Anna Hazare detained ahead of his fast

16th August 2011:  Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and scores of other anti-corruption movement leaders are arrested. Their crime - voicing their displeasure against a false bill which gives the Indian Politicians a right to scare away and intimidate whistle blowers! It is not a real democracy! False democracy thrives in India because political power is bought not really won in India. 

AAC demands Indian Government immediately release Anna's team. We support Anna Hazare. - AAC Team

US$20.33 Trillion approximate amount of Indian money siphoned off in Scams

Here is a summary of all scams since India's independence. These may not be the only ones. These are the ones that were caught and brought to the notice of the public.

In total, this is coming upto Rs. 910,603,234,300,000, which is equal to USD 20.23 trillion. With this huge amount, India will become a super-power overnight and can permanently kill all social problems mainly poverty and unemployment.

PROTEST IN FRONT OF HCI, LONDON 1 JULY 2011 FROM 12PM TO 1PM

Dear Supporters,


AAC and its member organizations have collected thousands of petitions signed by NRI community, expressing their deep anger towards what had taken place in Delhi Ramlila Maidan Grounds in the mid-night of 4th June.  As you know thousands of peaceful anti-corruption protesters were brutally attacked and NRI community is not happy about it.  So AAC supporters are going to peacefully assemble to protest on 1 JULY 2011 in front of HCI.  We will hand over petitions to the Indian High Commissioner, UK.  See you all there...


-Action Against Corruption 

United we stand, divided we fall

Why is the Nation of India (and Abroad) still divided on the lines of communal and secular, when the overwhelming monster of corruption is rotting away the foundations of Democracy and undermining its legitimacy.? Is it relevant to dig the unnecessary dirt on Baba Ramdev's supporters or Anna Hazare's supporters when the Nation is at a crisis point! United we stand, divided we fall... Please know the maths..

Press Statement by Mr Sinna Mani, BOPIO President

Sinna Mani, President of BOPIO, speaking at a rally in central London(Parliament Square) on Sunday 19/06/2011 said: ³It is a sad day for India and her friends overseas when five senior members of Manmohan Singh¹s government have to turn up to receive Swami Ramdev, who is just a yoga teacher however rich and powerful he may be. Please click the link below for the full statement:

http://www.bopio.org.uk/press_release.html

[Personally, this is the first time I ever heard a public speech by Mr. Sinna Mani.  It is one of the most brilliantly analysed and presented speech.  You must hear him speak!  I am hoping to get hold of a video copy of his speech and post it on our AAC website. - Madhava Turumella]

మల్లియలు మాలికలు: Why Indian Government is not interested in fightin...

Please click the following link to read the full speech by Madhava Turumella during protest.
 మల్లియలు మాలికలు: Why Indian Government is not interested in fightin...: "Chanakya Said – Corruption must be stopped at the highest authorities. You may wonder why! We must stop the highest authorities from be..."

Please Note; There ARE  NO DISTRCT LINE  TRAINS TO WESTMINISTER UNDERGROUND STATION THIS SUNDAY  19TH JUNE .due to engineeering work

Use an Alternative ---JUBILEE LINE  TRAINS instead to WESTMINISTER UNDERGROUNDNearest station  to our assembley point for Peaceful Protest .

Please click here to know of planned closures and plan your journey: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/livetravelnews/realtime/track.aspx?offset=weekend

“He who passively accepts evil is as much involved in it as he who helps to perpetrate it. He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really cooperating with it.” -Martin Luther King Jr.

PEACEFUL PROTEST 

ON19 JUNE 2011

VENUE:

Old Palace Yard, 

Opposite the Houses of

 Parliament, 

London, SW1P 3JY, UK

TIME: 12pm TO 2:30pm

Nearest Tubes: Westminister, Victoria, St. James Park

Old Palace Yard is situated in between Westminster Abbey and the Houses of Parliament, a short distance from Victoria train station and walking distance from both Westminster and St James’s Park tube stations.

All protesters will be wearing BLACK ARMBANDS as a sign of solidarity to the innocent people of India who were brutally hurt by the action of Indian Police on 5th June.

Please click on the REASONS FOR PROTEST link to take a print out of our reasons and to know why we are protesting. 

