method of protest for democracy?

Anna Hazare Transformation of an "unelected corrupt tyrant" to "pure Gandhi" in the political lexicon of the Congress was swift and telling. The "Facing Anna" political software uploaded by Manish Tiwari his spokesman was quickly dismissed Interior Minister P Chidambaram said a reboot party interactive computer program with a more submissive. Anna resistance than expected. The fight against corruption was always strong resistance, especially those made in power and reaping a good measure of the good do not deserve it at the expense of the people.

Resistance failed because the termites of corruption has reached into all branches of the administration infuriating citizens who remain frustrated with the lack of an effective system to mitigate it. The Supreme Court had been so in 2003 and said: "The tentacles of corruption is spreading rapidly in society corrodes moral character and thus in most cases the country's economic structure. It has assumed alarming proportions in recent times. "

Raja of Manda, Vishwanath Pratap Singh, the end of 1980 rebelled against the Congress to float a National Front to fight corruption, which smelled only when the Bofors scam hit the headlines. A close associate of Rajiv Gandhi had made a fool then Singh's team as a "national disgrace".

A victory Singh became the prime minister and set the stage for coalition governments in India. Experience shows that the fruits of his crusade against corruption was canceled as coalition governments produced some of the most corrupt regimes.

Anna Fast inflexible for passing Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament reflects the frustration of the people on corruption, which slows the benefits reach those most in need, either for admission to school or get a job. The authenticity of the complaints do not always give sanctity to the method of agitation. Is pressed, regardless of peaceful, institutions have been created through years of operation of the gagging of democracy views? No one can deny the need to correct course when. But courses are not corrected by whipping a frenzy among people with the promise that Jan Lokpal Bill is the only way to nirvana of corruption. What is needed is self-correcting.

Anna crusade against corruption is right. However, the "agree or fast unto death" struggle correct method? Alarmingly, Anna's supporters are increasingly adopting the "O support us or against us argument. Disagree suffocating for the brand is dangerous to democracy and has been in vogue for some time in this country.

If you do not agree with Congress, becomes a Sanghi. If the counters BJP, which is named as a leftist. If the counters of a social activist, becomes part of anti-social elements or the forces of fascism. What they forget is that a citizen has the right to freedom of expression, including the right to dissent.

The other way is equally frustrating. Elected representatives who receive a mandate to govern for five years are equally intolerant of their policies and work being put in doubt. They argue that if people are unhappy they have the right to vote out of office after 5 years. Do you mean by 5 years should not speak out? It was absurd to suggest that Anna and his followers were incited by a foreign hand, BJP, VHP and RSS.

In a democratic set up, institutions must be strengthened, not bypassed or ridiculed. Anna Theme is right, but his method of agitation can not be. Anna team has to look into the need for a wider debate on the theme - the elimination of corruption. At the same time, care must be taken at whipping up a frenzy among young people in expanding the breadth of his aspiration.

Anna team can ensure political freedom, social and economic justice through this turmoil they call a revolution? They can promise that the "revolution" to create an egalitarian social and economic policy in which everyone can enjoy human rights, freedom and liberty? We wish you luck and your team in this task.

Fighting Corruption can not ignore issue of communalism

A land mark in the fight against corruption was initiated by political struggle Vishwnath Pratap Singh in the Congress Party and later when he was expelled in the period 1985-1989. As finance minister, ordered that the allegations of corruption against prominent businessmen felt. Many of them had to go to jail. Soon, he was sent to Ministry of Defence of ignoring public opinion against this big. Government of that day was usual in these things. Rajeev was surrounded by the circle and healthier advises completely ignored. As he moved to the ministry of defense, it was found that there was a commission paid to treat shell HDW ordered from Germany. The report also Bofors came out and made it difficult for Congress to hide his face.

Yes, VPSingh was dismissed from the core members of the Party Congress in its fight against corruption. However, success was something that became a symbol of the fight against corruption in India in the eighties. Students, middle class jumped up and joined hands. Your personal image is kept clean at all times.
The upper caste middle classes were the first to go in his car when they realize that he is ready to overthrow the government. The Brahmins of Varanasi anointed him with 'Rajarshi' title and that developed great good of the people is, the upper castes. The Sangh Parivar jumped into the fray. The BJP, which has been a bad mood after the great defeat of 1984 that are in reality an opportunity to ride a wave of corruption of VP Singh and has a healthy return for the elections to the Lok Sabha in 1989.

VPSingh came to power in 1989 with foreign support of the Left Parties and BJP. He said that people with integrity to take over the ministry. The government was working well. He was working on labor reform and the election. Host of other issues, such as Lokpal currently being studied. Moreover, the Janata Dal as a political party had pledged to meet quota of 27% for OBC.

