Anna Hazare Ends 6-Day-Long Hunger Strike After Meeting Fadnavis
Social activist Anna Hazare ended his six-day-long fast on Thursday, 29 March, after holding talks with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, reported ANI.
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March 29, 2018Since 23 March, the anti-corruption crusader was protesting at the iconic Ramlila Maidan demanding a competent Lokpal and better production cost for farm produce.
According to a report in The Times of India, the government had reached out to Hazare on Monday, 26 March, assuring him that his demands will be taken care of.
On Tuesday, Hazare told The Times of India that:
A minister had met me yesterday (Monday) and had said he would be back tomorrow (Tuesday). However, I have been told by the government that the discussion on our demands was still underway at the Prime Minister's Office. They need more time. If it takes more time, the government will come to us tomorrow (Wednesday).Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Fight
Hazare has been pressing for setting up of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states, besides implementation of the Swaminathan Commission report, which has suggested ways to address the agrarian distress.
Hazare, previously, has accused the Union government of not appointing the Lokpal to investigate the cases of corruption, despite having a law in place.The date of protest was chosen deliberately by Hazare as it was on this day that Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death by the British, Anna Hazare's aide had told PTI.
A core-committee meeting of Hazare's trusted aides and representatives of farmers' organisations took place at the New Maharashtra Sadan on Friday, 23 March.
The 2011 anti-graft agitation by Hazare, which aimed at the increasing corruption cases that had surfaced during the UPA rule, had received the support of millions of people across the country.
Some of the main organisers behind that anti-corruption movement later formed the Aam Aadmi Party, which now governs Delhi. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was one of Hazare's key aides.
(With inputs from PTI, ANI and The Times of India)
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