Also for further information please contact:

Madhava Turumella: 07876616883

Sanjay Jagatia: 07805 054776

Munaben Chauhan: 07974 320202

Darshanlal Sohal: 07803 149781

Ravi Sharma: 0208 5542143

Nanjibhai Halai: 07951 862184

Swarn Ghataura: 07783 524454

Dharmendra Joshi: 07865639323

Dilip Govindji: 07761810077

Payal Bhawsar PYPT Office: 0141 4277510

For coaches & how you can take part in the protest please contact.

HARROW:

Pratibha Graham - 0208 723 6283, pratibhagraham@googlemail.com

Surabhi Khona - 0208 863 3282 07766010165, surbhik112@hotmail.com

STANMORE:

Jyoti Joshi - 0208 933 4499, 07852119507, joshijojo@aol.com

Daksha Patel  - 07840495455, cestlevie21@aol.co.uk

SOUTHALL:

Harsimrat Brar - 0208 581 1320, harsimrat_2000@yahoo.com

Prabhu Shah - 0189 581 0646, prabhu.shah@gmail.com

HOUNSLOW:

Alpana Rathore  07943785048, Dralpana@Yahoo.Co.Uk

Murari Sharma - 020 8570 8883, murari.sharma@btinternet.com

SLOUGH

Mr. Swaran Singh Sian - 01628 419727,  swaransinghsian@hotmail.com

Usha Prashar  07778141920, usha_up@hotmail.com

FINCHLEY:

Bakul Patani - 0208 8862815, info@thepillbox.co.uk

Maysurii Patani  07825818746, maysuri@yahoo.co.uk

ILFORD:

Subhash Tank  02085544854,tanksubhash@hotmail.co.uk

Raj Singaravelou  02085974343, rsingaravelou@hotmail.com

SOUTH LONDON:

Alpa Joshi - 02089461947, 07957546240, wimbledonjoshis@aol.com

Rekha Dixit  02088572006, urvashidixit@aol.com

LUTON & BEDFORD:

Rahul Tangri  01582728769, rahultangri@hotmail.com

Charan Sekhon - 01234 782393, 07776171333, c.sekhon@talktalk.net

SOUTHAMPTON:

Krishan Gupta  02380397432, kris.gupta@ntlworld.com

Raj Rani Sharma - 02380553742, 07711 847144, jlsharma@uku.co.uk

WOLVERHAMPTON:

Mr Kishore Bahri - 01902 336327, 07880723505,

Mrs Davinder Mann  07702875918, dk.mann@hotmail.co.uk

DERBY:

Bhagwan Gupta  01332364579

Ajit Singh Dosanjh - 01332 573725, ajit_dosanjh@Yahoo.co.uk

NOTTINGHAM:

D L Sohal 07803149781, dlsohal@pranyog.co.uk

Jay Verma - jaiverma777@yahoo.co.uk

LEICESTER:

Bharti Jogia - 01162706668

Hemang Bhatt - 07765650328hemangb@hotmail.com

COVENTRY:

Naginbhai Prajapati - 07977098493, nagin_prajapati@hotmail.com

Rajubhai Thakordas  02476590013, rthakordas@hotmail.com

GLASGOW:

Mamta Kanabar - 0141 423 9225, 07837983346, mamta.kanabar@barnardos.org.uk

Payal Bhawsar 07888666869, payal_silvassa@yahoo.com

BOLTON:

Dr. Ashwin Shah - 01204 848940, anagda@aol.com

Dr. Kundan Bala Shah - 01204 848940, 07968758747, shah_kundan@hotmail.com

BIRMINGHAM:

Ram Murti Kuladhar - 0121 7724225, 07737142439, r.kauldhar@hotmail.co.uk

Dr Harvinder Singh Padhaal  07956957151, dpadhaal@yahoo.co.uk

READING:

Mr Govind Bhatti - 0118-9393615(Ext 227), 07970103089, govind@ccare.co.uk

WALSALL:

Kajal Paw  07971631129, Pawkp@aol.com

Hansa Patel - kamisha9@hotmail.com

NEPALESE COMMUNITY:

Atmaram Dahal  07969254362, garud7@hotmail.co.uk

Chiranjibi Pudhyal  07886003658, bsbishnu@yahoo.com

CRAWLEY:

Smita Raja - 07805700998/01293889433, smitaraja@hotmail.co.uk

Gomtiben Limbachia - 07763924512/01293885875

NEWCASTLE:

