The central government is in favour of enacting a model law of Lokayukta so that all states can adopt their own act according to it, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan said Thursday. Chavan’s comments came after his hour-long meeting with social activist Anna Hazare, who is on a two-day trip to Mumbai, where he will [ Read More ]
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Shiv Sena MLA arrested in housing scamLocal MLA and former minister Suresh Jain has been arrested in connection with the 2006 Gharkul Housing scheme scam, police said. Jain, Shiv Sena MLA from Jalgaon, was arrested at Dharangaon late last night and would be produced in the court in the afternoon, they said. Incidentally, Jain, who was a Minister for Housing in [ Read More ] Lokpal: Anna Hazare to start day-long fastAnti-graft crusader Anna Hazare will today start his day-long fast at Jantar Mantar against the Parliamentary Standing Committee report on Lokpal Bill. Hazare has reached at the Rajghat, memorial of Mahatma Gandhi, to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation. The 74-year-old social activist will go to Jantar Mantar where he will sit on [ Read More ] Lokpal bill will cut graft by 70 percent:Anna HazareSocial activist Anna Hazare said Friday that the proposed Lokpal bill will bring down corruption by 60 to 70 percent. ”When it becomes a law, it will curb graft by 60 to 70 percent and become the foundation for completely removing corruption,” Hazare told a group of farmers near Nelamangala, about 40 km from Bangalore. [ Read More ] |
