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2011 Indian anti-corruption movement

2011 Indian anti-corruption movement

Protesters take part in protests at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi.

Date 4 April 2011ongoing

(2 years, 2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)

LocationIndia

2836N 7712E[1]

Coordinates: 2836N7712E[1]

Causes Government corruption

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Police corruption[]

Judicial corruption[]

Corporate corruption

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Kleptocracy[]

Electoral fraud[2]

Red tape[][]

Discretionary powers of politician[]

Black money[]

Goals Establishing strong and independent janlok pal anti-corruption legislation and enforcement;

[](Not Completed Yet)

Methods Non violent protest

Status Ongoing

The 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement was a series of demonstrations and protests across India intended to

establish strong legislation and enforcement against perceived endemic political corruption.[]

The movement was

named among the "Top 10 News Stories of 2011" by Time magazine.[]

The movement gained momentum from 5 April 2011, when anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a hunger

strike at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi. The chief legislative aim of the movement was to alleviate corruption in the

Indian government through introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill. Another aim, spearheaded by Ramdev, was the

repatriation of black money from Swiss and other foreign banks.

Grievances of mass protesters focussed on legal and political issues, including political corruption, kleptocracy, and

other forms of corruption. The movement was primarily one of non-violent civil resistance, featuring

demonstrations, marches, acts of civil disobedience, hunger strikes, marches and rallies, as well as the use of socialmedia to organise, communicate, and raise awareness. The protests were nonpartisan and most protesters were

hostile to attempts made by political parties to use them to strengthen their own political agendas.
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Historical background

Anna Hazare's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, on the

second day of his fast

Issues regarding corruption in India have become

increasingly prominent in recent years. The country

was subject to socialist-inspired economic policies

dating from independence in 1947 until the 1980s.

Over-regulation, protectionism, and government

ownership of industry led to slow economic growth,

high unemployment, and widespread poverty.[3][4]

This

system of bureaucratic control by government is called

the License Raj and lies at the core of endemic

corruption.[]

The Vohra Report of 1993, submitted by the former

Indian Union Home Secretary Pranay Nahar, studied

the issue of the criminalisation of politics. The report

contained several observations made by officialagencies on the criminal network which was virtually running a parallel government. It also discussed criminal gangs

who enjoyed the patronage of politicians and the protection of government functionaries. It revealed that political

leaders had become leaders of street gangs and rogue elements in the military. Over the years, criminals had been

elected to local bodies, State Assemblies, and the Parliament.[5][][]

The Right to Information Act of 2005 helped civilians work effectively towards tackling corruption. It allows Indian

citizens to request information, for a fixed fee of 10 (US$0.22), from a "public authority" (a body of Government

or "instrumentality of State"). In turn, this public authority is required to reply to the request within thirty days.

Activists have used this to uncover corruption cases against various politicians and bureaucrats one consequence

being that some of those activists have been attacked and even killed.[6]

Pre-launch of the movement

The movement has connections to several anti-corruption campaigns that occurred between October 2010 and March

2011. These included:

Date Anti-corruption Campaign

29 October,

2010An anti-corruption press conference organised by NGO India Against Corruption was held at the Press Club of India to highlight the

fact that the government-appointed Shunglu Committee had inadequate powers to investigate the Commonwealth Games scam[]

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November,2010

By order of Defence Minister of India A.K. Antony, the Indian Army establishes a court of inquiry into the Adarsh Housing Society

Scam[7]

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November,

2010

After India Against Corruption registers a complaint regarding corruption in the Commonwealth Games scam, nearly 10,000 people

assembled at the Parliament Street Police Station[]

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November,

2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation's arrests of several senior bankers under allegations of receiving bribes to issue corporate loans in

the 2010 housing loan scam[8]

10

December,

2010

The Central Government of India and the Directorate General of Income Tax (Investigation) file a delayed joint affidavit to the

Supreme Court of India declaring the November 2007 wiretapping of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia in the Radia tapes controversy[9]
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December,

2010

A 20,000-person anti-corruption protest in response to the 2G spectrum scam held at New Delhi's Ramlila ground[10]

17 January,

2011The Supreme Court of India criticises the administration for not publicly disclosing Indian nationals named on Rudolf Elmer's "black

money" list disclosed by Julian Assange's Wikileaks.The Income Tax Department issues summons and arrest notices to many tax

evaders.[11][12]

