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MUMBAI: Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday termed as "ironic" the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was part of the Jan Lokpal movement, in a corruption case even as he demanded a thorough probe into the matter and punishment for the guilty. Hazare in a statement accused Kejriwal of betraying the trust of crores of countrymen and …

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his government decided to bring a Lokayukta law on the lines of the Centre's Lokpal legislation which will also bring the chief minister and ministers under its ambit. The deputy chief minister said social activist Anna Hazare had been demanding Maharashtra have a law on the lines of Lokpal. "The chief …

All you need to know about Anjali Bhardwaj: RTI activist being honoured by US for combatting corruption

The 48-year-old activist, who has been involved in the RTI movement for over two decades, has helped drive several legislations, including the RTI Act 2005, and The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013, among others Right to Information activist Anjali Bhardwaj is one of the 12 individuals who were named by the Joe Biden administration for a newly-instituted International Anti-Corruption Champions …

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RTI Activist Finds No MGNREGS Lokpal Appointment Since 2013 in MP, SIC Orders PIO Deployment in 3 Months

As Anna Hazare called off his seven-day fast for the formation of a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states, the anti-corruption crusader who once drew thousands to the national capital’s central protest grounds must now grapple with his new image as an activist diminished. Anna Hazare on Tuesday called off his seven-day fast for the formation of …

Veteran social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday called off his seven-day long fast after the Maharashtra government accepted his demands concerning appointment of Lokpal. He decided to called off his fast after a marathon meeting with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and two Union ministers at Ralegan Siddhi. Fadnavis, who reached Hazare's native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district in …

Devendra Fadnavis meets Anna Hazare in Maharashtra's Ralegan Siddhi, supports social activist's demand to set up Lokpal, Lokayuktas

Hazare claimed that senior BJP leaders who once vehemently backed his Lokpal demand had turned ‘allergic’ to it after coming to power. Ralegan Siddhi : Amid concerns over social activist Anna Hazare’s health, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and two Union ministers Tuesday met the 81-year-old here and requested him to call off his fast. Hazare Monday claimed that senior …

Social activist Anna Hazare’s indefinite fast entered seventh day on Tuesday. On Monday, the talks between Union minister Subhash Bhamre, state minister Girish Mahajan and Hazare in the latter’s Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmed Nagar district, the venue of his fast since January 30, remained inconclusive. Meanwhile, women’s rights activist Trupti Desai on Monday met Anna Hazare and threatened to …

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray on Monday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying both had opportunistically piggybacked on anti-graft activist Anna Hazare’s ‘Jan Lokpal’ movement only to callously disregard him today. “After five years in power, the Modi government has done nothing to appoint a Lokpal…this is a government of dishonest people.” Mr. …

Anna Hazare begins hunger strike over Lokpal, Lokayukta Act; activist 'disappointed' with Maharashtra govt, says aide

Social activist Anna Hazare offered prayers at a Ralegan Siddhi temple and began a hunger strike over “non-fulfilment” of assurances by the Centre and the Maharashtra government on the appointment of Lokpal and passage of the Lokayukta Act in the state. Ralegan Siddhi: Social activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike on Wednesday over “non-fulfilment” of assurances by the Centre …

Claiming that the alleged Rafale scam would not have taken place if the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act had been implemented by the Modi government, social activist Anna Hazare announced that he would begin an indefinite hunger strike from January 30 to demand that the Centre keep its promises regarding the anti-corruption law and farmers’ welfare. “I have papers regarding Rafale, …

The social activist Anna Hazare, who is set to go on an indefinite fast from January 30, believes that the Rafale scam could have been averted if a Lokpal had been in place to guard against corruption. A Lokpal would have taken care of the public interest in the case and the scam would have been averted,” Hazare said. The …

The veteran social activist Anna Hazare had earlier announced he would launch a hunger strike on 2 October, 2018 at his village over non-appointment of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states. Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare Monday said he would stage protest beginning 30 January against state governments allegedly not bringing in Lokayukta Act after the Lokpal and …