Guwahati: Urging Team Anna to change its decision of joining electoral politics, prominent Team Anna member and peasant leader Akhil Gogoi on Saturday said, "Otherwise, the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti will have to take an independent stand". "We have no faith in the ability of electoral politics. Electoral politics by itself cannot bring an end to corruption. For that we need to change the system itself," Gogoi told a city-based...
05:29 AM, Aug 05, 2012
Hyderabad: Commenting on Team Anna's announcement to form a political party, senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said it was not going to be easy for the activists in their new role. "In a democracy, everyone has the right to form political party, but it is not easy to sustain it and make it a success," said Naidu, talking to reporters. A party needs an ideology, credible and...
06:59 PM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: A day after Team Anna announced its political debut, some dejected Anna Hazare supporters at Navsari in Surat burnt posters of Anna and India Against Corruption. The supporters are against the team's decision to form a political party. The supporters had been sitting with Anna in protest for the past 10 days. The decision has got mixed reactions from Anna's supporters. Some unhappy India Against Corruption were absent...
08:09 AM, Aug 04, 2012
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Gadkari on Friday welcomed Anna Hazare and his team's announcement to enter the political arena but stressed that it could not become an alternative to his party. In an interview to a news channel, Gadkari said the BJP supports "anyone who's against corruption, be it Anna Hazare or Baba Ramdev. If Anna seeks our support, we will help". He said Team Anna...
01:59 AM, Aug 04, 2012
Vijay Kumar shoots silver at London Olympics. Team Anna announces a political party. ...
11:55 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Team Anna has announced a political party ending their 10-day fast at Jantar Mantar. ...
11:34 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Arvind Kejriwal on Friday announced the political party of Team Anna, saying people will select their own candidates. ...
11:10 PM, Aug 03, 2012
General VK Singh on Friday announced his support for Team Anna's political movement saying the country is directionless. ...
10:46 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has said that he welcomes the decision of Team Anna to join politics. ...
10:35 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna officially announced their entry into politics as they ended their 10-day fast at Jantar Mantar on Friday. Making the announcement at Jantar Mantar, Arvind Kejriwal said that the team would not take the move to Parliament. Kejriwal also assured the people that efforts would be made to keep the functioning of the political party transparent, adding that people would be given a chance to select their...
09:18 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday hailed Team Anna's intention to provide a political alternative by joining electoral politics. "I welcome the intention of Team Anna to launch a political party," Kumar told reporters. "Every one is free to take a decision to launch political party. There is no need for further comment. I welcome it," Kumar said. Team Anna had on Thursday said their intention to provide...
05:20 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Friday said he does not support Anna Hazare and his team floating a political party, but would campaign for candidates who identify themselves with his movement against corruption. "I don't support Anna Hazare and his team starting a political party. But I have heard Anna speaking on TV that he is neither forming a party nor contesting elections, but...
04:38 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Sunita Godara says Salman Khurshid is lying that Anna Hazare told him that Baba Ramdev used his name for support. ...
04:11 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: 6.32: Team Anna has ended its 10-day-long fast at Jantar Mantar. General VK Singh offered a glass of water to Anna Hazare to end his fast. 6.05: Addressing the gathering at Jantar Mantar, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has said that he will travel across the country and make them aware. Anna said he would back his team's party, but clarified that he would not contest elections. Justifying the...
03:30 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Union Law Minister Salman Khurshid has written a blow by blow account of his secret meeting with Anna Hazare on June 23. In an article in Tehelka, Khurshid claimed that Anna felt that Ramdev used his name for support, while his agenda was completely different. Khurshid said that Anna volunteered that he had decided not to tour country and would not fast on July 25 and August 9....
03:09 PM, Aug 03, 2012
Swami Agnivesh came down heavily on Team Anna for deciding to give a political alternative. ...
02:12 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Team Anna member Manish Sisodia on Friday said it would be premature to form a political party and that the public will decide the path of the movement from the streets to Parliament. "Right now it's premature to say about forming a political party. We will have to give a political alternative and it will come out from the public. The public will decide how the movement, which...
02:04 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Some India Against Corruption members were absent from Team Anna's fast venue on Friday morning, upset with the team's decision of going political. While some volunteers were absent, many returned their identity cards. The members were upset with Team Anna's decision of breaking its fast and going political. They were also upset with the haste in which the decision was taken. While Team Anna member Prashant Bhushan had...
01:34 PM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: 1:00 pm: Swami Agnivesh slammed out at Team Anna for deciding to break its fast and go political. "Anna has broken the sanctity of 'anshan' (fast). Anshan is always the last option. This is a black day," Agnivesh said. "Calling off the anshan and looking at an alternative political option has hurt the dignity of the fast that was introduced by Mahatama Gandhi. They should apologise to the...
11:34 AM, Aug 03, 2012
New Delhi: Nine days after their fast, anti-corruption activist members of India against Corruption (IAC), unofficially called Team Anna, are slated to end their agitation on Friday at 5 pm. This comes after Team Anna made a dramatic announcement of giving the country a political alternative on Thursday. The announcement came after Arvind Kejriwal presented the idea as a referendum to those gathered at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, on Thursday....
10:05 AM, Aug 03, 2012
