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Tuesday 23 August 2011
New Delhi, Aug 23 : "Gali gali mein shor hai, sabhi neta chor hain (there is a refrain in every alley, all leaders are thieves)". Be it old slogans with a twist, new catchphrases, witty one-liners or poetry, the Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement suddenly seems to be inspiring the common person take a shot at protest literature.
New Delhi, Aug 23 : Despite being on fast for eight days, social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday said that he is fine and would continue his fast for a week or more. Addressing the gathering at Ramlila ground, Hazare said: "I have been fasting for eight days but I am fine. There is no cause for concern. The doctors attending to me won''t let me die. I''ve lost 5.5 kilos."
"I am ready for dialogue but it should be political one and direct with the government mediators," he added.
"I am ready for dialogue but it should be political one and direct with the government mediators," he added.
New Delhi, Aug 23 : Fasting activist Anna Hazare Tuesday urged his supporters not to resort to violence.
"Do not take to violence. If you do, the government will crush you. The government is very powerful," Hazare told a large crowd at the Ramlila ground here on the eighth day of his fast in support of a strong Lokpal bill.
Non-violence, he said, "is a very powerful weapon".
"This is the reason the government has not been able to crush us so far," he said.
"Do not take to violence. If you do, the government will crush you. The government is very powerful," Hazare told a large crowd at the Ramlila ground here on the eighth day of his fast in support of a strong Lokpal bill.
Non-violence, he said, "is a very powerful weapon".
"This is the reason the government has not been able to crush us so far," he said.
Mumbai, Aug 23 : The posts of chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of public sector banks should be bifurcated to ensure effective checks and balances, Reserve Bank of India Governor D. Subbarao said Tuesday. "We will discuss this issue with the government," Subbarao said while addressing a conference organised here jointly by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Bank's Association.
New Delhi, Aug 23 : Anna Hazare has hogged the limelight in the virtual
world. However it's no longer just voices in support of the elderly
leader and his movement -- there has been a steady rise of those
opposing it as well. On social networking site Facebook for instance, a group named "I hate Anna Hazare" has registered 2,301 supporters.
Wrote Vijayan Kallil, one of the supporters: "The Jan Lokpal bill will
create a totalitarian monster in the name of fighting corruption. It
must never be passed."
world. However it's no longer just voices in support of the elderly
leader and his movement -- there has been a steady rise of those
opposing it as well. On social networking site Facebook for instance, a group named "I hate Anna Hazare" has registered 2,301 supporters.
Wrote Vijayan Kallil, one of the supporters: "The Jan Lokpal bill will
create a totalitarian monster in the name of fighting corruption. It
must never be passed."
New Delhi, Aug 23 : The government has called an all-party meeting Wednesday to discuss and evolve a wider consensus on Anna Hazare's Lokpal bill demands, sources said Tuesday.
The sources from various political parties confirmed that the government has convened the meeting Wednesday afternoon to find a way to break the stand-off with the anti-corruption crusader whose fast entered its eighth day Tuesday.
The sources from various political parties confirmed that the government has convened the meeting Wednesday afternoon to find a way to break the stand-off with the anti-corruption crusader whose fast entered its eighth day Tuesday.
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