18 January,

2011The public release of an anti-corruption open letter from Azim Premji, Keshub Mahindra, and other leading Indian industrialists

demanding reform of "the widespread governance deficit in almost every sphere of national activity, covering government, business

and institutions"[13]

29 January,

2011Former Chief Minister Chandra Babu Naidu announces launch of his "war on corruption" through his NTR Memorial Trust and Jana

Chaitanya Vedika[14]

30 January,

2011Thousands of people marched against corruption in more than 52 cities in India and abroad. Copies of the CVC Act, the CBI Act,I-T

Act, and the Governments Lokpal Bill were torn up by the thousands, sending a strong message that the people lack faith in the

ineffective anti-corruption measures[]

FebMar,

2011

The Central Bureau of Investigation's and Income Tax Department's arrests of co-conspirators implicated in the 2G spectrum

scam[15][16][17]

8 February,

2011Indian-born American executive Anjan Dutta-Gupta charged for bribing United States Navy officials in seeking software contracts

worth approximately $10M[18]

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February,

2011

The Supreme Court of India orders all trial courts in the country to expedite handling of corruption cases; also, all High Courts of

India ordered to seek quarterly reports from lower trial courts on the progress of corruption cases[19]

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February,

2011

In a public address to the Parliament of India, the President of India Pratibha Patil stated that measures to ratify the United Nations

Convention Against Corruption and other legislative and administrative measures necessary to improve transparency will be taken[20]

1 March,

2011

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission action against Indian School of Business Chairman Rajat Gupta in the

Galleon insider trading scandal; Gupta had also violated McKinsey & Co.'s firm policy by corruptly backdealing through his own

consulting firm, MindSpirit LLC[21][22][23]

3 March,

2011The forced resignation of Chief Vigilance Commissioner P.J. Thomas on charges of corruption by the Supreme Court of India

[24]

12 March,

2011The worldwide 50-city Dandi March II organised by People for Lok Satta and India Against Corruption

[25]

13 March,

2011The "Drive around Delhi" protest organised by India Against Corruption

[26]

17 March,

2011The Wikileaks' Cash-for-votes scandal involving the delayed leak of a diplomatic cable describing an Indian legislative aide showing

a US embassy official "chests of cash" used to bribe Indian lawmakers over a vote on an Indo-U.S. nuclear deal back in July 2008[27]

30 March,

2011Famous cricketer Kapil Dev's letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, complaining of the inadequacy of Commonwealth Games

corruption investigations and petitioning for the Jan Lokpal Bill[]

Hazare's hunger strike at Jantar Mantar

How can the government stop anyone from protesting? The

land is not their 'father's property'. The citizens are the masters of

this country and the ministers are their servants".Anna Hazare

(When asked by a press reporter how could he protest

at Jantar Mantar in spite of prohibitory orders)

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Hazare began his Indefinite Fast[28]

on 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to press for the demand to form a joint

committee of the representatives of the Government and the civil society to draft a stronger anti-corruption bill with

stronger penal actions and more independence to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Ombudsmen in the states), after his

demand was rejected by the Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh.[29]

He stated, "I will fast until Jan Lokpal Bill

is passed".[]

The movement attracted attention in the media, and thousands of supporters. Almost 150 people reportedly joinedHazare in his fast.

[30]Social activists, including Medha Patkar, Arvind Kejriwal, former Indian Police Service officer

Kiran Bedi, Noted Hindi Poet Kumar Vishwas and Jayaprakash Narayan lent their support to Hazare's hunger strike

and anti-corruption campaign. People have shown support in internet social media such as Twitter and Facebook. In

addition to spiritual leaders Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Swami Agnivesh and former Indian cricketer

Kapil Dev, many celebrities showed their public support through Twitter.[31][32]

Hazare decided that he would not

allow any politician to sit with him in this movement. Politicians like Uma Bharti and Om Prakash Chautala were

shooed away by the protesters when they came to visit the site where the protest was taking place.[33]

On 6 April

2011 Sharad Pawar resigned from the group of ministers formed for reviewing the draft Lokpal bill 2010.[34]

Protests spread to Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Shillong, Aizawl and a number of other

cities in India.[]

