Hindustan Times
Let me at the very outset confess that I was impressed by Anna Hazare’s latest show of protest. There was a certain variety to the debate. One didn’t feel being shepherded in the direction chosen by the organizers. Read more
(37 votes, average: 3.16 out of 5)
Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Filed under india · Tagged AB Bardhan, Anna Hazare, Arun Jaitley, Aruna Roy, Arvind Kejriwal, Brinda Karat, CBI, FDI in retail, hindustantimes, JD(U), Kiran Bedi, Lokpal Bill, Parliament, Ramlila Maidan, Separated at Birth, sharad yadav, Vinod Sharma
My respect for Parliament is anchored in my commitment to parliamentary democracy. For that reason, I’m convinced that citizens should be deferential towards elected bodies — from the gram panchayat to the Lok Sabha. Read more
(15 votes, average: 2.87 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, September 5, 2011 at 7:03 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, corruption, gram panchayat, Kiran Bedi, Lok Sabha, Lokpal Bill, Parliament, parliamentary democracy, Prashant Bhushan, Team Anna, Vinod Sharma
Much is being made out in the media about Anna Hazare having scaled down his demands to reach a compromise with Parliament. I consider such reportage both mischievous and tendentious. Read more
(13 votes, average: 3.23 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, August 29, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Gandhian, hindustan times, judiciary, Kiran Bedi, Lokpal Bill, news, ombudsman, Prashant Bhushan, Ram lila Maidan, Vinod Sharma
The UPA’s approach to Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement is a study in how not to handle a protest of that nature. Read more
(34 votes, average: 2.79 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, British Raj, CAG, Comptroller and Auditor General, David, Emergency, Goliath, hindustan times, JP Park, Lokpal Bill, news, Section 144, UPA, Vinod Sharma
I’ve a hunch that the government will agree eventually to place the office of the Prime Minister under the proposed lokpal. That’s the inference I have drawn on reading Pranab Mukherjee’s statement in conjunction with that of Digvijaya Singh. Read more
(8 votes, average: 1.5 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 5:19 pm
Filed under india · Tagged Anna Hazare, civil society, Digvijay Singh, digvijaya singh, Emergency, hindustan times, Lok Pal, lokpal, Lokpal Bill, Manmohan Singh, news, PM, Ramdev, Research and Analysis Wing, Vinod Sharma
Anna Hazare’s campaign against corruption isn’t significant as much for the fact that he made the government bend. Read more
(29 votes, average: 1.79 out of 5) Loading ...Posted by Vinod Sharma on Monday, April 11, 2011 at 6:54 pm
Filed under Uncategorized, india · Tagged Anna Hazare, corruption, hindustantimes, HT blogs, Lokpal Bill, news, Separated at Birth, UPA, Vinod Sharma
