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Plea in SC: Turn CVC into Lokpal to free CBI from govt

May 03, 2013

In his written submission to the Supreme Court, Vineet Narain argued that the CBI could never remain unbiased in any important investigations, whether it was Jain Hawala case or Coalgate. #Lokpal #India #Corruption #NewsTracker #Supreme Court #CBI #CVC #Coalgate #Vineet Narain
Full text: Arun Jaitley explains how to make the CBI independent

Apr 30, 2013

The Supreme Court on Tuesday termed as 'very disturbing' the CBI affidavit on sharing its report with the Law minister and others and slammed the agency for having kept the court in the dark on the issue. #Politics #Lokpal #India #BJP #NewsTracker #Supreme Court #CBI #TheySaidIt #Arun Jaitley
Elect politicians with clean image: Anna Hazare tells India

Apr 01, 2013

"Politicians are elected to serve the public but they take the role of robbers once they enter Parliament and state assemblies and rob people of their wealth," said Hazare. #Anna Hazare #Corruption #Lokpal Bill #TheySaidIt #Janatantra Yatra

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Message to Kejriwal: Take the political class on at the grassroots

Oct 19, 2012

The current strategy to tilt at the top of the pyramid serves limited purpose. #PoliticsDecoder #Arvind Kejriwal #Panchayati raj #Jan Lokpal #IAC
Does a disrupted Parliament mean electoral reforms are in the offing?

Sep 07, 2012

The Indian political establishment has strenuously opposed all attempts to clean it up but is there hope? #Lokpal #India #PoliticsDecoder #parliament #Electoral reforms
Jagan's 'offer' to Cong shows CBI is under political control

Jan 04, 2012

The reported feeler sent by Jaganmohan Reddy to avoid arrest shows how the CBI is a tool in the hands of the ruling party. #Lokpal #CBI #Rahul Gandhi #YSR #Connect The Dots #Jaganmohan Reddy

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SC observations underline need for independent Lokpal: AAP

2013-05-08 01:24:00

New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday issued a statement on the Supreme Court's observations on the CBI affidavit on coal scam probe. Citing the SC's observations, the AAP said that the CBI had been used as an instrument by the Government to #Central Bureau of Investigation #New Delhi #Arvind Kejriwal
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CBI must be rescued from UPA’s fear to avoid a travesty of justice

2013-05-09 22:34:00

The Supreme Court in the Jain Hawala case made an attempt to liberate the CBI from political clutches. Its judgment in the Vineet Narayan case laid judicial guidelines that could ensure some element of autonomy for the CBI. However, the CBI in the last f #Central Bureau of Investigation #Gujarat #Bharatiya Janata Party
Economic Times
'Move to insulate CBI from influence an eyewash'

2013-05-15 09:21:00

NEW DELHI: BJP today dubbed as an eyewash the setting up of a Group of Ministers to draft a new bill to insulate the CBI from political interference. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the issue of autonomy of CBI has been discusse #Central Bureau of Investigation #New Delhi #Bharatiya Janata Party

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