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Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare (C) is accompanied by former Army Chief V.K, Singh (R) as he addresses supporters as he leads the 'Jantantra Yatra' from Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar on March 31, 2013. Hazare flagged off the Yatra which is scheduled to travel many northern states of India and will conclude at Haridwar on April 17. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare (C) waves to supporters as he leads the 'Jantantra Yatra' from Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar on March 31, 2013. Hazare flagged off the Yatra which is scheduled to travel many northern states of India and will conclude at Haridwar on April 17. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare speaks during a press conference in Amritsar on March 30, 2013. Hazare visited the city to flag off the 'Jantantra Yatra', which will start from Jallianwala Bagh on March 31, and is set to journey through many of India's northern states. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare (C) waves to media representatives as he is escorted by police personnel following his arrival at a railway station in Amritsar on March 30, 2013. Hazare visited the city to flag off the 'Jantantra Yatra', which will start from Jallianwala Bagh on March 31, and is set to journey through many of India's northern states. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Social activist Anna Hazare will be present with Aam Admi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal in Delhi when the later observes an indefinite fast starting 23 March. The decision was taken early on Monday after Kejriwal met Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi to seek his blessings before beginning his upvaas. [caption id=attachment_665550 align=alignleft width=380 Social activist Anna Hazare will be
strongNagpur/strong: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today claimed to have sufficient proofs of alleged irregularities committed in the farmer's loan waiver scheme of the Centre which was brought out by CAG report recently. If the state government is interested in going through the proofs, I am willing to hand them over to them, Hazare told reporters here today but did not elaborate about the proofs available with him. Earlier this month, expressing serious concern over the implementation of Rs 52,000-crore farm debt waiver scheme, government auditor CAG had said in several cases ineligible farmers were given benefits while deserving ones were left out. Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) had also found instances of tampering of records and pulled up the Department of Financial Services in the Finance Ministry for deficient monitoring of the multi-crore scheme. [caption id=attachment_664541 align=alignleft width=380 strongNagpur/strong: Anti-corruptio
strongGadag, Karnataka:/strong Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare today threatened to intensify his movement for a strong Lokpal Bill if the UPA government failed to introduce it before the General elections next year. He alleged that the Centre was conspiring to supress the anti-graft movement instead of punishing corrupt leaders. ...I will organise more youths to launch agitation against UPA government before Lok Sabha polls, he said. [caption id=attachment_658079 align=alignleft width=380 strongGadag, Karnataka:/strong Anti
strongNew Delhi:/strong Social activist Anna Hazare has said that his newly formed Jantantra Morcha will not float a political party or contest elections. Hazare said the main objective of Jantantra Morcha would be struggle and they would only support good candidates irrespective of their parties. [caption id=attachment_654865 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong Social acti
strongUnnao:/strong Social activist Anna Hazare today said that his struggle was not over till the Right to reject and Right to recall was endorsed by the Parliament. Our struggle does not end with the Jan Lokpal issue. The struggle for Right to reject and Right to recall was still on. Before the Lok Sabha elections in 2014, around six crore people have to be made aware of it, said Hazare while addressing a kisan mahapanchayat at the government inter college grounds here. He said that change could be brought in the country after efforts of more than two decades and people, especially the youths, should mentally prepare themselves to make sacrifices. [caption id=attachment_633466 align=alignleft width=380 strongUnnao:/strong Social activist
Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare signs his autograph for a supporter in Hyderabad on February 17, 2013. Hazare, in the southern Indian city campaigned for a strong Lokpal bill and sweeping electoral reforms demanding the Lokpal Bill would be passed in the Budget session of Parliament which begins next month. Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazar
strongPatna:/strong Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today questioned Narendra Modi as a prime ministerial candidate in the next general elections saying the Gujarat Chief Minister was not sincere about rooting out corruption as he has not taken steps for setting up a Lokayukta, a post lying vacant since 2003 in the state. I want to ask Modi why has he not made Gujarat corruption free and why did he not bring a bill for setting up Lokayukta in his state, he said in reply to questions by reporters. So many complaints of corruption have been coming from Gujarat, he said. [caption id=attachment_608918 align=alignleft width=380 strongPatna:/strong Anti-corruption