Government response to Hazare

On 7 April, Hazare's strike led to the resignation of Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar from the Group of Ministers

on corruption.[35]

On 8 April, the government started seriously considering the demands of the protesters. The

government stated that it would table the bill in Parliament in the upcoming Monsoon session.[36]

On 9 April, the

government finally agreed to have a 50:50 distribution of the Government appointed officials and the members of the

civil society.[37]

On 13 May, PM Manmohan Singh stated that the Indian government had completed the ratification

of the UN Convention against Corruption.[38]

Political party response to Hazare

Bhartiya Janata Party

The Bhartiya Janata Party supported Hazare, with prominent member Arun Jaitley urging the government to take

Hazare's fast seriously.[39]

Another prominent BJP figure, L.K. Advani, suggested that a meeting of political parties should be convened to

discuss the issue "particularly in the context of black money and curbing money-power in elections".[40]

BJP leader Narendra Modi posted on his Facebook account that he was praying for Hazare's health. He also

published an open letter to Hazare thanking him for the latter's support for the development work in Gujarat. Modi

also warned Hazare of possible vilification by a certain 'powerful-group' that wishes to defame Modi and Gujarat. He

reiterated his support for the Jan Lokpal Bill.[41]

Communist Party of India (Marxist)

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) came out in support of Anna Hazare. Prakash Karat pledged support to

Hazare over the Jan Lokpal Bill.[42]
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Global response to Hazare Fast

India community people of Indian origin and Students came out in support of Anna's Indian Anti-Corruption

Movement across the globe. Protest showing solitary with the movement were held in various countries' cities

including Washington DC, London, Glasgow, Los Angeles, Artesia, New Jersey, Stolberg, Paris,

Houston.[][43][44][45][46][]

Ramdev's ground protests at Ramlila Maidan

Background

Following Hazare's initial protest, a second major protest took place at the Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi on 4 June

2011. The leader for these protests was Ramdev; his aim was to highlight the need for strong legislation to repatriate

black money deposited abroad. Ramdev demanded that untaxed money invested abroad should be declared to be the

wealth of the nation and, further, that the act of caching money alleged to have been obtained illegally in foreign

banks should be declared a crime against the state. It is estimated that around $350 billion to $1.4 trillion worth of

black money is stashed away in foreign banks.[][47]

Ramdev declared that a people's movement to liberate the country from rampant corruption and build a strong

spiritual Bharat' would be launched by him in June. The movement was called "Satyagraha against Corruption".[48]

He declared one of the main objectives of the movement was to bring about an end to corruption and bring back

black money stashed away in various financial institutions in the country and abroad. Four senior Union Ministers

Pranab Mukherjee, Kapil Sibal, Pawan Kumar Bansal and Subodh Kant Sahay along with the Chairman of the

Central Board of Direct Taxes, Sudhir Chandra, met Ramdev to discuss his issues and demands at Delhi Airport on 1

June 2011.[49]

Back-channel talk between two sides were held in The Claridges, New Delhi on 2 June 2011.[50]

The

next day, talks were held for a third time between the ministers and Ramdev and both sides claimed consensus. The

government gave a response to the demands but Ramdev planned to go ahead with his hunger strike.

The ground protests

A volunteer centre at the extreme end of Ramlila Maidan was set up and the ground was booked for 40 days for the

protest. 250,000 square metres (2,700,000 sq ft) of overhead waterproof tenting and 650 toilets were stationed inside

the maidan, out of which 40 percent were designated for women. A drinking water facility, medical facility and a

media centre with three communication towers.[51]

Ramdev claimed that more than 100 million people were directly involved with the Bharat Swabhiman Yatra

movement.[52]

His yatra ended on 1 June at Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh after traveling over 100,000 kilometres

(62,000 mi)[citation needed]

across the country. Almost 3.2 million "netizens" joined the campaign.[53][]

Police action

On the midnight of 5 June, police raided the site where Ramdev was fasting and forcefully detained him and

removed his supporters from the site after firing tear gas shells and resorting to lathicharge to end his day-old

indefinite hunger strike.[54]

Seventy-one people were injured and moved to hospital, four of whom were reported to

be in critical condition.[]

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee called the police action "unfortunate", but added that

the government had to do that as Ramdev had no permission to hold a protest at the Ramlila Ground.[55]

About 5,000 supporters were still missing according to Ramdev.[56]

Jadeep Arya, a key advisor on Ramdevs team,

said that about 19 girls students from the Chotipur Gurukul who were seated near the dais were thought to be still

missing.[]

Behen Suman, womens representative of the Trust, said many of these girls were roughed up when the

police tried to reach Ramdev and were crying since police officials were pulling their hair, dragging them and theirclothes were torn. Police, however, said no one was missing.

