Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare popularly known as Anna Hazare has started a fast up to death from 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, to press for the demand to form a joint committee of the representatives of the Government and the civil society to draft a new bill with more stronger penal actions and more independence to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Ombudsmen in the states), after his demand was rejected by the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh
Full text of Anna Hazare's letter to the PM
Thousands join Anna Hazare's anti-graft fight
Impact so far -
1) Anna fast forces Pawar to quit Lokpal panel
2) Hazare fast: people heckle, chase out politicos :clap:
3) Anna breaks fast, Govt bows to anti-graft stir
4) Govt concedes more than what Anna demanded :clap: :clap:
Full text of Anna Hazare's letter to the PM
Thousands join Anna Hazare's anti-graft fight
Impact so far -
1) Anna fast forces Pawar to quit Lokpal panel
2) Hazare fast: people heckle, chase out politicos :clap:
3) Anna breaks fast, Govt bows to anti-graft stir
4) Govt concedes more than what Anna demanded :clap: :clap: