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Sat, 08/27/2011 - 22:00
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Fresh signs of trouble; Team Anna accuses govt of 'betrayal'
New Delhi, Aug 27 (PTI) Fresh signs of trouble emerged on
the Lokpal issue on Saturday with Team Anna terming as
"betrayal" the government's response that the Parliament after
the debate will not pass the resolution, which is their prime
demand.
"This is clearly betrayal. What else is this....In last
four days, government has changed its stand thrice," Arvind
Kejriwal, a close associate of Anna Hazare, told reporters
after Team Anna's fresh round of talks with government
representatives.
"Last night, we were given the impression that there
would be a resolution which would be voted upon in Parliament
on the three issues which have been mentioned by Anna Hazare
in his letter to the Prime Minister....Now we have been told
that there will not be any resolution nor any voting.
"There will be some discussion at the end of which some
sense of the House will be conveyed. This is not what we had
understood at all. And if this is the case then this is not
going to be very 'helpful or meaningful' at all," another key
member of the Team Anna, Prashant Bhushan, said.
If no resolution will take place or no voting will happen
and if this the response given to Anna Hazare's letter then it
is "very unfortunate", the lawyer said.
The fresh trouble comes amidst concerns over the health
of 74-year-old Gandhian, who has been fasting for last 12
days.
While some have accused members of Team Anna of playing
hardball, the Hazare associates have alleged that government
has been "betraying" it by changing its stance on the Lokpal
issue.
"In Parliament, every party has said they are with Team
Anna then why voting is not taking place," Kejriwal said and
asked BJP to clear its stand on the issue.
"Salman Khurshid (Law Minister) has told us that they
have spoken to the BJP and they are also not in favour of
voting. So, BJP should also clear their stand on the issue,"
Kejriwal said.
Noting that Hazare had written to Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh asking a resolution to be moved in Parliament containing
his three demands -- inclusion of lower bureaucracy in Lokpal,
a Citizen Charter should be displayed at all government
offices and all states should have Lokayukta, Bhushan said "if
this is the response to his letter, it is very 'unfortunate'."
the Lokpal issue on Saturday with Team Anna terming as
"betrayal" the government's response that the Parliament after
the debate will not pass the resolution, which is their prime
demand.
"This is clearly betrayal. What else is this....In last
four days, government has changed its stand thrice," Arvind
Kejriwal, a close associate of Anna Hazare, told reporters
after Team Anna's fresh round of talks with government
representatives.
"Last night, we were given the impression that there
would be a resolution which would be voted upon in Parliament
on the three issues which have been mentioned by Anna Hazare
in his letter to the Prime Minister....Now we have been told
that there will not be any resolution nor any voting.
"There will be some discussion at the end of which some
sense of the House will be conveyed. This is not what we had
understood at all. And if this is the case then this is not
going to be very 'helpful or meaningful' at all," another key
member of the Team Anna, Prashant Bhushan, said.
If no resolution will take place or no voting will happen
and if this the response given to Anna Hazare's letter then it
is "very unfortunate", the lawyer said.
The fresh trouble comes amidst concerns over the health
of 74-year-old Gandhian, who has been fasting for last 12
days.
While some have accused members of Team Anna of playing
hardball, the Hazare associates have alleged that government
has been "betraying" it by changing its stance on the Lokpal
issue.
"In Parliament, every party has said they are with Team
Anna then why voting is not taking place," Kejriwal said and
asked BJP to clear its stand on the issue.
"Salman Khurshid (Law Minister) has told us that they
have spoken to the BJP and they are also not in favour of
voting. So, BJP should also clear their stand on the issue,"
Kejriwal said.
Noting that Hazare had written to Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh asking a resolution to be moved in Parliament containing
his three demands -- inclusion of lower bureaucracy in Lokpal,
a Citizen Charter should be displayed at all government
offices and all states should have Lokayukta, Bhushan said "if
this is the response to his letter, it is very 'unfortunate'."