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There is an allegation that CCTV footage of the raid is missing.[57][58]

He maintained that second phase of Bharat Swabhiman Yatra would begin from October 2011 year and the Yatra

would once again travel a distance of 100,000 kilometres (62,000 mi).[]

Police clarification

A senior police officer commented on the police action saying, "there were talks in the police headquarters sinceJune 2 that Baba Ramdev would be detained as we knew he is definitely not going to hold a yoga camp." Allegedly,

Ramdev's detention was not a spontaneous decision but had been planned for several days.[]

The police said Ramdev was informed around 11 pm (IST) on Saturday that his permission to continue his agitation

had been cancelled. By that time, over 5000 police officers were briefed to get ready for action. The Ramlila Ground

was then surrounded by several buses,Wikipedia:Vagueness heading towards the ground but were sent back from the

borders.[]

Protest against police action

On 6 June, the National Human Rights Commission of India issued notices to the Union Home Secretary, Delhi

Chief Secretary and the Delhi City Commissioner of Police seeking reports within two weeks regarding the midnight

crackdown at the Ramlila Ground.[]

In a response to the crackdown on Ramdev, Hazare said that he would hold a one-day hunger strike at Jantar Mantar

on 8 June. The venue was changed to Rajghat when he could not get police permission to do so.[]

Aftermath

Protests were held in many different parts of country, including the cities of Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai,

Hyderabad, Jammu, and Lucknow. Protests against the action also spread to Nepal.[59][60][61][62]

Civil society response

Ramdev accused the government of not being serious about discussing issues of corruption and black money,

alleging that government negotiator Kapil Sibal had cheated him through a "scheming and cunning" attitude. He

alleged that there was a conspiracy to kill him and a "threat" was given to him during a meeting with senior

ministers. He also claimed that the ruling government chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the United Progressive Alliance

government will be responsible for any threat to his life and alleged that he was nearly strangled by the police.[63]

After being evicted from Delhi, Ramdev wanted to continue his fast from Noida but was denied permission to do so

by the Uttar Pradesh government. He decided to continue his hunger strike and satyagraha from Haridwar only until

12 June 2011.[64][65][66]

Hazare said there might have been some faults with Ramdev's agitation but that the beating up of people at night

rather than in the day-time was a "blot on democracy" and that "there was no firing otherwise the eviction wassimilar to Jallianwala Bagh incident." He said that the "strangulation of democracy" would cause civil society to

launch protests throughout the country to "teach government a lesson".[][]

Other civil society leaders, such as Arvind

Kejriwal, also termed the use of police force on non-violent sleeping protesters as undemocratic. Shanti Bhushan and

Swami Agnivesh also criticised the police action to end the hunger strike.[67][68]

Government response

Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh called Ramdev a "cheat" and "fraud".[69]

According to him the

government had reached an agreement before the protests were held.[70]

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrote to

Ramdev, asking to cease-and-desist from holding the protests.[71]

Nationalist Congress Party General Secretary Tariq

Anwar said that "Both Hazare and Ramdev are blackmailing the government and they should first peep into theirown hearts."

