AAP hopeful of increase in popularity graph,

28,jan,(DSS)LUCKNOW: Despite recent criticism over Arvind Kejriwal's nightlong demonstration, ministerSomnath Bharti controversy and expelled member Vinod Kumar Binny spilling the beans, Aam Admi Party is looking forward to an increase in its popularity graph. "AAP was seen getting 18 % vote share in different poll surveys when the candidates were not even finalised. Once, we declare candidates, the percentage would further increase," Sanjay Singh, spokesperson and member political affairs committee told reporters in Lucknow here on Monday. Singh is in UP to hold several public meetings in Amethi where AAP member Kumar Vishwas is expected to contest elections against congress party icon Rahul Gandhi. Singh also announced that AAP would release its list of Lok Sabha 2014 candidates in the second week of February. He stated that the party was willing to field candidates on 300-odd seats across the country. And in UP, the party wants to field a candidate on all 80 lok sabha seats. The leader however clarified that in case the party was not able to find a suitable candidate, it would abstain from fielding anyone. Party office bearers stated that screening committees have been formed at zonal and state level to check the credentials of all those who have applied to contest election. The zonal team would choose some names and the final selection would be done by the political affairs committee.

Kapil Sharma walks out of CCL, leaves organisers fuming

Jan,28(DSS)Stand up comic Kapil Sharma, who was supposed to co-host the inaugural day of CCL 4 with Mandira Bedi in the city on Saturday, walked out of his hosting duties at the nth hour, apparently due to not getting a vanity van!

BADSHAH KHAN expected to start work on January 30

jan,28,(DSS)Even as his friends and family rally around Shah Rukh Khan, who hurt himself in a freak accident at a five-star hotel in Mumbai last week, speculation continues on when King Khan will return to work.  While there are sources who have been putting two and two together and making twenty-two out of it, an insider says, "There is a strong possibility that SRK will join work on January 30. A huge set has been erected in a Mumbai studio. The plan is to shoot some key scenes and a song. Deepika Padukone, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonu Sood and Boman Irani are also required to participate."

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many cases registered in Andhra liquor scam

Hyderabad, April 17 : The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in Andhra Pradesh has registered six more cases relating to the fraud committed in auction of liquor shops in six districts.The ACB, which submitted its status report to state high court Monday, Tuesday said it was focusing on the real beneficiaries running the liquor shops in the names of people who hold white ration (below poverty line) cards."ACB is aware of the financially sound people owning white ration cards but that is not the focus of investigation. This irregularity will be taken care of by the district administration," the agency said in a statement here."ACB applied this primary filter only to initiate investigation and reach the core offenders who obtained licences in the name of innocent people with an intention to gain control over liquor trade in the districts," it added.The ACB said it learnt that in some districts, the core offenders asked these innocent people to go on a "pilgrimage" and be not available for ACB investigation. It requested the local elders to counsel them not to be afraid of ACB but to assist in investigation.The investigations revealed that over 60 percent of license holders in Srikakulam, East Godavari, Nellore, Chittoor, Kadapa and Kurnool districts possess white ration cards.The high court Monday asked the ACB to rope in income tax department in the investigations to probe how white card holders managed to mobilize the huge money required for the liquor shop licenses.The case has political ramifications as it allegedly involves some top politicians including a few ministers. The liquor traders are allegedly paying huge money to politicians, excise and police officials to cover up their irregularities.The court has also asked the government to reconsider the transfer of ACB additional director Srinivas Reddy, who was heading the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the scam.The opposition parties alleged that the government transferred the official to shield ministers involved in the scam. ======================================================

