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Showing posts with label Bhayyuji Maharaj. Show all posts
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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Anna Hazare enters cyberworld attacking govt agents


NEW DELHI: Entering the cyberworld with a blog and a Twitter account, Anna Hazare on Thursday accused "some government agents" of creating an image that it was due to their "favourite ministers" that he gave up his fast in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan in August.

"It was only when my inner voice permitted me I broke my fast after getting assurance from the government. The reason I am clearing the misconceptions here is I came to understand some government agents tried to propagate and create an image that it was the handiwork of their favourite ministers that I gave up my fast.

"I came across articles of self-praise, interviews published by them. This is a false propaganda," Hazare said in his multi-lingual blog http://annahazaresays.wordpress.com/.

Giving some insight into what transpired before he called off his 12-day-old fast for a strong Lokpal, Hazare wrote that till the last moment, the government tried to break the movement.

As talks progressed regarding calling off his fast, he said the people, who came to meet his team members, the middle-man, the Minister all of them had "different versions, different assurances.

"It was the responsibility of the government that they scrutinies the people they had sent for negotiations whether they were corrupt or had clean image. That was for the Government to think. I held talks with them considering they were Government representatives! The answers lay with the government," he said.

After Harare called off the fast, questions have been raised, particularly in media interviews, over the participation of Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, who is facing allegations in Adarsh scam, and Bhayyuji Maharaj in mediation.

Monday, 22 August 2011

Anna Hazare upset with Govt mediators: Sources


New Delhi: Anna Hazare is reportedly upset with Government's move to employ mediators to start talks with him on the Jan Lokpal Bill, sources have told CNN-IBN. Spiritual guru Bhayyuji Maharaj and senior Maharashtra bureaucrat UC Sarangi were involved in back-channel talks with Team Anna on Sunday,
According to his close associated Hazare reportedly wants senior Government ministers to hold talks with him because is believes that a strong Lokpal is a national issue.

Union Telecom and HRD Minister Kapil Sibal has reportedly told Bhayyu Maharaj that he is ready to talk with Hazare if other members of Team Anna - Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, Shanti Bhushan and Kiran Bedi - are kept out.

However, Team Anna said that that no one representing the Central Government had contacted them and questioned Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Harish Rawat's statement that the Centre had initiated talks with Hazare and his supporters at various levels to break the deadlock.


Bhayyuji Maharaj said that he will attempt for an open debate on the Lokpal Bill.

"Both sides want a solution. But there needs to be start, which is unfortunately getting delayed. I want both the government and Team Anna to come together for a strong Lokpal bill. Open debate should take place on contentious issue and talks should be transparent and in public domain. Anna's arrest was a mistake," said Bhayyu Maharaj.

As Hazare's fast entered its seventh day on Monday, there are no signs of compromise yet over the issue of which bill - Government's Lokpal Bill or Team Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill - should be passed by Parliament.
Team Anna has also refused Government's offer for four months to discuss and pass the Lokpal Bill.