CBI probe ordered into Army chief’s charges

The government on Monday ordered a CBI inquiry into the allegation made by Army chief Gen. V. K. Singh that he was offered a Rs 14 crore bribe by a lobbyist. A CBI probe was ordered by Defence Minister A.K. Antony in the wake of the Army chief’s allegation, Defence Ministry officials said on Monday. Terming Gen Singh’s allegations as serious, Antony told reporters outside Parliament, “We have to handle it...I have taken action.” When asked if the Army chief had informed him about the bribe offer, he said, “Parliament is in session.” In an interview to a newspaper, the Army chief alleged that an equipment lobbyist offered him a bribe of Rs 14 crore, which he had reported to the Defence Minister. He said the lobbyist offered him the bribe in order to have a tranche of 600 sub-standard vehicles of a particular make cleared for purchase. “Just imagine, one of these men had the gumption to walk up to me and tell me that if I cleared the tranche, he would give me Rs 14 crore. He was offering a bribe to me, to the Army chief. He told me that people had taken money before me and they will take money after me,” Gen. Singh said. Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said, “Whenever such allegation is levelled by any senior official, the government makes sure that it is clarified.” “He (Gen Singh) has said a very serious thing in his statement and every thing should be made clear in black and white,” she said. On the statement of Gen Singh, former Army chief Deepak Kapoor said, “It is below my dignity to comment on the allegation.”

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Mr. Malcolm Johnson, Director ITU-T Geneva 

Hon'ble Shri Vir Bhadra Singh, Union Minister for MSME

Dr Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy

Hon’ble Mr Kapil Sibal , Hon’ble Union Minister for Communications & IT  

Mr. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industries

Hon’ble Mr. Sachin Pilot, Minister of State for Communications and IT

Hon’ble Sh TKA Nair, Advisor to Hon’ble Prime Minister of India

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Kiran Bedi's & Arvind Kejriwal's response

Kiran Bedi's & Arvind Kejriwal's response to today's Parliamentary Proceedings

Monday, 26 March, 2012 9:53 PM

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Kiran Bedi Ji's response: 

What has been said by Team Anna is all in public domain. And is not becoming known for the first time. Its all been reported by media time to time. its all on the net.
And being accessed world wide. 
All this is part of films in India too.
In fact the question before our politicians and bureaucrats is why this state of affairs at all.
Why have we come this far?
I wish some one in the Parliament had called a special session for reflection to take into account people's perception which has been aired with evidence.
Shooting the messenger is not the solution. Addressing the message is--with all the seriousness it deserves. .
This is the need of the hour. People are looking for clean and honest political class.
If they were serious they could have brought in electoral, police, judicial and Adm reforms by now, besides an effective lokpal.
Have they? Kiran.
Time media too understands and airs people's angst as it is.
Some are doing but more needs to be done.

Arvind Kejriwal's response: 

1) Hum sansad ki respect karte hai. Aaj kuch log jo sansad me baithe hai unko leke hume chinta hai. Sansad me aise bhi saansad hai jo ache hai par kuch ke khilaf aapradik mamle chal rahe hai. 162 logo par aapradhik mamle chal rahe hai jaise attempt to murder, murder, corruption etc. Ye chinta ka vishay hai. in logo ke rehte hum kaise umeed kar sakte hai ki vo ek sakt kanoon banaege jo unke sathi saansad ko jail bhijva sakta hai? 

2) Hume fast track court banane ki zaroorat hai jo 6 mahine me saare cases inke khilaf jaanch kare aur apne nirneye sunaye. Ya inhe doshi karaar de ya innocent ghoshit kare.

3) Vo kehte hai ki humne sansad ka apmaan kiya hai. Kya un partiyo ne sansad ka apmaan nahi kiye jinhone inhe ticket diya? Kya jab ye log sansad me Bill fadte hai (raajneeti prasaad) tab kya sansad ka apmaan nahi hota? Jab chairs fakte hai tab apmaan nahi hota? Sansad ek pavitra mandir hai aur agar is mandir me geeta fade to kya vo apmaan nahi hai sansad jaise mandir ka? Saansado ke khareed farok karte hai to tab kya sansad ka apmaan nahi hota? Jis sanvidhaan ne unhe kanoon banane ka adhikaar diya usi Sanvidhaan ne hume protest karne ka bhi adhikaar diya hai. 

