-PTI As Anna Hazare’s comments on team member Prashant Bhushan triggered a fresh controversy, activist ARVind Kejriwal on Friday addressed a press conference in New Delhi in which he sought to say that Mr. Hazare did not mean to say that the lawyer was removed from the team. “He is an integral part of the team. He is a very respected citizen who has worked in several areas including environment and human...
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Digvijay shoots off another letter to Hazare, raises RSS issue
-PTI Shooting off another letter to Anna Hazare on the eve of Hisar bypoll, Digvijay Singh, who is leading Congress' counter-attack, on Wednesday raised the issue of RSS support to the activist and cautioned him that those around him were keeping him in dark. Singh, who had yesterday questioned Anna Hazare on why he was not attacking the BJP, enclosed a letter from RSS general secretary Suresh (Bhayya) Joshi to him, extending...
More »Third party opinion must for RTI info
-The Times of India Delhi high court on Friday interpreted a key provision of the Right To Information Act and said the affected party's objections must be sought in case an RTI applicant seeks information relating to a third party. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justice Sanjiv Khanna upheld Section 11 of the RTI Act and said information relating to or issued by a third party should...
More »ARVind Kejriwal, RTI activist interviewed by Saba Naqvi
ARVind Kejriwal is part of the brains trust behind the Anna Hazare movement, which has the potential to further undermine the Delhi order. The engineer-turned-civil servant-turned-RTI activist is now a mass campaigner for the Jan Lokpal bill and plans to expand the movement. He spoke to Saba Naqvi about his ideological convictions, faith in “the people”, dealings with the Aruna Roy-led National Campaign for People’s Right to Information (NCPRI) and...
More »Team Anna to undertake yatras, referendum on Jan Lokpal Bill by Amruta Byatnal
The activists said houses of members of the Standing Committee who oppose the Jan Lokpal Bill would be gheraoed. Taking the Jan Lokpal agitation further, Team Anna will now undertake a referendum and yatras to ensure that the people are aware of their elected representatives' performance and their stand on the Jan Lokpal Bill. These steps will ensure that the people hold the MPs accountable, Team Anna's core committee members said at...
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