[]Pawan Bansal commented on the midnight police action and said that "It was not a crackdown, we [the
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government] had to do it to maintain law and order".[72]

All India Congress Committee secretary Janardan Dwivedi described Ramdev's protest as a political game by

Bharatiya Janata Party pointing out that despite being treated in the same hospital as Swami Nigamananda Saraswati

who fasted for over two months, Ramdev got more attention.[73]

Political party response

Bharatiya Janata Party: The party called the police action to break up the hunger strike "undemocratic".[74]

BJP

President Nitin Gadkari said they will organise a 24-hour long Satyagraha at Rajghat independent of government's

permission.[75]

Nitin Gadkari further added; "Women and children were attacked. They were lathi charged and

teargas was used. This reminds us of the Emergency days in 1975. We strongly condemn it," and "The Prime

Minister and Sonia Gandhi used force on democratic ways of protest against corruption and black money. I

condemn the action of Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi. They should apologize for the act,"[]

Gujarat Chief

Minister Narendra Modi strongly condemned the incident comparing atrocities on Ramlila ground by comparing

the government with Ravana-Lila further adding that It is one of the worst days of Indian history. The Prime

Minister had said during the elections that he would bring back black money stashed in Swiss banks within 100

days of coming into power. But today, it is two years and nothing has happened.[]

Senior BJP leader Lal KrishnaAdvani said that the police action reminded him of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and added that the police

crackdown on Ramdev is a "naked fascism".[]

Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj said:

"This is not democracy... the police cannot alone had taken such a step. It had the approval of the Prime Minister

and full approval of the Congress President.[]

Bahujan Samaj Party: BSP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mayawati, condemned the government's

midnight crackdown on Ramdev and demanded that Supreme Court of India order an investigation into the

incident stating that justice cannot be expected from the Central Government.[][]

Samajwadi Party: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav condemned the incident saying that the action

shows Centre has lost its mental balance. Charging the ruling Congress Party, Yadav further said: "A Congress

leader said that Baba is a thug. I want to say that Congress is the biggest thug and it should introspect its deeds.[]

"The government swooped down on Ramdev and his supporters as if it were carrying an attack on a foreign

enemy," Yadav told reporters at a press conference.[]

Rashtriya Janata Dal: RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav accused Ramdev of being a front for the Rashtriya

Swayamsevak Sangh.[76]

Communist Party ofIndia (Marxist): CPI(M) termed the police action at the protest site of Ramdev as "deplorable

and shortsighted". However, they found fault with the yoga guru for making the issue of black money "farcical"

by entering into a secret agreement with government.[77]

"The manner in which Ramdev's demands were drafted

and the way in which he has conducted his interactions with the government, coming to a secret agreement to

withdraw the hunger strike on the basis of assurances, then reneging and announcing its extension trivialised the

seriousness of the issue of black money and made it farcical," the party said.[]

Shiv Sena: The Shiv Sena strongly condemned the police action against Ramdev.[]

Janata Dal (United): Nitish Kumar, leader of JD(U) and the Chief Minister of Bihar, condemned the attack saying

"It is a major blow to democracy and an attack on the democractic rights of the people ... It is also an attack on the

fundamental rights of the citizens.[]

Other Organisations

There are thousand's of social organisations, NGO's, political parties, student organisations and many millions of

people from across the country supporting the anti-corruption campaign led by Anna Hazare, though the youth of

India has been the prominent factor and major participant to the movement. Various youth and student organisations

has activetly participated in the campaign. Major student organisation such as Chhatra Bharati, Students' Federation

of India, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad has given their support to the movement.
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Hazare's arrest

India Against Corruption protestors in Pune.

On the morning of 16 August 2011, Hazare, along with close

associates, was remanded to judicial custody for seven days. Hazare

was picked up by police at about 7.30 am from a residence in east

Delhi for "intending to defy prohibitory orders". Late afternoon, he was

produced before a special executive magistrate. After he refused to

sign a personal bond to be allowed to get out on bail he was remanded

in judicial custody for seven days. Within hours of his detention, a

spokesperson for Team Anna said that he had begun his hunger protest

while in police custody and that he was not accepting even water to

drink. The arrest of Hazare and some of his close associates, set off a

groundswell of protests across the country and this appeared to be spreading quickly. The arrest was condemned by

political parties, the chief ministers of some non-Congress ruled states, non-government organisations and even

parliament did not transact any business after an uproar on the issue forced an adjournment for the day.[87]

As protests built up in several cities and towns over the arrest, Prashant Bhushan, one of Hazare's key associates,announced a march from India Gate to Parliament House on Wednesday to protest against the police action, which

he said was taken at the behest of some cabinet ministers. Delhi police commissioner BK Gupta said that the police

were not keen for Hazare be sent to judicial custody. He said police were prepared to release him on a personal bond

if he would have given an undertaking that he would not defy Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code which

prohibits the gathering of five or more people and ask his supporters not to do so also. Hazare was taken to the Tihar

jail where he will spend the time in judicial custody. Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal, Kumar Vishwas and Manish

