-NDTV   The differences between the civil society and the government members of the lokpal Bill draft panel have come out in the open. The two sides disagree on the prime minister coming under the purview of the lokpal. The activists say that the government is adamant on keeping the PM outside the purview of the lokpal. Arvind Kejriwal, a member of the joint drafting committee, said government's views have become adamant. The government though...

-The Economic Times   Lok Pal bill joint draft committee member Arvind Kejriwal today alleged that vested interests seemed to have ganged up to discredit the proposed legislation by unleashing a sustained campaign to spread misconceptions and falsehood. He said vested interests first made an attack on the individual members of the committee and now they are attacking the bill per se questioning the provisions of the bill. "You would see various articles...

Leaders of political parties extend support to villagers It is a spontaneous people's movement, says Jhadaphia The first bugle of revolt against the proposal to set up a 6000 MW capacity nuclear power plant at Jaspara-Mithi Virdi village in Bhavnagar district in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat was sounded on Friday. The village panchayats of over 50 coastal villages in the district, which apprehend direct impact if the nuclear power plant is set...

In a volte-face, social activist Anna Hazare, whose praise for Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi had invited displeasure from his own supporters, on Thursday described the State as a “land of scams” where despite prohibition “more liquor flows than milk.” Mr. Hazare, who, along with fellow activists Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal, was on a day's visit to the State for an “interaction” with the people to take inputs for the...

Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who heads the lokpal Joint Drafting Committee, on Wednesday promised effective public consultations before finalising the draft lokpal Bill. Responding to concerns raised by the National Campaign for Peoples' Right to Information (NCPRI), Mr. Mukherjee gave assurance that while deliberations of the meetings were not being made public on a routine basis, the basic principles and the draft lokpal legislation, when ready, would be placed in...