Raising the pitch on Lokpal issue, Anna Hazare sat on a day-long fast here protesting against watered-down proposals of Parliamentary Standing Committee on the anti-graft measure. Photo: STAR News Bureau
Hazare began his fast at around 10:15 am at Jantar Mantar, the protest hotspot in the capital, surrounded by a number of supporters who waved the tri-colour, sporadically shouting slogans like 'Vande Mataram' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
"My fast has begun. I will not speak much now," he told his supporters as he also chanted 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram'. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
Clad in his trade-mark white kurta and Gandhi cap, Hazare was received at the protest venue with a thunderous applause and sloganeering by his supporters who had gathered at the venue braving the morning chill. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
Along with Hazare, prominent members of Team Anna like Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh and Kumar Vishwas also joined the fast. STAR News Bureau.
Before heading to Jantar Mantar, Hazare went to Rajghat and spend around 30 minutes meditating there. "I am fine and healthy," he told reporters. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
This is Hazare's third protest on the issue and second at Jantar Mantar. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
The first one, which was a five-day fast from April 5 at Jantar Mantar, had drawn huge crowds. The government had then set up a joint committee comprising official representatives and activists to draft the Lokpal Bill. Photo: STAR News Bureau.
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