Kiran Sehgal  07757542636, kiran@michaelsehgal.co.uk

Archana Chandra  01913880735, archnachandra@hotmail.com

MILTON KEYNES:

Ratilal Gokani  01908677671, ratilalgokani@hotmail.com

Kishore Mistry - 01908668817/07771573616

BRISTOL:

Ramila Patel  07984678823,kamal_7_35@hotmail.com

Prem Sagar Midha  07782578613, ewpsm03@yahoo.co.uk

BRADFORD:

Mohanbhai Patel 079793785631,prashad23@gmail.com

Shashi Bala Sachdev  07752362989,omshaanti@yahoo.co.uk

Kantilal Mistry  07794963778

SHEFFIELD:

Chandeep  07795018974,chandeep@hotmail.com

Mrs Suresh Kumari Athi  07795822282

CROYDON:

Mrs Supriya Kamat 0286688993, supriyakamat@onetel.com

Bhanu N Parekh 02086886214

NORTHAMPTON:

Dr Bal Mukund Bhala  balmbhala@yahoo.co.uk

Narendra Vaid  07961048906,01604513613,mmvaid@hotmail.com

Ashok Nathwani  01536397612, ashoknathwani@yahoo.co.uk

  

MANCHESTER:

Thakor Lal Lad  07751054626,thakorlal.laad@yahoo.com

Congress campaign to counter Anna, Ramdev agitations

http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/congress-campaign-to-counter-anna-ramdev-agitations-111686
New Delhi:  In a counter-offensive, Congress will launch its campaign tomorrow to "expose communal forces" behind the agitations by civil rights activist Anna Hazare and yoga icon Baba Ramdev on issues of corruption and black money.

Senior leader Pranab Mukherjee will hold a media interaction in Kolkata, kick-starting the party's nationwide campaign in the wake of agitations by Ramdev and Hazare.

Comment

[Instead of trying to divide the nation in the name of secular and communal, Congress must start addressing the core issue 'Corruption'.  This counter-offensive suggests only one thing - that Congress party is never serious about bringing back the money'.  It is for some reason trying to discredit both Baba Ramdev and Anna Hazare's campaign by labelling them as communal.  Congress party please wake-up!  The issue in front of the nation is not communal it is 'corruption'- AAC] 

Digvijay Singh Kicked Assailant Sunil Kumar

Comment by AAC:
[A person has shown a 'Shoe' at press conference. But General Secretary of Congress Digvijay Singh and his thugs have assaulted that person. Shame on Congress party for calling themselves as 'Gandhians'. Gita says 'yadyadacarati sresthah' (3.1) what ever the leaders do the followers do the same! We condemn this violent culture. Congress Party - Please stay away from using Mahatma Gandhi's name... –AAC]

Gurgaon woman injured during Baba Ramdev crackdown 'very critical'

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Gurgaon-woman-injured-during-Ramdev-crackdown-very-critical/articleshow/8814238.cms

NEW DELHI: The condition of 51-year-old Raj Bala, the woman who suffered spinal injuries during police action against fasting yoga guru Baba Ramdev, is "very critical".


Raj Bala was one of the devotees of Ramdev who was fasting with the yoga guru at the Ramlila grounds when the Delhi police swooped down onBaba Ramdev on the night of June 5 and detained him after firing tear gas shells and resorting to lathicharge on his supporters to end his indefinite hunger strike on black money issue.

Thousands of protesters gathered at Ramlila ground were caught off guard by the police action. 

http://www.thesundayindian.com/en/story/dictatorship-of-the-sycophants/16135/

Finally, I just want to say that we live in a country that is proud – and often criticized – to have inherited its Constitution, laws and democratic framework from the British; yet, it’s astonishing that one of the greatest virtues of the British democracy is missing! You enter London’s Hyde Park and the Parliament area and you see all kinds of protesters sitting all around doing all kinds of demonstrations! In New Delhi today, if one wants to protest, he is being denied a place! This is unbelievable! In the land of Gandhi, people who want to protest peacefully are being thrashed mercilessly and made ‘tadipaars’! This is not the democracy that Gandhi dreamt of. In simple words, it is the shameful and unapologetic dictatorship of the sycophants. And it must end. - ARINDAM CHAUDHURI

Baba Ramdev in hospital, fast continues

Dehradun:  Baba Ramdev, hospitalised yesterday after his health deteriorated, is continuing his hunger-strike. Today is the eighth day of his fast.