4) Jab ek film Paan SIngh Tomar me hero bolta hai sansad me to daku baithe hai to saari janta taliya bajati hai. Kya ye chinta ka vishay nahi hai? Ye zaada ahem mudda hai. Hume dand dene se kya ye mudda theek ho jayega? kya isse chairs todna ya bill fadna band ho jayega? Team Anna ko target karne se kuch nahi hoga. Hum jo bhi consequences ho usko face karne ke liye tayyar hai. Par humne kuch galat nahi bola. Ye aroup to CAG ke, High Courts vagera se bhi sabit huye hai.

5) Sharad Pawar ko ek thapad mara (halaki hum iska samartan nahi karte) tab sansad ne ispe ghanto charcha ki. Jab ek imaandaar IPS officer Narendra ki hatya hui to kisine ispe charcha nahi ki. 

6) Hum Gen VK Singh ki bahut izzat karte hai. Unhone bahut corruption ke khilaaf ladai ladi. Shayad isliye unko target kiya ja raha hai. Sarkaar ne Lokpal se Army ko alag rakha hai. Agar ye case CBI jaanch bhi karti hai to result to pre decided hai kyunki CBI sarkaar ke adhin hai. Hum isliye isko alag karne ki maang kar rahe the. CBI investigation would just be an eyewash.

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You are cordially invited to Vimarsha the monthly discussion series of Vivekananda International Foundation.

 
Shri Purno A. Sangma, Former Speaker- Lok Sabha  will speak on

'Functioning of Parliamentary Democracy in India'
                                               

on Saturday , 31st March  2012

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Venue : Vivekananda International Foundation, 
               Plot no. 3, San Martin Marg,
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The talk will be followed by an interaction. 

Please join us for tea at 5.45 pm.