strongPatna/strong: Anna Hazare today rejected the amended Lokpal bill approved by the Union Cabinet as a farce and announced he will launch another agitation if the government went ahead with the enactment of a weak legislation. The 75-year-old anti-graft activist also questioned UPA government's commitment to root out corruption in the country, saying he does not trust Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi to bring a stringent Bill for creating an anti-corruption ombudsman. Both PM and Sonia Gandhi can no more be trusted to bring a stringent Lokpal bill to root out corruption ... Had they been committed to the issue it would not have taken two years to take a concrete decision in this regard, Hazare told reporters here. [caption id=attachment_609099 align=alignleft width=380 strongPatna/strong: Anna Hazare tod
strongPatna:/strong Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today said assurances like the one by Sonia Gandhi that Lokpal Bill would be passed in the budget session of Parliament were being made for the past two years and said intentions of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the Congress President on it were 'not clear'. Such letters and assurances (like the one by Sonia Gandhi) are coming for the past two years. Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had earlier too written such letters to me promising to pass the Lokpal bill, Hazare told reporters here. (Their) intention is not clear ... They have been cheating people time and again ... If they had been honest one or at best two parliamentary sessions would have been sufficient to do it (pass the Lokpal bill), he said. [caption id=attachment_606377 align=alignleft width=380 strongPatna:/strong Anti-corruption
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare (R) and retired Indian Army General V.K.Singh (2L) hold some of the personal memorabilia of Mahatma Gandhi during a news conference at the international airport terminal in Mumbai on January 8, 2013. Gandhi's pair of iconic spectacles, a famous wooden ‘charkha’ which he personally used, a signed prayer book, several letters and other documents pertaining to Gandhi’s life, and 24 other personal memorabilia were auctioned in London on April 17, 2012 and purchased by Indian industrialist Kamal Morarka who handed over the memorabilia to Hazare and his team. The memorabilia will be showcased in a tour around the country. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare waves to the media during a function for the receipt of personal memorabilia of Mahatma Gandhi at the international airport terminal in Mumbai on January 8, 2013. Gandhi's pair of iconic spectacles, a famous wooden ‘charkha’ which he personally used, a signed prayer book, several letters and other documents pertaining to Gandhi’s life, and 24 other personal memorabilia were auctioned in London on April 17, 2012 and purchased by Indian industrialist Kamal Morarka who handed over the memorabilia to Hazare and his team. The memorabilia will be showcased in a tour around the country. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare speaks to the media during the display of Mahatma Gandhi's personal memorabilia after they arrive from London at Mumbai Airport, India, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The memorabilia will be showcased at tour events throughout the country in order to re-introduce Gandhi and his philosophies to Indian youth. India's anti-corruption activist An
India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare, second from left, along with former Indian Army Chief General V.K. Singh, left, display Mahatma Gandhi personal memorabilia after they arrive from London at Mumbai Airport, India, Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. The memorabilia will be showcased at tour events throughout the country in order to re-introduce Gandhi and Gandhian philosophy to Indian youth. India's anti-corruption activist An
strongPatna/strong: Anna Hazare will try tounite people who are craving for the re-establishment of democracyin the country at his rally in Patna on January 30, retiredArmy chief V K Singh said today. The forthcoming rally of Anna Hazare at Gandhi Maidan here is aimed at uniting people who desire to changethe system pervaded by corruption and self-seekingpoliticians, Singh told reporters. [caption id=attachment_577702 align=alignleft width=380 strongPatna/strong: Anna Hazare wil
strongNew Delhi:/strong Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) accused Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Admi Party (AAP) on Wednesday of disabling its mailing list for which they earlier blamed hackers affiliated to the government. It is orchestrated by Team Arvind because we recently circulated some messages about Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers beating a cop to death. We also circulated another message about Kiran Bedi and us terminating her from IAC primary membership at her request, IAC national cyber media coordinator Ajay Dixit said. [caption id=attachment_569501 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strong Anna Hazare
Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare addresses the media in New Delhi on December 11, 2012. Hazare defended his stand for not voting for the Aam Aadmi Party (Common Man Party) launched by activist-turned-politician Arvind Kejriwal, according to media reports. Indian anti-corruption activist Ann
Social activist Anna Hazare for the first time spoke about his flip-flop on erstwhile colleague Arvind Kejriwal. It depends on the situation, he said, when asked the reason for his changing statements on extending support to Kejriwal's political initiative, the Aam Aadmi Party. Hazare was addressing the press in Delhi's Maharashtra Sadan a day after being discharged from the Medanta Medicity hospital where he was admitted for two days. About the reason for his change of heart for Kejriwal's party, Anna said, The time is not right for me comment on that. [caption id=attachment_553049 align=alignleft width=380 Social activist Anna Hazare for the