US' Maryland signs sister state agreement with Andhra Pradesh

Hyderabad, Nov 28 : US state Maryland Monday signed a sister state agreement with Andhra Pradesh, the first such agreement with any Indian state.On the first day of his visit to India, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley signed the agreement with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy.The agreement is expected to help in collaboration in various sectors like life sciences, biotechnology and information technology."We hope there will be many opportunities for our two states to collaborate in business, trade, agriculture, education and health," said O'Malley.The Maryland leader, who began six-day visit to India Monday, is leading a 100-member delegation including business leaders, educators and elected officials from his state, situated on the US' east coast."Our states have tremendous in common. We are home to major ports and have strong agriculture traditions and agriculture economies," he said.Describing Andhra Pradesh as one of the most progressive states in India, O'Malley pointed out that both Andhra Pradesh and Maryland were strong in life sciences, biotechnology, IT, cyber security and pharmaceuticals.
Kiran Kumar Reddy said the two states could have greater cooperation in the area of agriculture to improve productivity and to leverage technology for providing better services to people.The chief minister said his government was focusing on education and on employability of the youth passing out of colleges.Earlier, the Maryland governor witnessed signing of three agreements between Maryland and Indian companies.The agreements include one between ANGARAI, a Greenbelt-based management consulting firm and Chennai-based product development company CI to pursue opportunities in mobile and web applications.Rockville-based Sheladia Associates, an engineering, architecture and development company signed an agreement with two Indian firms, SaiMatarani Toll Ways Ltd and Gayatri Projects Ltd.Sheladia will provide design and project management services valued at USD 3.7 million for upgrading Panikoili-Rimouli section of national highway 215 to a four-lane facility.
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Andhra speaker rejects resignations of 61 lawmakers

Hyderabad, Nov 28 : Andhra Pradesh assembly Speaker N. Manohar Monday accepted resignations of four lawmakers from the Telangana region but rejected resignations of 61 other legislators, including those belonging to the ruling Congress but loyal to the YSR Congress party.The speaker accepted resignations of three legislators of the Congress and one of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP), all of them from the Telangana region, who quit their respective parties to join the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS).The legislators whose resignations were accepted include former minister J. Krishna Rao, G. Goverdhan and T. Rajaiah, who quit the Congress to join the TRS early this month. The resignation of TDP's Jogu Ramanna, who switched loyalty to the TRS, was also accepted.In a decision, which is likely to trigger uproar during the winter session beginning Dec 1, the speaker rejected resignations of 61 others but did not take any decision on the resignations of 14 others.A total of 81 lawmakers belonging to the Congress, the TDP and the TRS submitted their resignations for various reasons during the last three months.In all, 53 lawmakers from the Telangana region, including 32 of the TDP, 12 of the TRS and four of the Congress, had submitted their resignations demanding separate statehood to the region.Twenty-eight other lawmakers, including 26 of ruling party and loyal to Jaganmohan Reddy, quit protesting the attempts to link late chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy to alleged irregularities in land allotments by his government.The speaker accepted the resignations of two rebel legislators of the TDP Nov 12 from the 294-member assembly.While N. Janardhana Reddy had resigned on the Telangana issue, Prasanna Kumar Reddy had joined Jaganmohan Reddy's group.
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Woman IAS officer sent to judicial custody

Hyderabad, Nov 29 : A special CBI court Tuesday remanded Andhra Pradesh IAS officer Y. Srilakshmi to judicial custody till Dec 12 in an illegal mining case involving former Karnataka minister G. Janardhana Reddy's Obulapuram Mining Co (OMC).The court sent her to CBI custody for three days. The judge directed the CBI to produce her again before the court on the evening of Dec 1.Srilakshmi, presently family welfare commissioner in the state, was arrested Monday evening.The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) official, the fourth accused in the case, allegedly favoured OMC by granting iron ore licence when she was secretary in charge of mines in the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy government.The CBI sought her custody for 15 days on the ground that it wanted to question her regarding various aspects of the case. The CBI counsel said it needed to gather more information about her role and the involvement of other public servants.Srilakshmi's counsel opposed the investigating agency's plea and pointed out that she always cooperated in the probe by making herself available for questioning whenever she was summoned.The court sent her to CBI custody for three days while remanding her judicial custody till Dec 12. The CBI sleuths later shifted her to the CBI office at Koti for questioning.The investigating officers claim to have evidence that Srilakshmi granted iron ore mining lease for 68.5 hectares at Obulpuram in Anantapur district to OMC in violation of rules.The 1988 batch officer, the wife of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer M. Gopalakrishna, is facing charges of criminal breach of trust by a public servant, criminal conspiracy and cheating.A visibly shattered Srilakshmi reportedly remained awake through the night in CBI custody. Claiming innocence, she told CBI officials that she signed the files under pressure.She is the second official to be arrested in the case.Janardhana Reddy and OMC Managing Director B.V. Srinivasa Reddy were arrested from Bellary in Karnataka Sep 5. Former mines director V.D. Rajagopal was arrested Nov 13. All the three are lodged in Chanchalguda Central Jail.The IAS officer's arrest came days before the Dec 3 deadline for the CBI to file chargesheet in the case.The case against OMC was registered in 2009 for illegal mining in Anantapur district bordering Karnataka.
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Official Date for Eid Al-Adha Announced