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Transparency International India
Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Delhi
The coalition against corruption
Advisory Council
Fali S. Nariman
B. G. Verghese
Anna Hazare
Narayana N. R. Murthy
Mrs. Aruna Roy
Former Chairmen
Kuldip Nayar
Adml. R. H. Tahiliani
Delhi, March 22, 2012 PRESS RELEASE
TIME-BOUND GUARANTEED PUBLIC SERVICES
The last two years have witnessed a movement for enacting legislations to ensure
time-bound guaranteed public services with penalty clause if there is any
deficiency in the promised standards. Initiated by Madhya Pradesh in 2010, it was
followed by Bihar, UP, Delhi, Punjab, J&K, Goa, Jharkhand, Kerala, Rajasthan,
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgargh, and Haryana. It is being considered
by Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisa and many other States, besides the Central
Government’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Personnel, Public Grievances,
Law & Justice is currently examining the proposed Right of Citizens for Time
Bound Delivery Goods & Services and Redressal of Their Grievances Bill 2011 as part
of the concurrent list like the RTI.
However, it is observed that these Acts passed by various States have not been
effectively implemented just because the Citizens’ Charters incorporating their
provisions have not been properly formulated or the services mentioned therein
are not those which are availed by the common men. Hence, we suggest, inter alia,
the following aspects to be considered while drafting the Citizens’ Charters and
their implementation to help the common men to avail hassle-free public services
for which he is entitled to –
(1) It should be drafted in consultation with the concerned service-seeker,
service-provider and the NGOs. It should be reviewed periodically and revised
whenever there is any change in the information mentioned therein.
(2) There should be a separate Citizens’ Charter (i.e., Local Citizens’ Charters) for
each office covering the services they provide. For example, there should be
a separate Charter of the Directorate, its subordinate offices, Hospitals,
Schools, etc. according to the particular services they provide.
(3) Mention Service Standards - Step-by-step-Procedure based on ‘Where to go;
how to proceed’, simple and easy to fill-in Forms in local language/s,
specimen of duly-filled in forms, documents, fees, etc. required, reasonable
time schedule, Do’s & Don’ts, etc.,
(4) List all Offices according to services they provide. Indicating area-wise Office
location, public services they render, names, addresses and Tele. Nos. of
concerned officials, their alternate etc.
(5) Reasonable time schedule keeping in view the application of Information
Technology. For example, Delhi Govt is providing Birth/Death Certificates and
Driving Licenses on the same day.
(6) Out-sourcing and decentralization of services particularly which are availed
by the common man. These services may include issue of birth/death
certificates, driving licenses, passport etc., police verification through
registered detective agencies and medical diagnostic services. Such steps
would not only facilitate prompt service delivery, but would also economical.
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Registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860, Delhi
The coalition against corruption
Advisory Council
Fali S. Nariman
B. G. Verghese
Anna Hazare
Narayana N. R. Murthy
Mrs. Aruna Roy
Former Chairmen
Kuldip Nayar
Adml. R. H. Tahiliani
(7) Whenever there is an involvement of another department (like Police in
issuing a Pass Port, inter-state Driving license etc.), a time-limit is to be
fixed after which the desired service is provided with out any further loss
of time in order to maintain the promised service standards.
(8) Visit of any of the service providers (like Police, Rationing Office, etc.) to
any of the service seeker for verification, etc., should be with prior
appointment only (particularly in view of working nuclear families). In case
if the concerned service seeker is not available, the visiting service provider
should leave his contact number his meeting time, place and other details.
(9) Minimum documentation, self-attestation and self-declaration
(10) No duplication - In case desired information and document submitted
earlier like proof of residence (if there is no change), birth certificate, etc.,
it should not be asked again.
(11) Regular monitoring of delivery of services to make service providers
accountable. One of the means to monitor is through electronic-Service
Level Agreements (e-SLA)
(12) If promised services are not provided as per specified time schedule, an
effective grievance redressal mechanism (including the provision of
compensation to the concerned citizen in order to introduce
accountability) should be introduced by creating an unified independent
appellate authority at the district and Block levels. Like ‘LOK VANI’ initiative
may be considered as methods to facilitate the reporting such cases
(13) Provision of “TATKAL” (Immediate) Services if somebody is in urgent need
(as in the case of Passport, Railways, etc.) to avoid touts, bribery, etc.
(14) Minimize the number of Forms. Such Forms in local languages should be
publicized through Newspapers and the concerned website to enable
service seekers to get them copied and use it.
(15) Simultaneous changes in the Performa and other requirements to be
effected along with the changes made in the Citizens Charter.
(16) Proactive disclosure of all information frequently required like ownership
of property, vehicle, etc., tax and dues paid or pending, etc. through
regular up-dating of database
(17) Salient features of each service should be prominently displayed in simple
and easy language at all places (including Entry points of the concerned
service providers) likely to be visited by the service seekers.
(18) If possible, the services and their related information may be presented in a
tabular form.
For Further information, please contact
Transparency Internatioal India
S. K. Agarwal, Vice-Chairman
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CM Akhilesh Yadav bats for metro trains

UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav moved in to  his official residence at 5 Kalidas Marg with his family on Sunday along with his Kranti Rath he  invited  all his workers and colleagues who have participated in his Kranti Rath yatra during his election tour at his official residence of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh,5 Kalida Marg,Lucknow. Akhilesh personally asked security personnel for snap along with driver of the Kranti Rath, and the former programming head of a radio station Naved, some camera men were also called.
 Akhilesh finally sought to quit  from party workers "to settle down with governance" and promised that he "would then on remain available for everyone".With thanksgiving over for the "inner core team", the chief minister walked into space of his official bungalow. with the family, led by wife Dimple Yadav who had meanwhile performed the 'Grah Pravesh' (house warming) puja.

He was joined by party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, wife Dimple, kids Aditi, Tina and Arjun, uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav, the chief minister then took a round of the house, which Mulayam Singh exclaimed "had changed completely since he stayed there five years back as UP's chief minister".Former chief minister Mayawati had completely redone the official chief minister's residence. Close within  family members and select family friends present inside, 'charnamrat'  was served as the first family retired for rest.

Samajwadi Party has tweeted in its Facebook site as per the report on Samajwadi Party web site, CM of UP Shri Akhliesh Yadav has asked experts  to prepare feasibility reports for metro train for four metro cities of UP namely, Lucknow, Kanpur,Banaras and Allahabad.

He has further ordered to sop illegal mining in the state so that common man gets the building material at reasonable and economical cost.Media agecnies