Sisodia, three other leading activists of Team Anna, have also been sent to judicial custody on similar grounds. In a

message released after his detention, Hazare said this was the beginning of the "second freedom struggle" and he

called on people to participate in a "jail bharo" agitation.[88]

Opposition parties, peeved over the attitude of the Congress in parliament, said they would meet later today to decideon the course of action.Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers#Chronological items Communist Party of

India leader Gurudas Dasgupta said he had proposed a boycott of parliament for three days. Communist Party of

India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat described the arrest as "a strong attack on democratic rights". Hours after arrest

of Hazare, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and BJP leader Sushma Swaraj strongly condemned the action and

demanded and explanation from Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh saying that the government is hell-bent on

crushing the civil rights of the citizens.[89][90]

Senior Bhartiya Janata Party leader L K Advani said he was not

surprised at the detention of Mr Hazare and he charged the government with looking for scapegoats and stopping

peaceful protests instead of fighting corruption. Arun Jaitley, leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha, said, that it

was a very sad day for Indian democracy, where the ruling government took away the right to protest and the right to

dissent.[91]

In Patna, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar described the detention of Hazare and his associates as a "rehearsal of

emergency" which people will never tolerate, and "a murder of democracy." Punjab chief minister Prakash Singh

Badal also condemned the arrests saying that the Congress has panicked over the movement of Anna Hazare and

accused Congress leaders of stashing money abroad. In Chandigarh and Ludhiana, people from all walks of life took

to the streetsdespite inclement weatherto join the protest for a strong Lokpal. Among them were activists of the

NGOs 'India Against Corruption' and 'Awaaz' who launched a relay hunger strike. Traffic was also blocked at several

intersections. Slamming the Centre for detaining Anna Hazare and his aides, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister SK Modi

today called upon the people to come to the streets to hold demonstration in support of Hazare's movement against

corruption "peacefully and democratically."[92]

In Hyderabad, Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu asked the Prime minister Manmohan Singh to

apologise to the nation for having sent Hazare and other social activists, who are fighting against corruption, to Tihar
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jail. In Maharashtra, crowds gathered in many cities and towns in response to Mr Hazare's call to court arrest.

Thousands poured into south Mumbai's Azad Maidan since early in the morning, in preparation for the 'Jail Bharo'

programme. A large number of people courted arrest in support of the demand for an effective Lokpal. Many people

wearing 'Gandhi' caps with slogans 'I am Anna' gathered at the Reserve Bank of India Square, on the busy

Nagpur-Jabalpur national highway that runs through the Civil Lines area.[93][94]

In a broad day light murder at Bhopal, capital of Madhya Pradesh, an RTI activist and a strong supporter of AnnaHazare's anti-corruption movement, Shehla Masood was shot dead around 11.30 am on 16 August. An unidentified

assailant shot her dead from point blank range while she was leaving in her car to attend a demonstration in support

of Anna Hazare.[95]

In Delhi, in protest against the arrest of Anna Hazare and his close aides by the Delhi Police, the members of All

India Students Association showed black flags and shouted anti-government slogan against Kapil Sibal, who was to

address a seminar at Malvankar Hall in city.[96]

Hazare on 16 August asked government employees across the country to go on mass leave to show solidarity with

the movement. Union Home minister P. Chidambaram hoped they would not respond, describing the call as

"completely wrong." Hazare's close associate and lawyer Prashant Bhushan urged government servants to join their

cause and take a mass leave for a day and join the protests in their city.[97]

Hazare's release

After protests all over India, the Delhi Police decided to release Hazare after he had been sent to Tihar Jail for seven

days. Hazare had even refused food and water intake in Tihar jail, indicating he would carry on his fast in jail.