(USA) 29th,Oct,The Hajj Authorities have announced the official day of Eid al-Adha to be Sunday, November 6, 2011. That means that today is the first day of the Islamic New Year, of Hajj, and also the start to the ten most blessed days in the whole year. For those of us who are not able to make Hajj this year, we are still blessed with ten of the holiest days in the year, where Allah multiplies all our good deeds by 700. Just like during Ramadan, we can make sure the extra blessings of Allah are not lost by fasting, giving charity, reflecting in extra prayers, extending forgiveness, and engaging in good deeds all day long.Some of our ISNA youth in MYNA compiled a list of resources to better educate and inspire our community about activities we can engage in during these ten blessed days. We would like to share those resources with you and pray you enjoy a blessed month.
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SEMINAR ON EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS AND PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES AT SHREE INSTITUTE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION, TIRUPATI BY Mr. VAJIH KAHN , HR HEAD -VISION LABS

Chennai-3rd,Sep,2011,   HR Head Mr. Vajih Khan from Vision Labs conducted a placement seminar here at Shree Institute of Technical Education, Tirupati (R), on Staurday 3rd Sep 2011.While presenting his tips and techniques on Employability Skills required for B Tech and MBA students during the campus placements, he emphasized on the importance of creativity, communication skills and logical thinking to the students. He also appreciated the facilities being given to the students and also the comprehensive placement training programme being run by the college authorities. Vision Labs is a 25 year old software company catering to government, defence and research organizations with its diversified software products like GIS, CAD, CAM, Image Processing, Remote Sensing, Simulations, Electronic Warfare, Vision Systems etc ,Later in the evening, Mr. Vajih Kahn also took part in a meeting on placements hosted by the institution and assured his services in the future. Mr. T. Damodaram- the Chairman, Mr.V. Anand - the Director Admn, Dr. P. Raghavulu- the Principal, Mr. A. Babu Naidu- the Training and Placement Officer also took part in the meeting,(photo by RSJ Thomas),
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Congress Party accuses Gujarat Govt. of tampering into Godhra riots probe

