-Outlook Panaji: India Against Corruption (IAC) has urged Goa Governor B V Wanchoo to withhold his assent to recently amended Goa Lokayukta Act, saying some clauses in the legislation might render the anti-corruption ombudsman a "toothless" entity. "Section 16 (A) in the amended Act, which says that minister may resign if found guilty by Lokayukta should be replaced with the word 'shall'. The existing amendment makes the entire body a toothless one",...
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'Yes, we spent money on paid news ads'-P Sainath
-The Hindu Confessions by politicians to EC belie claims of innocence by top newspapers The political class is more honest than the media when it comes to ‘paid news’ during elections, judging by the fact that several poll candidates have owned up to this corrupt practice. At least, after the Election Commission and the Press Council of India shot off notices to them and held inquiries into the matter. They have acknowledged...
More »Chautala, son get 10 years in jail: supporters are angry
-PTI INLD workers clash with police at Rohini court before and after sentencing In a judgement that could have electoral ramifications in Haryana, former Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and his son Ajay Chautala were on Tuesday sentenced to 10 years imprisonment for corruption amidst scenes of violence by his supporters in a Delhi court complex. Special CBI Judge Vinod Kumar, who last week had convicted the Chautalas and 53 others, including two...
More »Gujarat assembly now a crorepati club
-The Times of India AHMEDABAD: The 13th Gujarat assembly, which is meeting for the first time on Tuesday, is the No. 1 crorepati club. While the present Lok Sabha has 58 per cent crorepati MPs and the Rajya Sabha 65 per cent, the state assembly has 74 per cent, or 134 of the 182 MLAs have assets of Rs 1 crore or more. The last state assembly constituted in 2007, had...
More »State of ferment-Ritambhara Hebbar
-The Indian Express In Jharkhand, a gap between politics of the tribal movement and electoral politics The recent dissolution of the Jharkhand assembly has brought to the fore the political uncertainty that hounds the state, with no leader or party managing to emerge as a viable representative of the people of Jharkhand. How does one interpret this feature, which many argue is unique to Jharkhand? Why is it that Jharkhand, particularly since...
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