strong Mumbai/strong: After Anna Hazare said he would not vote for the newly-launched Aam Aadmi Party, its leader Arvind Kejriwal was today at a loss to explain what had made the anti-corruption crusader change his mind. Earlier, he had supported our party. But I don't know what happened in two days. He did not remain with us. If we have erred, we are ready to rectify our mistakes, Kejriwal said. He was talking to reporters after addressing a farmers' rally with independent MP Raju Shetty in Sangli district of western Maharashtra. Anna is our moral strength. He would always exert pressure for our good work. I hope he comes with us infuture, Kejriwal said. [caption id=attachment_552524 align=alignleft width=380 strong Mumbai/strong: After Anna Ha
strongGurgaon/strong: Social activist Anna Hazare, who was admitted to a hospital here on 7 December with complaints of acidity and stress, was discharged in this afternoon. According to the doctors of Medanta Meidicity Hospital attending on Hazare, he was under stress and was suffering from acidity and weakness. [caption id=attachment_552184 align=alignleft width=380 strongGurgaon/strong: Social activi
strongKolkata:/strong Two days after Anna Hazare commented that he would not vote for the newly launched Aam Aadmi Party, its leader Arvind Kejriwal Saturday said he would talk to the anti-corruption crusader and rectify the mistakes. I will talk to Anna...(on) what has cropped up in his mind against us. A few days ago, he had said that he would only support my party, Kejriwal told reporters when asked to comment on Hazare's allegations. He was speaking on the sidelines of PanIIT, a three-day annual meet of the global association of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) alumni, here, Hazare on Thursday said his former aide Kejriwal's fascination for power was the cause of the split in anti-graft movement and he would not vote for the Aam Aadmi Party. [caption id=attachment_550864 align=alignleft width=380 strongKolkata:/strong Two days afte
strong/strongAnna Hazare was on Friday admitted to a hospital in Gurgaon after he complained of acidity but he is doing perfectly fine, and will be discharged today, doctors attending to him said. [caption id=attachment_550204 align=alignleft width=380 strong/strongAnna Hazare was on Fri
strongNew Delhi:/strongA day after Anna Hazare made itclear that he will not vote for his party, AAP leader ArvindKejriwal today said he will talk to the activist to know whyhis impression of his party changed. [caption id=attachment_549195 align=alignleft width=380 strongNew Delhi:/strongA day after
strongBhubaneswar:/strong Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday said he will campaign only for candidates put up by Arvind Kejriwal and ruled out the possibility of supporting people from other parties. I will campaign only for Kejriwal's candidates, Hazare told reporters here. There may be good people in other parties but who has the control? Criticising other political parties for indulging in politics in the name of caste and communities, the 75-year-old activist also accused them of practicing unfair means to collect donations. [caption id=attachment_542028 align=alignleft width=380 strongBhubaneswar:/strong Social ac
strongAhmednagar:/strong Anna Hazare has alleged that MLA Suresh Jain, who was arrested in connection with the Jalgaon Housing scam, was getting five-star treatment and demanded an inquiry against jail authorities. Hazare wrote a letter to this effect to Additional Commissioner of Police Meera Borwankar, before leaving for Odisha tour on Wednesday, Anna's close aide advocate Shyam Asawa said here today. Hazare said in the letter that Jain was denied bail by the High Court. After being arrested on March 12, 2012, Jain has been trying to spend maximum time in hospitals and not in prison. [caption id=attachment_540984 align=alignleft width=380 strongAhmednagar:/strong Anna Hazar
strongBhubaneswar/strong: Anna Hazare said his goal and that of Arvind Kejriwal was the same while announcing support for the Aam Admi Party, but made it clear, he would campaign for AAP candidates only after scrutinising them. Raste do hai, lekin manzil ek. Arvind and I have adopted different paths, but our goal is one, Hazare said here. The Gandhian, however, made it clear that he would campaign for selected AAP candidates. I will scrutinise details of candidates before campaigning for them. I have told Arvind to select good people for his party, Hazare stressed. He said though India had achieved Independence, another struggle was required to bring real freedom. White British people have left India, a section of black Indians continue to exploit the common man. We need another struggle, he said.Stating that he did not believe, there would be any overnight change, he said, We need to prepare for a long struggle. It may require about 15 years to 20 years. [caption id=attachment_540324 align=alignleft width=380 strongBhubaneswar/strong: Anna Haza
Since breaking away with Anna Hazare to form a political party, Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters have had to sift through more than 40,000 emails, Facebook posts and letters before they finalised its name. The name has finally been fixed after a meeting between Kejriwal and 300 of his supporters and is it to be called the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The group is also expected to finalise the party's constitution and working. For Arvind Kejriwal and his supporters the transition from brand 'IAC' to 'AAP' (Aam Admi Party)' was not easy given that speculation over the name of the party has been swirling since the group declared its intention of participating in politics. After inviting public feedback on it over various media, the group received over 40,000 emails on indiaagainstcorruption2010@gmail.com between 3 August and 30 September, regarding the proposed name of the political party. While more than 75 per cent respondents said that the party's name should include the word 'Swaraj', some wanted 'IAC' and 'Anna Hazare' added to the party's name. [caption id=attachment_534154 align=alignleft width=380 Since breaking away with Anna Hazar