New Delhi/Gandhinagar, Aug 11 : In light of another senior police officer of the Gujarat cadre being hauled up for indiscipline, Congress Party on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi Government of trying to tamper into the investigations related to the 2002 Godhra riots."The decision by the Gujarat government to charge sheet another police official re-emphasises that the state government is making all efforts to keep the findings of the Gujarat riots, a secret," said Congress spokesperson Manish Tiwari."We again demand that judicial procedure regarding matters pertaining to the riots should be carried out from outside Gujarat without any interference from the Gujarat government," he added.Meanwhile, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) maintained that the Gujarat Government is allowing the law to take its own course."Will any state should tolerate gross indiscipline, issue is of discipline not of politics. The Supreme Court is hearing every case so it will take proper decision but you do not allow indiscipline to creep in this way," said BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar.According to media reports, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DGP) Rahul Sharma has been served with a chargesheet that accuses him of indiscipline during the investigation into the Godhra riots.Sources told television channels like TIMES NOW and NDTV that Sharma is to be chargesheeted under the Official Secrets Act for allegedly passing on crucial information about the post Godhra riots to Nanavati Commission and the Special Investigation Team.Sharma told the SIT that phone records in the Naroda Patia case were destroyed.Sharma is the second Indian Police Service (IPS) officer to be targetted for indiscipline in Gujarat, the first being Sanjiv Bhatt, a 1988 batch IPS officer, who was suspended on Monday by the state Home Department in exercise of powers conferred by Rule 3(1) of All India Services (Discipline and Appeals) Rules, 1969.Bhatt's lawyer claimed that his,client's suspension by the state government was due to a petition filed by him in the Supreme Court and he is weighing legal options to challenge the action.In his 19-page supplementary affidavit filed before the Supreme Court last week, Bhatt alleged someone in the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing post-Godhra riot cases was leaking sensitive details related to investigations conducted by it to Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta.Bhatt had earlier accused Modi of misusing the state machinery during post-Godhra riots and of asking cops to ignore calls for help from Muslims during the riots. Bhatt alleged in the affidavit before the apex court that he had seen e-mails from SIT probing the riots cases in the personal mail account of Mehta. Mehta,on his part, lodged a complaint with the state cyber cell last Friday accusing Bhatt of hacking his e-mails ==================================================

Telangana employees reject invitation for talks

Hyderabad, Aug 11 : Government employees in Telangana Thursday rejected the Andhra Pradesh government's invitation for talks over their proposed indefinite strike from Aug 17 to demand creation of separate state and resolution of service-related issues.The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of Telangana employees, teachers and gazetted officers took the decision at its meeting to discuss the invitation by the cabinet sub-committee.JAC leaders said that since the government had not accepted their preconditions, they would not hold any talks with the cabinet sub-committee.The JAC wants the government to withdraw orders invoking the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) in various departments and also call back para-military and police forces deployed in government offices.The committee's leaders said the government was trying to intimidate them in the name of talks and hence they would not participate. They had boycotted a meeting last week with the five-member cabinet sub-committee. The JAC comprises several unions of employees.Meanwhile, the political JAC which is spearheading the Telangana movement has clarified that the strike would not be postponed. JAC spokesman denied reports that the employees were planning to defer the protest to next month in view of Ramzan festivities and the coming Ganesh Chaturthi.

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Y S Jagan to resume Odarpu Yatra from Aug 15

Vijayawada, Aug 11: Y S R Congress party President and Kadapa MP Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy will resume his Odarpu Yatra to console the bereaved families from August 15 Addressing a press conference here today, Y S R Congress party State Committee member Sridhar Reddy said Jagan would tour Krishna district for 15 days.He said Jagan would console the bereaved families in the city on August 28, 29 and 30. He would also unveil the statues of former Chief Minister and his father Y S Rajasekhara Reddy. Jagan was taking Odarpu Yatra to console the bereaved families whose loved ones allegedly committed suicides as they were unable to bear the sudden tragic death of then Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhar Reddy in helicopter crash. Dismissing allegations that Jagan had amassed huge wealth by unfair and illegal means, he said he had earned money through his business. Expressing confidence in the courts, the State Committee member said Jagan would be exonerated from the charges.Taking a dig at the CBI, Mr Reddy alleged that the CBI had become a 'puppet' in the hands of the ruling party and he did not believe that the agency would act in unbiased manner in the investigation on Y S Jagan's properties.Former MLAs Jaleel Khan, Saminenu Udaybanu and former Mayor Tadi Sekhunthala were also present in the conference.

