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| | | ANNA CONTINUES FAST; DEBATE IN LS TOMORROW
Parliamentary Affairs Minister PK Bansal said that the Lok Sabha is likely to take up the Lokpal debate tomorrow. The Lok Sabha will debate the four versions of the Lokpal bills on Saturday. BJP backed the Jan Lokpal Bill but with amendments. BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today moved motion in Lok Sabha under rule 184 and under rule 168 in Rajya Sabha. The party said that a discussion in Parliament on the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill must be followed by a vote. Meanwhile, sharp differences broke out among Team Anna, government and the Opposition today over the wording of the resolution for the debate in both Houses of Parliament on various drafts of the Lokpal Bill. read more | ONE LAW NOT ENOUGH TO FIGHT CORRUPTION: RAHUL
Breaking his silence, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appeared to disapprove of Anna Hazare's fast, saying "individual dictates" must not weaken democratic process as dangerous precedents could be set. Rahul made a grand gesture on the anti-graft debate in Parliament and called for fortifying the Lokpal Bill by making it a constitutional body like the Election Commission. But Gandhi, expected to announce a game-changing formula, offered no solution to the present deadlock. (SEE 'TOP STORIES & TOP VIDEOS' -- RAHUL GANDHI'S SPEECH IN LOK SABHA) read more | | | | | | | | AT A GLANCE | | BSE | 15848.83 | -297.5 | | NSE | 4747.8 | -91.8 | | TURNOVER Rs. 113,763 cr | | BSE CASH Rs. 2,240 cr | | NSE CASH Rs. 10,148 cr | | NSE F&O Rs. 101,374 cr | | | | BULLION | | GOLD | 26828 | +452 | | SILVER | 62011 | +60 | | | | CRUDE | | NYMEX | 84.33 | -0.97 | | BRENT | 109.68 | -0.94 | | | | FOREX | | $ / Re | 46.15 | +0.11 | | £ / Re | 74.952 | +0.01 | | € / Re | 66.299 | +0.14 | | | | EVENTS |
| | 27 August |  | Team Anna Calls For 'Dilli Chalo' | |
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| | 29-30 August | | 6th Annual Conference On Coal In India, The Imperial, New Delhi | | Life Science Conclave 2011, The Lalit, New Delhi | |
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| | 31 August | | 'Wise Men' Of Business To Meet | |
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| | 5 September | | SAT To Hear Sahara's Plea On OFCDs | |
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| | 5-7 September | | India Japan Global Partnership Summit, Tokyo, Japan | |
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| | 6-7 September | | 10th Annual Conference On IT In Power, The Grand, New Delhi | | World Energy Policy Summit, ITC Maurya, New Delhi | |
| | | | | | EXPERT VIEWS |
| | "I would respectfully request Anna to break the fast once the government has given assurance. Anna has delivered tremendous service to the nation by his movement and we need him to be strong to fight an even bigger battle. If there is a reason of chance for success then Parliament should go ahead."
NR Narayana Murthy
Chairman Emeritus, Infosys "Today, the proposed law is against corruption. Tomorrow, the target may be something less universally heralded. It may attack the plurality of our society and democracy. Witnessing the events of the last few days, it would appear that the enactment of a single bill will usher in a corruption-free society. I have serious doubts about this belief."
Rahul Gandhi
Congress General Secretary "I feel I am not in Team Anna any more by the way things are going. These (telling Parliament what to do) are not democratic things. I can't justify these things that you give command to Parliament. No (it should not be done). I have been a judge and I believe in certain democratic principles. And to me, it's very difficult to digest."
Santosh Hegde
Social Activist |
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