-The Times of India Lawyers of the four district court complexes in the capital on Monday decided to strike work for a day on June 8 to protest against the malady of corruption in society and police swoop on yoga guru Baba Ramdev's supporters on Saturday night to evict them from the Ramlila Maidan. The Bar Associations of Patiala House Court, Tis Hazari Court, Dwarka Court and Rohini Court have...
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Left Lok Pal snub to govt
-The Telegraph The Left parties have refused to answer government questionnaires on the Lok Pal bill, a stance that arrays them alongside the BJP in trying to corner the Congress-led UPA over corruption. CPM general secretary Prakash Karat has written to finance minister Pranab Mukherjee saying his party cannot give its views on the six questionnaires, to be answered in yes-or-no terms. The format even prompted CPI general secretary A.B. Bardhan to...
More »Govt probes graft charges against Ramdev, aide by Meetu Jain
Baba Ramdev's close associate Acharya Balkrishna has been missing after the June 4 clash at Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. Sources say the Government will probe the alleged fake passport Balkrishna holds. If the immigration department puts up a complaint, action will be taken against him. The going is getting tough for Ramdev too, as the Government looks to probe his assets. From yoga guru to would be politician to business tycoon...
More »Government firm on dealing with corruption by Smita Gupta
Under attack by Opposition, civil society groups, government is not taking chances ‘Opposition version of Ramlila Maidan events exaggerated' In the aftermath of the Baba Ramdev episode, the dominant view in the United Progressive Alliance government is that it must tackle corruption on a war-footing, and on two fronts: it must not only proceed swiftly with the legislation it has promised — the Lokpal Bill and the law on black money —...
More »Declare assets, Manmohan reminds Ministers
-The Hindu Cabinet Secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar, on behalf of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, has written to Union Ministers reminding them of the mandatory annual disclosure of assets and liabilities in accordance with the ‘Code of Conduct for Ministers.' Under the code, Ministers have to declare every financial year the list of their assets and liabilities, including that of family members. The details pertaining to the Financial Year 2010-11 are uploaded on...
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