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Rail Roko: 27 cases booked against agitators

Hyderabad, Jul 14 : As many as 27 cases were registered and 598 people arrested during the 12-hrs rail roko agitation that started from 0600 hours, called by Telagana Political JAC in Telangana region today.In a release, Director General (Law and Order) M Ratan said the local police booked 18 cases under preventive sections and took the agitators in custody while the GRP and the RPF booked nine cases for trespassing and obstructing movement of trains.The overall situation remained under control, he said, adding that the deloyment of the GRP and RPF was made to ensure safety of railway tracks and movement of trains since last evening. Because of the measures taken in advance, the agitators were unable to stop Hyderabad-Nanded Passenger train at Maraspet in Medak District last night and as they were taken into custody and the train could reach Hyderabad, he claimed.The South Central Railways(SCR) had rescheduled more than two dozen trains and had made arrangements for transportation of stranded passengers by APRTC buses from the places where some of the trains had been terminated after 0600 hours while the MMTS services between Secunderabad and Lingampally were operated during the day,About 17 passenger trains and 12 goods trains were detained for different spans of time by the agitators while most of these could reach their destinations with some delay and some long distance trains like Ernakulam-Patna Express, Darbhanga-Bangalore Express and Nizamuddin-VSP Link Express had to wait at Kazipet, Yeluguru and Nekonda, respectively, till evening, when normal running of trains resumed, he added.
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48-hour Telangana shutdown may hit normal life

Hyderabad, July 4 : Normal life in Hyderabad and nine other districts of Telangana is likely to come to a standstill Tuesday and Wednesday even as the government is gearing up to tackle 48-hour shutdown called by the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) in a bid to intensify its agitation for a separate state.Buses may go off the roads as state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) is likely to suspend all its services across the region as a precautionary measure. APSRTC officials have already announced that bus services between Vijayawada and the Telangana region would be suspended from Monday midnight.The South Central Railway (SCR) has announced suspension of Multi Modal Transit System (MMTS) or local trains in Hyderabad. Autorickshaw drivers have also decided not operate three-wheelers in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad in support of the demand for a separate state.Long queues were seen at petrol bunks as people resorted to panic buying. At many petrol bunks, "no stock" boards were displayed.All universities, colleges and schools in the region are also likely to remain closed as students have been actively participating in the separate Telangana movement.Hyderabad Commissioner of Police A. K. Khan has imposed orders banning gathering of people on roads, meetings and rallies. Prohibitory orders would be strictly in force around the assembly complex, the state secretariat, Raj Bhavan and other vital installations.Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy reviewed the situation with his deputy Damodar Raja Narasimha, some cabinet colleagues and senior police officials. He directed the officials to take all necessary steps to ensure that general public is not put to hardships.The JAC, which is spearheading the movement for separate Telangana state, has called for a series of protests starting with the shutdown to demand that the central government table a bill on the issue in the monsoon session of parliament.The JAC, which comprises the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and other political and non-political groups, has also called for a rail blockade July 8 and 9.TRS chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao appealed to people to make the 48-hour shutdown a total success. He also urged central and state government employees, teachers, lawyers and workers of state-owned Singareni Collieries to participate in the strike.JAC convenor M. Kodandaram appealed to the Congress, the Telugu Desam Party and all mass organisations to make the shutdown a huge success.Unions representing employees of APSRTC and the electricity board, who are part of the JAC, have announced their participation in the shutdown.KCR,  as Rao is popularly known, said the protest would continue till the central government honours its commitment made on Dec 9, 2009, to carve out a separate Telangana state,Appealing to all sections of people to participate in the protest, KCR said the rail blockade would snap the rail link between south and north India.Telangana students will take out rallies July 6 and 7 in villages, towns and district headquarters while cook-and-eat protests, whereby people from all walks of life will set up kitchens on roads, cook food and eat there, will be held across the region on July 10.
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Telangana will become fireball, warns TRS chief

Hyderabad, July 4 : Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao has warned that Telangana will turn into a fireball from Tuesday if statehood was not given to the region even after the mass resignations of public representatives.He cautioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh against going back on his Dec 9, 2009 promise to carve out a separate Telangana state.Addressing a gathering at the site of the hunger strike by four rebel legislators of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP), KCR, as Rao is known, said Monday that the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh was inevitable. He advised intellectuals and public representatives of Andhra and Rayalaseema regions not to create any hurdles."If you create any further hurdles, you will be responsible for the consequences," he said.KCR said if the mass resignations failed to achieve the goal of a separate state, the movement could take a violent turn like in 1969. "Telangana will become a fireball from tomorrow. We will block roads and railway lines and bring everything to a halt," he said.The TRS chief said the Telangana Joint Action Committee (JAC) would chalk out the protest programme.The state witnessed a spate of resignations over the issue Monday with 36 legislators of the ruling Congress and 33 from the TDP quitting over the issue of statehood.
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Congress MPs from Telangana resign

