Saturday, September 10, 2011

Anna Hazare ultimatum to the government-support-LK Advani's rath yarta

Team Anna begin two-day deliberations at village of Ralegan Siddhi on Saturday to contemplate a strategy for safe passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament.Anna Hazare-issued ultimatum to the government from his village Ralegaon Siddhi. Anna said that if the government doesn't implement the Janlokpal Bill they will begin another movement.During a meeting with his team in Ralegaon Siddhi on Saturday morning, social activist Anna Hazare said that MPs who are against the Jan Lokpal Bill should not win in the next elections: Kiran Bedi addressing said electoral reforms were necessary as corruption and elections were "two sides of the same coin".Alleging that country's investigating agencies lack independence, key member of Team Anna and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi called for a single investigating entity, which can "work independently and effectively towards fighting corruption".Further said, "The investigating agencies are politically controlled and the present government would keep the CBI with it, so that it can investigate Kalmadi-kind of cases as it wants," she alleged.BJP- leader LK Advani's plan to embark on a country-wide rath yarta against corruption, Kiran Bedi said they will back any political party who supports the anti-corruption movement. "We are with anyone who supports the anti-corruption movement and there is no competition with anyone. The cause is the most important factor for us," Bedi said. "Anybody who is supporting the cause will get our support. If any political party is for the anti-corruption movement, we are for the cause. We are not for or against any party. In fact, we have been meeting parties to support the cause," she added. But RTI activist and senior member of Anna's core group, Arvind Kejriwal on to that statement, distancing himself-from any political party. "I will have to speak to her, there seems to be a misunderstanding. We do not extend support to any political party," Kejriwal said.Media-agencies

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