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Government's draft useless, will continue fast: Anna Hazare
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SME Times News Bureau | 24 Mar, 2018
The indefinite hunger strike by
social activist Anna Hazare is set to continue further after he
reportedly found the draft sent by the government to address to his
demands "useless".
"We have received the draft from the
government. But Annaji said it was useless as it has nothing new but old
assurances. It is a routine document. At least, any minister should
meet him," said Sushil Bhatt, a core committee member of Team Anna.
Hazare
had on Friday said he would hold discussions with the government during
the agitation but his "Satyagraha" of an indefinite hunger strike would
continue "till the government comes out with a concrete action plan".
The
second day of the agitation witnessed steady flow of people coming to
iconic the Ramlila Maidan but majority of them were farmers while the
middle class who displayed their anger during 2011 protest was found
somewhat missing.
The protesters on Satuday were largely from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab with some from Maharashtra, and Rajasthan.
The number will go up substantially on Sunday, said Bhatt.
Narendra
Patil, son of Maharashtra farmer Dharma Patil, who had committed
suicide by consuming poison in the state secretariat in January this
year, also participated in the agitation saying the government had not
given the long-pending compensation even after the death of his father.
"Even after giving assurance in writing, Maharashtra
government has not fulfilled the promises it made to us after the death
of my father. It is cheating. I have decided to join the agitation to
bolster farmers' voice as the current dispensation is anti-farmer,"
Patil said.
Hazare has been pressing for setting up a Lokpal
at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states to probe corruption cases,
bring in new electoral reforms and implementation of the M.S.
Swaminathan Committee report to address the agrarian crisis in the
country. Some farmers have decided to leave the venue only after their demands are accepted by the government.
Shivprasad
Rajput, from Uttar Pradesh's Raebareli, said: "We have neither ration
at our homes nor money as we are under huge financial distress due to
fall in prices. We see hope in Annaji. We will support him till our last
breath. We will go back home only when our demands are accepted."
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