Live! Reject Hazare's plea, says Chidambaram
August 17, 2011
18:37 PM Home minister addresses LS on Hazare protest: These are the highlights of what Home Minister P Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday regarding Anna Hazare'e protest.
- Parliament should reject Hazare's argument that only his Jan Lok Pal bill be passed.
- Do not diminish the right of Parliament to make laws, every other right is with them (civil activists).
- We will take a political decision on the manner in which to move forward.
- Hazare has right to protest at an agreed place, for as long as he wants, subject to conditions.
- Hazare was inevitably but unfortunately arrested.
17:58 PM New terms for Anna's fast near finalisation: Anna Hazare is likely to be granted permission for holding his indefinite fast in Ramlila Maidan but with conditions that there will be no fast-unto-death and no use of loudspeakers beyond 10 pm.
17:54 PM Watch Justice Sen's impeachment live from RS!: This is the link for those of you who want to want to watch Justice Saumitro Sen, as it happens in the Rajya Sabha
17:46 PM India earns Rs 2.15 lakh cr from telecom: Everyone knows of the Rs 1.76 lakh crore skimmed off in the 2G spectrum sale, but how much has the government earned so far as entry fees in 2G, 3G and the new-fangled BWA?
The government today said it has received over Rs 2.15 lakh crore so far from telecom operators as spectrum fee and licence fee.
Up to June 2011, the government has received Rs 1,27,775.47 crore as spectrum charges and Rs 88,095.38 crore as licence fee from operators, total amounting to Rs 2,15,870.85 crore, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
"These figures include entry fee in respect of 2G, 3G and BWA," he added.
17:39 PM Nationwide protests in support of Anna : Nationwide protests continued for the second consecutive day today against the arrest of Anna Hazare, with political parties holding rallies in various states to press their demands that included a strong Lokpal Bill.The government today said it has received over Rs 2.15 lakh crore so far from telecom operators as spectrum fee and licence fee.
Up to June 2011, the government has received Rs 1,27,775.47 crore as spectrum charges and Rs 88,095.38 crore as licence fee from operators, total amounting to Rs 2,15,870.85 crore, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
"These figures include entry fee in respect of 2G, 3G and BWA," he added.
Mumbai: supporters thronged Azad Maidan protesting the "undemocratic" manner in which the 74-year-old was taken into custody.
In Andhra Pradesh: TDP supporters demonstrated across Andhra Pradesh against his arrest with the party chief former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu leading a dharna at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Secunderabad.
In Karnataka thousands of students skipped classes as they thronged Freedom Park in Bangalore at a rally, with former Supreme Court judge Santosh N Hegde, also joining the dharna.
In Indore, BJP workers staged a sit-in waving placards against the police action against Hazare.
The Orissa Assembly was adjourned twice amid uproar as BJP and ruling BJD MLAs condemned the police action.
In Tamil Nadu, a large number of people observed fast and more than 300 activists assembled at Adyar in Chennai under the banner of "India Against Corruption", an umbrella body of the citizen's movement fighting for a powerful Lokpal Bill.
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