Anna Hazare declares peoples parliament

Anna Hazare vowed during his sixth day of fasting to carry on indefinitely unless legislation is passed by Aug. 30 creating an anti-corruption watchdog with authority over the judiciary and prime minister s office.

Hazare s campaign has received nonstop media attention and widespread support among both wealthy and poor Indians fed up with rampant bribery and favoritism. But some have accused the 73-year-old activist of hijacking public policy and disrespecting the legislative process by trying to force elected officials to bow to his own agenda.

Hazare told thousands gathered Sunday around his protest stage in a New Delhi park that the “people s parliament is higher than the national Parliament.”

He accused lawmakers of looting the national treasury, but said “people who are the masters have awakened” and must send corrupt officials to jail.

India: K’taka speaker disqualifies 16 dissident lawmakers

Karnataka legislative assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah Monday disqualified 16 rebel legislators, including 11 of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and five independents, hours before the trust-vote.
‘Speaker has sent the disqualification letters to all the 16 rebel legislators individually informing them that they will not be allowed to vote in the confidence motion to be moved by Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa,’ an official of the legislative secretariat reported. The speaker’s action comes in the wake of the dissident lawmakers withdrawing support to the 29-month-old first BJP government in the southern state Oct 6, expressing lack of confidence in the leadership of Yeddyurappa. The 11 disqualified BJP rebels are M.P. Renukacharya, Gopalakrishna Beluru, Anand Ansnotikar, Balachandra Jarkiholi, B.N. Sarvabhouma, Bharamgowda Kage, Y. Sampangi, G.N. Nanjundaswamy, M.V. Nagaraju, Shivan Gowda Nayak and H.S. Shankaralinge Gowda. The five independents are Shivaraj S. Tangadagi, Venkataramanappa, P.M. Narayana Swamy, D. Sudhakar and Gulihatti Shekar. Of the 16 disqualified rebels, eight, including three from the BJP and five independents, were ministers who were sacked recently for revolting against the leadership.

Gilgit Baltitstan polls for Legislative Assembly today

Pakistan News:- Polling for 23 out of 24 legislative seats of Giglit Baltistan assembly will begin today.

There are 265 candidates contesting for 23 seats of the legislative assembly. Polling will begin at 8 am and continue non-stop till 4 pm; where as elections have been postponed in the 19th constituency as MQM candidate expired. In 6 districts, 1022 polling stations have been set up, among which 153 are stated to be dangerous while 119 are stated to be extremely dangerous. Governor Gilgit Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that fool-proof security will be ensured.

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Gilgit Baltitstan polls for Legislative Assembly today was first posted on November 12, 2009 at 6:40 am.

Election Campaign Ends in Gilgit-Baltistan

PAKISTAN: Election Campaign Ends in Gilgit-Baltistan, The election campaign in Gilgit-Baltistan has ended and the polling for 23 out of 24 seats of the legislative assembly will be held on November 12.
Polling will begin at 8am and will continue without a break till 4pm tomorrow. Election in constituency 19 will not be held as MQM candidate died. Some 1022 polling stations have been established in 6 districts, 153 have been declared sensitive while 119 extremely sensitive. Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira said that fool proof security would be ensured during the election.

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Election Campaign Ends in Gilgit-Baltistan was first posted on November 11, 2009 at 1:28 pm.