"Parliament has spoken....the will of Parliament is the will of people," said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh commenting on the development.
I just love this Stamp: The first stamp of independent India. It was released on 21 Nov 1947, was meant for foreign correspondence.
The 74-year-old New Age Gandhian, Anna Hazare has been on fast for the last 12 days, demanding the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by Parliament. Tomorrow at 10 am he would break his fast, and it is a celebration for our beloved India. We still have a long way to go as Anna Hazare says:
Without any bloodshed, we the people of India have shown the meaning of Satyagraha, : a powerful weapon to fight for justice. We are sure the whole world has watched it, and are convinced that, " where there's a will, there's a way".
I just love this Stamp: The first stamp of independent India. It was released on 21 Nov 1947, was meant for foreign correspondence.
The three conditions set by Anna Hazare to end his fast – making the lower bureaucracy accountable, having an effective grievances redressal system for ordinary people, and having Lokayuktas at the state level – were met when parliament adopted a Sense of the House statement by a thumping of desks, indicating its intent to incorporate these points in a modified Lokpal Bill.
The 74-year-old New Age Gandhian, Anna Hazare has been on fast for the last 12 days, demanding the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill by Parliament. Tomorrow at 10 am he would break his fast, and it is a celebration for our beloved India. We still have a long way to go as Anna Hazare says:
| The dream of India as a strong nation will not be realised without self-reliant, self-sufficient villages, this can be achieved only through social commitment & involvement of the common man." |
Without any bloodshed, we the people of India have shown the meaning of Satyagraha, : a powerful weapon to fight for justice. We are sure the whole world has watched it, and are convinced that, " where there's a will, there's a way".
This is Anna 2 days back.