Hazare and his aides, including Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal, were first taken to the Delhi Police Officer's Mess

in North Delhi and were shifted to another after Hazare's supporters gathered in large numbers at Civil Lines. The

Delhi Police sent a warrant to the Tihar Jail for the release of Hazare and his supporters withdrawing bail bond

conditions, which Hazare had earlier refused to sign. Over 1,500 people who have been detained for taking part in

protests demanding Hazare's release were released. Congress sources said that the Government decided to release

Hazare and his supporters after coming to the conclusion that keeping him in jail would disrupt law and order

unnecessarily. The decision to release Hazare was made after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met party General

Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who disapproved of the arrest, on the evening of 16 August. Hazare supporters Kiran Bedi

and Shanti Bhushan were released by the Delhi Police early on 16 August.[98][99]

However, on release, Anna Hazare

refused to leave Tihar jail until the government agreed to give unconditional permission to hold protests at JP

Park.[100]

Anna Hazare agreed to leave jail after Delhi Police granted him permission to fast for 15 days against corruption at

Ramlila Maidan, a larger venue than JP Park. However, he had to spend another night in jail as the venue was not

ready.[]

On 19 August, at around 12noon IST, Anna left Tihar jail after 3 days. Supporters welcomed him with

spontaneous roar as he headed towards Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to launch his hunger protest.[]

Parliamentary debate

A debate on the Jan Lokpal bill was held in Parliament on 27 August 2011. With Hazare demanding three principles,

(i) citizen charter, (ii) lower bureaucracy to be under Lokpal through an appropriate mechanism and (iii)

establishment of Lok Ayuktas in the states, both houses of Parliament agreed to the principles.[]

It was then that

Hazare agreed to break his fast after 12 days starting from 16 August 2011. However, Anna finally decided to break

his fast on 28 August instead as he did not wish to break his fast after sunset.[]

At the time of breaking his fast, he

said he was suspending his fast for the time being and will end it only after the strong Lokpal bill is passed by the

Indian Parliament.
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December protests

Anna Hazare on 27 December 2011, again began his fast demanding a stronger version of the ombudsman Lokpal

bill at MMRDA ground, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai. The basement of the protest was shifted from Delhi to

Mumbai owing to the cold climate in the former city.[101]

The members of India Against Corruption, including

Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi insisted Hazare to end his fast taking into consideration his ill health, however the

later remained adamant on continuing his protest. Hazare was suffering from cold and mild fever for few days beforethe fast.

[102]

The participation of people is very low in comparison to August Movement. IAC expected 50,000 people where as

only 4,0005,000 people participated.

Parliament debate

27 December 2011 also saw Lok Sabha debating on Lokpal Bill in the parliament. The debate saw Bhartiya Janata

Party leader Sushma Swaraj punching holes in the government's Lokpal bill. She added that the government has been

compelled to introduce the bill that envisages the setting up of an effective anti-graft ombudsman.[103]

The debate

resulted in Lokpal Bill being passed to Rajya Sabha, however was not given constitutional status as expected. The

bill that would have granted the Lokpal constitutional status failed as the government did not manage the two-thirds

majority[104]

of MPs present and voting on two of the three clauses of the Constitutional Amendment Bill. Its

numbers did not cross 273 which is just past the half-way mark of the total number of seats in the Lok Sabha. Both

conditions need to be satisfied to amend the Constitution.[105]

The Lokpal Bill was sent for review to Indian President Pratibha Patil the next morning, on 28 December 2011. This

is standard operating procedure for any legislation that will have financial implications. She later gave her assent for

the Bill to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha, which is scheduled for discussion tomorrow.[106]

Detailed timeline

4 April 2011

Hazare announced that he would commence his "fast unto death" and that this would last until a

comprehensive measure to tackle corruption was introduced. He claimed that the government had excluded

"civil society" from the panel set up to draft the Jan Lokpal Bill, and implied that at least one of the people

who was to be on the drafting committeeSharad Pawarmight be unsuitable for that role because of his

large landholdings. Kiran Bedi and Swami Agnivesh voiced their support for Hazare.[]

Later a video exposed

Agnivesh talking to Kapil sibal and saying, this is happening like mad. The more concessions are given, the

more these people are trying to climb over the head and that no more concession to be given and the movement

need to be stopped.[citation needed]

5 April 2011

Protesters have come out in support of Anna

Hazare

Hazare initiated his fast at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Elsewhere,

people attended a protest at Freedom Park, Bangalore.[107]

Campaigners for India Against Corruption (IAC) estimated that a

petition circulated in the city of Pune which demanded that the

government enact a bill had attracted between 5000 and 6000

signatures between 3 and 5 April. Hazare has been involved with

IAC, a group established by various prominent activists with the

primary purpose of achieving the legal enactment and subsequent

enforcement of a strong version of the Jan Lokpal bill.[108]
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7 April 2011

Protests have continued as the Government fails

to offer better terms to the activists

Two rounds of talks failed. There was agreement regarding

constituting a panel to examine the Bill but the government would

not accede to demands that it should be a formally constituted panel

or that Hazare should lead it. As a consequence of this, Hazare

continued his fast.

