5 April 2012 was time for a flashback! A year earlier a
group of civil society members under the leadership of Anna Hazare
started an agitation at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
The theme was anti-corruption.
Social
activists Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Swami Agnivesh, Justice Santosh
Hegde, Lawyers Prashant & Shanti Bhushan, spiritual guru Shri Shri
Ravi Shankar, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev and several other activists
attracted their followers to the agitation ground.
After a brief bout of illness, anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare is
back in action. The 74-year-old will be on a day-long fast today at the
Jantar Mantar in New Delhi as he resumes his campaign for the passage of
the Lokpal Bill in the ongoing session of the Parliament. The
contentious bill had made its way through the Lok Sabha but faltered in
the Rajya Sabha in the Winter Session of Parliament last year amidst
much chaos and controversy."We've learnt that the PM's meeting has failed to evolve consensus. On March 25, we'll protest at Jantar Mantar. We will tell the people that the government is not serious about the Lokpal Bill, about fighting corruption. The bill in its present form will not be an effective tool against corruption," Mr Hazare had said in Delhi after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's all-party meet failed to evolve a consensus on the controversial bill on Friday.l attention.
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