Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday ended his six-day fast at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi After the Central government accepted his demands
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Shekhawatmet Hazare to convey to his messages of Central government agreeing to his demands.
He has been assured by the government that appointments of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states would be made soon, Hazare said
He however, warned that he will resume the hunger strike in September, that is if government fails to take concrete action within six months.
Hazare was quoted as stating “They (government) have assured us that they will make the appointments as soon as possible. I will see till August and we will begin again in September. It should be done within a time frame. ((Though Maharashtra) Chief Minister (Devendra) Fadnavis has said that it will not even take six months, we will see,”.
The 80-year-old activist is demanding better prices to the farmers for their yield and implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee, apart from the appointment of Lokpal.
Hazare lost over five kg weight during the fast.
A candlelight march was held earlier on Wednesday evening to urge people to join the ongoing protest at the Ramlila Maidan where Hazare has been on hunger strike since March 23 for fair crop prices, Lokpal appointment and electoral reforms.
Hazare’s supporter Sushil Bhatt has claimed that he was beaten up by police for holding a peaceful candlelight march
Bhatt, who has been admitted to Lok Nayak Jaiprakash Narayan hospital on Thursday said he was being pressurized not to file a complaint against the DCP.
Source: BS Web team
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