Hazare Leaves for Delhi to Hold Token Fast


Ralegan-Siddhi (Maharashtra), Dec 10 (IANS): Anna Hazare Saturday morning left for New Delhi for his daylong token fast Sunday to protest the government's version of the Lokpal bill.

He vowed that he would continue his fight for a strong Jan Lokpal Bill till his last breath.

"This is the second struggle for independence and we shall have to make many sacrifices," Hazare declared before a group of supporters who gathered to see him off to Pune, from where he will leave for the capital.

"I shall not rest till a strong Jan Lokpal Bill is enacted, I will fight till the last breath. If the government fails to enact the bill soon (from Dec 27), I shall go on indefinite hunger strike," said Hazare, who is now planning another long agitation for the legislation with the winter session of parliament currently underway.

Earlier this week, his medicos had advised him a couple of days' complete rest before the fast, but the activist appeared cheerful and fit Saturday morning.

Adopting an aggressive stance, Hazare Friday attacked the centre and blamed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi for what he termed "a weak bill" tabled before the parliament.

Hazare will fast at Jantar Mantar. Earlier in August, Hazare sat on an indefinite fast and broke it only after parliament broadly agreed to three key demands of his civil society group to battle corruption.

  

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  • Pastor E. W. Frank, Udupi

    Sat, Dec 10 2011

    Dear Mr. Hazare:

    You are a threat to the Government of India. Your fasting has no meaning. You got to listen to the Government, as they are chooses by the people of India. Why do not you take rest in this age. What ever you do is going to be a failure. You say that you are a follower of Gandhiji, but in your behaviour you do not have even 1% of Gandhiji's life style. Please do not put down Gandhi's name. You are fully backed by RSS, BJP, Sangh Parivar, and Hindu Yuvasene etc. Gandhi never played politics. His Message was AHIMSA. Let God alone change your mind. I think the Congress Government is doing well and let them continue to rule India. They have good cabinet Ministers. I wish something good should happen to India. Let us all be United. May God bless you and grant you good and humble spirit.

    Pastor E. W. Frank

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