New Delhi, July 4 : Pressing for creation of a separate state of Telangana, Congress MPs from the region in Andhra Pradesh Monday resigned from parliament."Nine MPs from Lok Sabha have submitted their resignation to the Speaker and one from Rajya Sabha to the chairman," Congress MP K. Keshava Rao told reporters outside parliament. The MPs came to Delhi to build pressure on the party-led United Progressive Alliance government to concede their demand for creation of a separate Telangana state.
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11 Ministers, 29 Cong, 33 TDP MLAs quit on 'T' issue

Hyderabad, Jul 4: As many as 11 Ministers and 29 Congress MLAs submitted their resignation papers to Andhra Pradesh Assembly Deputy Speaker in a bid to exert pressure on the Centre for a separate Telangana StateAmong the 11 Ministers who submitted resignation letters to Deputy Speaker Mallu Batti Vikramarka included K Jana Reddy, K Venkat Reddy and Dr J Geeta Reddy.Thirty-three MLAs from the principal Opposition party, the TDP, led by Mr Yarlappali Dayakar Rao, also submitted resignation letters to the Deputy Speaker as Speaker Nadendla Manohar was currently abroad.Of the 33 TDP MLAs, two of them who were abroad had faxed the resignation letters to the Deputy Speaker, TDP sources said.Earlier, former Minister P Janardhana Reddy's son and Jubilee Hills MLA Vishnuvardhan Reddy of the Congress this morning submitted his resignation to the Andhra Pradesh Deputy Speaker in support of the demand for separate Telangana State. ===================================================

Two Telangana ministers head to Delhi for talks

Hyderabad, July 4 : Two senior Andhra Pradesh ministers, K. Jana Reddy and Ponnala Lakshmaiah, Monday left for Delhi for talks with the Congress leadership on the issue of statehood to Telangana.Immediately after submitting their resignations, along with other ministers and legislators, to the deputy speaker of the assembly, the ministers left for the national capital to join their party MPs from the region in the talks with the leadership.Nine MPs from Telangana are already in Delhi to submit their resignations to press their demand for formation of a separate Telangana state.Jana Reddy, who is leading the Telangana ministers and legislators, wanted the MPs to wait till they arrive in Delhi for talks.The Congress leadership has called MPs and legislators for talks to resolve the Telangana issue. Though the ministers and legislators received the invite in the morning, they decided to go ahead with submitting their resignations before any talks.Jana Reddy denied that their action was a defiance of the party leadership. He claimed that the resignations were in fact to save and strengthen the party in Telangana.The Congress government in Andhra Pradesh plunged into crisis with 36 legislators from the party and all 33 from the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) quitting over the Telangana issue.
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Arvind Kejriwal meets Telugu Desam Party President on Lokpal Bill

Hyderabad, Jul 2 : To garner support for the Jan Lokpal Bill, a Civil Society team led by its activist Arvind Kejriwal today met Telugu Desam Party (TDP) President N Chandrababu Naidu here.Mr Kejriwal, who met Mr Naidu at his residence also requested him to lend his party's support for mounting pressure on the Centre to bring the Prime Minister under the ambit of the Lokpal.He said it was an illusion that the Jan Lokpal would run parallel to the Judiciary and the government.The civil society activist also said in other countries the CBI and CEC functioned independently. But it was not so in India.He said Mr Naidu told him that there were some dangerous clauses in the bill and added the activists were meeting peoples' representatives as they will be instrumental in getting the bill passed in Parliament.The Civil Society team's visit to the city from New Delhi and meeting Mr Naidu assumed significance as the Centre had called for an all-party meet on Lokpal bill in New Delhi tomorrow.
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