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14/12/2013

Ready to call off fast once Lokpal bill is passed: Hazare – The Hindu

Social activist Anna Hazare, fasting for the last five days for passage of Lokpal Bill, on Saturday said he was happy with the amended legislation presented in the Rajya Sabha and would call off his hunger strike the moment the law is enacted.

Anna Hazare with Kiran Bedi in Ralegan Siddhi on Wednesday.

“I will call off my fast as soon as the bill is passed by the Rajya Sabha, the Lok Sabha endorses it and the President signs it into a law,” Mr. Hazare told reporters, shortly after Rahul Gandhi made a strong pitch for passing the bill, describing it as a “very, very powerful instrument” in the fight against corruption.

Mr. Hazare said several of his expectations from the legislation have been met and expressed satisfaction over the bill which was presented in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

“I am satisfied with whatever I have seen of the draft bill and so I welcome it,” he said.

The Gandhian, who is observing his fourth fast for anti-corruption ombudsman, said some issues he wanted to be incorporated into the bill might have been left out but he was not disappointed.

via Ready to call off fast once Lokpal bill is passed: Hazare – The Hindu.

10/12/2013

Anna Hazare begins fast for Lokpal Bill – The Times of India

Veteran activist Anna Hazare launched an indefinite hunger strike at his village to press for the passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill.

English: Hon. Anna Hazare in Nanded , Maharastra .

English: Hon. Anna Hazare in Nanded , Maharastra . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In the chilly 6 degrees Celsius temperature sweeping Maharashtra\’s Ahmednagar district, Hazare went on his usual morning walk and then started his hunger strike near the Yadavbaba temple in the village, under the banner of his new organization, Jantantra Morcha.

The Jan Lokpal Bill, also referred to as the Citizen\’s Ombudsman Bill, is an anti-corruption legislation drafted by civil society activists, seeking appointment of an independent panel to investigate cases of corruption.

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via Anna Hazare begins fast for Lokpal Bill – The Times of India.

01/06/2013

Anna Hazare concludes second phase of Jantantra Yatra

Times of India: “Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare today concluded the second phase of his Jantantra Yatra here, asking people to “wake up” to change a system where power has gone into the hands of “tainted” people.

English: Hon. Anna Hazare in Nanded , Maharastra .

English: Hon. Anna Hazare in Nanded , Maharastra . (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“As many as 163 of our MPs are tainted. This means that the system is corrupt and needs to be changes,” Hazare said, adding, he will launch a major campaign from Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan very soon.

He asked people to realise that they hold the key in a democratic setup, and they should bring about amendments to it by voting judiciously for “right individuals”.

Hazare was addressing the last public meeting of the second phase of his campaign, ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls.

He asked the youths to come forward and associated themselves with his campaign.

Hazare said he lives the life of an ascetic and recalling an incident, he claimed “once some corrupt people hired contract killers to eliminate me, but they refused, saying they cannot kill a ‘fakir'”.

He said he was grateful to people of Uttarakhand for “showering their love” on him during his campaign.

In his campaign, Hazare covered nearly 50 villages and held public meetings at a number of places including Rishikesh, from where he launched his second phase, Haridwar, Nainital and Haldwani, before concluding it here.”

via Anna Hazare concludes second phase of Jantantra Yatra – The Times of India.

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