Thursday, April 7, 2011

Another day has passed... Anna's popularity is growing by bounds and leaps. Meanwhile the government talked tough on Anna Hazare's demand for an effective Lokpal Bill, saying it cannot accede to the demands of chairmanship of the joint drafting committee being given to a civil society member and for issuing an official notification. Expressing dissatisfaction over the government's reluctance to come out with a notification to constitute the committee, he said his fast will continue.
While still on fast, these are his words from Jantar Mantar, worth going through:

1. ‎”Bliss does not come from outside, it comes from inside, from serving the people.”

2. ‎”All corrupt ministers should be sacked. They are behaving like traitors of our country.”

3. ‎”Yesterday my Blood Pressure was down, but today it is back in control because the strength of the nation is behind me.”

4. ‎”Today we will not just be like Gandhiji, but if the government doesn’t accept the peoples demands, we will become like Chhatrapati Shivaji!”

5. ‎”I will live for the good of the nation, and I will die for the good of the nation.”

6. ‎”Youth must stand up for the country” – Anna Hazare

7. ‎”Only if a person transforms his/her village, should the person be given a ticket to stand for elections”

8. ‎”I would like to thank the people of India for their immense support. I request everyone to stay peaceful as long as this Fast Unto Death continues, and take it forward non-violently.”

Those who want to show support for Anna's cause may do so by joining him on facebook, the page is by his own name 'Anna Hazare'. I've taken the above messages from there only. The page is updated every few minutes, listing the reactions from various sections of the society as well as the power lobby.

Twitter is flooded with tweets on anna...

Speaking to supporters at the Jantar Mantar today, Anna declared a 'Jail Bharo Andolan' from April 12. He made the announcement even as his fast unto death entered its fourth day with no real progress in talks with the government....

Well I'm quite anxious, how many would actually turn up to support this... This one is quite hard to follow and support I must say.

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