2.B. Social Media’s Emerging Role in Social Activism..................................... 2 2.C. Corruption in India and the Lokpal ............................................................. 3 2.D. India’s 2011 Anticorruption Movement and Anna Hazare......................... 4 2.E. The Role of Social Media in India’s Anticorruption
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Role of Civil Society in Good Governance With the change of the century‚ globalisation and development have increased at a very rapid rate. The technological and economic aspects of this development have led to a huge increase in the development of civil services and social dependence on them. The concept of civil society can be dated back to approximately 2500 years ago to Greek and Roman societies from where it spread all over Europe and then soon became a global phenomenon (Glacius‚ Lewis and
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in the 4th Lok Sabha[clarification needed What is this?] in 1969 but stalled in the Rajya Sabha. Subsequent Lokpal bills were introduced in 1971‚ 1977‚ 1985‚ 1989‚ 1996‚ 1998‚ 2001‚ 2005 and 2008 but all failed to pass.[5] Following the four day Anna Hazare fasting struggle‚[clarification needed] Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stated that the Lokpal Bill would be introduced in the 2011 monsoon session of parliament.[6] Contents[hide] * 1 Background * 2 Key features of proposed bill * 3 Difference
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Jan lokpal bill 2011 The article describes the various salient features of Jan lokpal bill of Anna Hazare. It also states the corruption in India and the need for anti-corruption laws.It also tells the news and updates on the lokpal bill and how the Jan lokpal bill differs from the government lokpal bill. Why is there a need for anti-corruption laws? All of us are aware of the fact that the country‚ whom we love so much has been in the clutches and the diabolical jaws of the virus‚ called corruption
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recent Anna Hazare movement. How many of the editors and anchors who shout very loudly in favour of Anna Hazare actually believe in what he’s saying? But the editors are aware that a story like Anna Hazare‚ for a middle class‚ urban audience‚ is very appealing‚ and therefore‚ play to that. Now‚ having played up the story for four to five months‚ they now think that there may be some doubts among the audience against the Anna Hazare story. So the media is also raising questions about [Team Anna]. They
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abbreviated as AAP) is an Indian political party‚ formally launched on 26 November 2012. It came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding whether or not to politicise the popular. India against Corruption movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011. Hazare preferred that the movement should remain politically unaligned while Kejriwal felt the failure of the agitation route necessitated a direct political involvement. The AAP
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Arvind Kejriwal (born 16 August 1968) is an Indian politician and social activist. Born in Haryana‚ Kejriwal is a graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur‚ where he studied Mechanical Engineering. He is a former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) and former Joint Commissioner in theIncome Tax Department. He is well known for his role in drafting janlokpal bill and his efforts to bring and implement the Right to Information (RTI) act at grassroots level. Kejriwal won the Ramon Magsaysay
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“Anna Hazare’s Leadership” and Anti –corruption campaign in India 16th august 2011‚ was a day of vanity in Indian history which has putted curiosity among most of Indians. Many of us coveted to be part of the activities happening all around in Delhi‚ a wish to join hands with Anna Hazare. It was really hard to believe that a tenacious soldier could turn into an anti-corruption crusader by brilliantly executing an amazing series of checks and counter checks‚ leading to eventual checkmate. It was
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then it is a half done way to success‚ success against corruption‚ success against the unethical human activities‚ success against the global odds‚ and success against the mammoth of hindrances. The campaign by the eminent social activist Anna Hazare and his true will against corruption marks a milestone in the Indian politics. So‚ is this enough for a good political system‚ drafting a bill against corruption? It seems so crazy‚ that with a simple bill‚ are they going to make it against rampant
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US; our medical systems are directed by the US; our energy policies‚ Atomic Power policies‚ Science development‚ Education‚ Agriculture and almost everything … is dictated by what the US wants us to do! Even a local “movement” such as the recent Anna Hazare’ movement against corruption seems to be having some “push” from the US corridors of Power. India now seems to be moving away from a totally independent strong democracy to a banana republic that looks at the US for everything happening here
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