Read more at: http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/baba-ramdev-in-hospital-fast-continues-111533?cp

From: The Avaaz Team

Dear friends across India,

Last week the government threatened to remove the Prime Minister completely from Jan Lokpal jurisdiction, and talks broke down. But then we sent 30,000 messages in 4 days, and they agreed to his conditional inclusion! Now we have to make sure MPs, Judges, Civil Servants, CBI and CVC are all under the bill.

We have just six days left . Let's flood them with messages and make sure our public demands for an effective anti corruption law dominate next weeks meeting. Click to send an urgent message directly to the inboxes of Kapil, Pranab, Chidambaram, Moily, Khurshid, PM and Sonia Gandhi:http://www.avaaz.org/en/save_jan_lokpal_1/97.php?cl_tta_sign=c758cbbec4769509268d759e052a1835

Please click the link above to send your message to Government of India. -AAC

Admit Digvijay to a mental hospital, says Hazare

http://www.rediff.com/news/slide-show/slide-show-1-admit-digvijay-in-a-mental-hospital-says-hazare/20110610.htm

N Ganesh 


The war of words between veteran social activist Anna Hazare and the Congress gets uglier by the day.

On Friday the anti corruption crusader, who was in Pune after his token fast in New Delhi two days, slammed Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh.

"There is a mental hospital in Yerawada in Pune, he should be admitted there," said Hazare on Singh.

Hindu Americans continue fight against corruption in India (updated)

http://blog.chron.com/believeitornot/2011/06/hindu-americans-continue-fight-against-corruption-in-india/

UPDATE: Less than a week after Hindu yoga guru Swami Baba Ramdev began a fast against corruption and was violently removed from New Delhi, Hindus in Houston say it’s time for Ramdev to end his fast. He was placed in intensive care today due to his physical condition from not eating.  Locals joined Indian Americans from 15 other American cities to send a statement to Ramdev’s offices. It reads in part:

Swami Ji, Indians and Indian Americans have been touched by your sacrifice. Millions have answered your call and joined you in fasting against corruption in India. The response of Indian government has been barbaric but Indian people have been awakened and they need your leadership to take this fight to its rightful conclusion. Swami Ji, we need you, Indians need you, India needs you to end this menace of corruption that is destroying millions of lives and taking away future of a whole generation of Indians. From actions of the government we understand that its promises to enact laws and enforce them were not genuine. This fight will therefore be prolonged.

We beg you to conserve your energy so you can give us strength and guidance to fight peacefully and protest truthfully for an end to corruption.

The Hindu : News / National : Ramdev in ICU as condition worsens

The Hindu : News / National : Ramdev in ICU as condition worsens

“Ramdev was admitted to the ICU immediately after he was brought to the hospital where doctors have examined him,” Medical Superintendent of Himalayan Hospital, Jolly Grant, Dr. S.L. Jethani said.

Comment by AAC:
[Our prayers are with Sri Baba Ramdev ji.  We sincerely salute his determination. Babaji is fighting with a strong will to end the 'bhrastachar' (corruption) in India.  We urge Governement of India to immediately start taking notice of this and start co-operating with Baba.  -AAC] 

The Hindu : Front Page : Ramdev getting RSS support: Chidambaram

The Hindu : Front Page : Ramdev getting RSS support: Chidambaram

Comment by AAC:
[So what!! Home Minister of India must stop vilifying RSS! As a home minister he must uphold law. If RSS was a banned organization then his statements make sense. But he spoke as if RSS people do not pay taxes in India, as if RSS are criminals! They are citizens of India and it is their billions of rupees tax money which people in the highest positions of the government steal away to fund their own TVs and empires!!!- AAC]

Logjam grows, states against overarching lokpal ambit - Hindustan Times

Logjam grows, states against overarching lokpal ambit - Hindustan Times

Not just Central ministers, even some state chief ministers are averse to having a lokpal to investigate all cases of corruption as being demanded by civil society. Two chief ministers - Sheila Dikshit of Delhi and Ibobi Singh of Manipur - have out-rightly rejected the idea of an overarching lokpal.

Comment by AAC:

[This is alarming news. This fear is already expressed by Anna Hazare's team. AAC strongly urges the government to offer their unconditional support to bring a strong Janlokpal Bill - AAC]