The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity Assam’s (KMSSA) General Secretary Akhil Gogoi on Sunday was taken into custody by Pan Bazaar Police from outside the Guwahati Press Club premises for first instance violation of PR Act 126. Anti-corruption campaigner Akhil Gogoi along with some 40 members and supporters was at that time about to proceed to Dighali Pukhuri to lead a democratic sit in protest in support of Gandhian Anna Hazare’s demand...

A decision to videograph the proceedings of the Joint Committee on lokpal Bill as sought by Gandhian Anna Hazare have to be taken by the drafting panel itself, its member Union Minister Salman Khurshid said today. Responding to a question on the demand by Hazare to videograph and make public proceedings of the Committee to ensure transparency in the drafting process, Khurshid said, "The Joint Drafting Committee is supposed to decide...

Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said here on Sunday that the lokpal Bill would end corruption up to 90 per cent. “For the rest of 10 per cent [to be rooted out], we will call for the Right to Reject [corrupt] candidates. There should be decentralisation of power in governance right up to the village level.'' The social activist was interacting with journalists at the Press Club of India here. Mr. Hazare praised...

A day after he ended his 97-hour fast demanding a stronger anti-graft lokpal Bill, social activist Anna Hazare Sunday said the process of formulating the act will be videographed and the procedures will be made public. 'The committee will start its work on the draft from April 16, the procedures will be videographed and made public,' Hazare told reporters. 'The procedure will be totally transparent, from formulation to the time after it...

The government appointed committee to draft the lokpal Bill has set June 30 as the deadline to complete the task, law minister M Veerappa Moily said on Sunday. Moily, who is also the covener of the committee, said the government was keen to introduce the bill in the monsoon session of Parliament. "If all cooperate, the bill will be passed in the monsoon session itself," he told reporters here. Moily said Karnataka chief...