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| Anna Hazare breaks his fast, |
| Anna Hazare breaks his fast, says real fight begins now
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| INDIA
, 9-April-2011
6:24:18 AM |
| Social activist Anna Hazare finally ended his hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi today. The 72-year-old Gandhian went on a "fast-unto-death" on April 5 demanding that the government introduce a bill to tackle corruption immediately, and that politicians alone not be in charge of drafting that bill. The government has agreed to most of his demands. (Read: Who is Anna Hazare?)
"This victory is a result of your sacrifice," he told his supporters at Jantar Mantar, adding that "this is only the beginning. Our real fight begins now. If the government does not pass Lokpal Bill, I will come back to fight again." He also asked his supporters to join him at India Gate at 6pm today for a Victory March. (Watch)
Before breaking his fast, Mr Hazare also offered water to some of his supporters who had fasted along with him.
It took Mr Hazare almost 98 hours of fasting to accomplish every point of an agenda that seemed preposterously ambitious when the week began. Till India pitched in, expressing its solidarity with rallies around Mr Hazare's cause.
Earlier this morning, the government issued a notification on the joint committee to draft the Lokpal Bill. A copy of this was handed over to Mr Hazare's representative Swami Agnivesh, who then gave it to Mr Hazare
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