On August 7, 1990, VPSingh announced the acceptance of the Mandal Commission recommendations in Parliament. Until a month passed and gradually all the upper castes realized that his grip on power is slipping, and less than a smear campaign that begins, will be completely out of power. Therefore, not only slander, but all that was available in the dictionary is used to defame the Dalits and OBC.

Middle-class Hindus were in the streets of the OBC quota. VPSingh became one of the most hated politicians of our time. While none of the Indian journalists ever want to say something about it. Today, when we are fighting corruption, none of these leaders even bother to mention his name. Why? The BJP withdrew its support and launched its Ram temple movement. To deviate from the real issue of the empowerment of CBOs, is rewritten in its fight against Muslim propaganda cycle, so that all dissident forces in the fall, with Hindus times in your line.

The answer lies in the upper caste hatred against anything that provides the connection of power to the Dalits and the marginalized. VPSingh was the bigger person, if he was talking about corruption and all, but became the worst since I started talking about Dalits and OBC. His administration not only share but also provided OBC reservation for Buddhists and Neo Centennial celebration of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar and honored with the Bharat Ratna. Similarly, Mayawati is not damaged while placating the upper castes, but has risen as the monuments of the Dalit Bahujan icons in the city of Lucknow, are angry because we feel that the natural heir of our roundabouts in the center the city are Gandhi, Nehru and our many Gods and Goddesses. The upper caste middle class feeling is that the Dalit Bahujan icons must remain in the BÄSTIS and dalitwadas

When we talk about corruption, how can we ignore the illegal land deals in our country? How can Anna and her team feel that corruption is only in terms of money? Most corruption in India today is the sale of our natural resources, our land, forest and water. What is your position? What will make the powerful and well connected people do not buy the land just because they have money. Are we going to put a roof over land in India in spite of people's purchasing power? When civil society want to judge each judge on civil society? What is this civil society? Anna and her team made follow any principle of democracy in the formation of your team? How can democracy survive, to such blackmail tactics of Gandhi, who used to frustrate the separate electorate for Dalits'?

The issue of corruption is not light, but then those who want to fight against it must also remain clean. Yes, for people like us, not only must be clean, but also have faith in our secular and pluralistic values ​​can not be preachers of hate. How are these multi-millionaires who have purchased their property in every state and even outside India involved in the fight against corruption? Anna and the equipment does not not know about Baba and his games, his property and money? Is it a struggle between those who say they have captured over one hundred million rupees and it is our time to do it? How can we talk about people? Democracy has to come from these individuals and work. Yes, corruption affects us all. Why not start work developing a movement from the ground that the land has been seized by local elites, who can donate large sums of money to these fellows fight against corruption. Should not we see these forces that we are projecting an alternative.

The fact that there is a crowd, does not mean you have the right to do anything. Crowd does not provide legitimacy. Many of our friends really feel that anyone who shows the crowd is great. Yes, folks Babas was not a multitude of social justice. Anna is similar crowd. The stupidity of the propaganda of the Sangh is that the incident comes as land Ramleela Jalianwallah slaughter. And see their happy faces at Rajghat. Sushma danced while Advani was comparing this incident to Jalianwallah Bagh. Never any question about the fictional land deals Ram Dev and Babas and others. If we ignore the vital corruption in terms of land in the name of stray dogs, temples, mosques and Gurudwaras, we can not fight corruption. In fact, we provide legitimacy. We can not start a movement in which they feel isolated population of India the majority, and fearful. The concern of 20% of Indian Muslims and other minorities are important and can not be ignored. It is not only corruption but also their place in India and collaboration in decision-making. How to enable Dalits, Adivasis, Muslims and cooperation of others in our movement if we allow all the reactionary forces in our decision-making. The fact that you want to delete the Congress party does not mean you can ally with anyone.

Yes, if the government and those who claim to work for us, really, then we must talk about corruption of all kinds, in all its forms, anywhere. And not to mention what is appropriate for the middle classes who began the corruption in the first place and now wants to lead the movement against it as well. We want the government release all documents in the land of temples, mutts, Gurudwaras, churches and mosques. Let people know how much money is there and is using it for what purposes. Anna Hazare and his team would make a great danger if not considered as corruption. Are they going to talk about it? Will you take the religious thugs sitting in our land and water and preaching austerity us?

The Hindutva forces are working at night on your calendar. They will use every platform to bring back power to the Brahmanical social order. After Ramdev, who want the return of Uma Bharati to counter Mayawati. While Congress brazenly sticking to the elite Brahmins in Uttar-Pradesh, the Hindutva is busy with testing and who else can do better than Shudras. It is time to understand the hazards of the struggle against corruption and those exposed tooth and nail. No one can be a major threat to India that the rise of Hindutva forces to power. Fight against corruption and expose the true source of it.