Team Anna is worried that it is increasingly coming across as the “B team” of the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. Today, Anna Hazare said he wanted to restructure his team to include Muslims, Dalits, tribals and young people. It was the latest of many U-turns that Hazare has taken in recent days, on issues such as the shape of his core committee and whether his team would CAMPAign specifically against...
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Centre regains Lokpal nerve by Sanjay K Jha
The Centre is preparing to introduce its own version of the Lokpal bill following its assessment that Team Anna’s Jan Lokpal bill does not enjoy as widespread a support among experts as assumed initially. A Parliament standing committee is looking into the bill now. Not all the panel’s recommendations may be accepted but the government has taken heart from the developments during the committee’s talks with various groups. “We have interacted with...
More »BC Khanduri leans on Anna Hazare ahead of Uttarakhand elections by Mohua Chatterjee
Lokpal CAMPAigner Anna Hazare will attend a rally in Uttarakhand organized by chief minister B C Khanduri after the BJP-ruled state became the first to adopt the Jan Lokpal bill advocated by the Gandhian and his group. While Hazare's presence is likely to see Congress leaders (like Digvijay Singh) claim to be vindicated in accusing Team Anna of being a BJP catspaw, it could help recently-appointed CM Khanduri's bid to stem...
More »Health Ministry launches measles vaccination drive by Aarti Dhar
Concerned over the large number of child deaths due to measles every year, the Centre has launched a massive anti-measles vaccination drive. More than 13 crore children are expected to be covered under the Measles Catch-up CAMPAign, irrespective of their previous measles vaccination status. The drive has been launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, with support from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD), for carrying out the...
More »RTE CAMPAign to be launched in Mewat
-The Times of India A national-level right to education (RTE) CAMPAign will be launched at Mewat on November 11 and the aim of the programme will be to educate people about their right to education. The CAMPAign will be launched by Union Minister for Human Resource DevelopmentKapil Sibal. "It is the right of every child to get education up to eighth standard. To provide free and compulsory education to every child...
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