[109]

Narendra Modi, the chief Minister of Gujarat lashes out at

Manmohan Singh for resisting the passage of the Jan Lokpal

Bill.[110]

Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Indian National Congress party

and the head of the National Advisory Councilappealed to Hazare to

end his indefinite fast.[111]

Hazare and the protesters tried to keep the protests non-political. No politicians were welcome at the site of the

fast. FormerHaryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti

and journalistBarkha Dutt were forced by civilians to leave, after the protesters objected to their presence, which

they believed was harming the integrity of their movement.[112]

8 April 2011

Protesters in Delhi

Protesters in Pune

Protests spread to numerous other places, including Mumbai,

Kolkata, Thiruvananthapuram, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Chennai, Patna,

Bhopal, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Pune, and the University of Jammu.[]

The government continued to squabble with the activists stating that

the bill drafting committee will be headed by a government

appointed minister and not a civil society member as the protesters

demanded to avoid allowing the government to make the bill less

powerful.[]

The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, met with the President of

India to outline to her how the government was going ahead with

the demands of the population.[]

15 supporters of Hazare on fast were hospitalised.[113]

Bollywood came out in support of the protests, with actors,

musicians and directors speaking in support of the movement and

Hazare. Director Farah Khan, actor Anupam Kher, music director

Vishal Dadlani, poet-filmmaker Pritish Nandy and actor Tom Alter

all visited Jantar Mantar; others stated their support for the

movement via social networking websites or the media. Oscar

winning Indian composer A. R. Rahman also declared his support

for the anti-graft movement.[114]

Renowned Indian/Qatari artist Late M. F. Hussain showed his support by drawing a cartoon of Hazare.[115]

Indian students at Cambridge University, the former alma mater of the Indian Prime Minister also expressed their

support for the movement.[116]

Many prominent people from government agencies as well as from various corporate houses came out in support

of the movement. Some of them wereDelhi Metro chief E. Sreedharan.[117]

(also called the Metro Man of

India), Punj Lloyd chairman Atul Punj, Maruti Suzuki chairman R. C. Bhargava, Hero group's Sunil Munjal, Tata

Steel vice-chairman B Muthuraman, Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj, Godrej Group head Adi Godrej, Biocon

Chairman and Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Kotak Mahindra Bank vice-chairman & managing

director Uday Kotak. They all declared their support for Hazare and the movement.[][118]
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ASSOCHAM President Dilip Modi and FICCI Director General Rajiv Kumar, too came out in support of the

movement.[]

The Government of India accepted the compromise formula that there be a politician chairman and an activist

non-politician Co-Chairman. It was reported that Pranab Mukherjee will be the Chairman of the draft committee

while Shanti Bhushan will be the co-chairman.[119]

Bhushan was one of the original drafters of the Lokpal Bill

along with Hazare, Justice N. Santosh Hegde, advocate Prashant Bhushan, and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal.[120]

9 April 2011

After accepting all the demands of Hazare, the Government of India issued an Official Gazette saying that the

draft of the lokpal would be made and presented in the coming monsoon session of Lok Sabha.

Victory celebrations took place at locations throughout the country.[121]

and even Hazare's village.[122][123][124]

Bollywood lauded the outcome, repeating their support for the movement.[125]

Protesters and leaders of the movement alike stated that the path to attaining complete passage of the bill is still

a difficult one, and the movement may see harsher days ahead.[126]

Many commentators have called the movement the 'wake-up' call for India.[127][128]

I want to tell the government that we are not two but one. You should wipe it out of your mind that you are the masters. You are not the

masters, the people are. Gram Sabha is more powerful than Lok Sabha or State Assemblies

Anna Hazare.

Within a day of the beginning of the agitation, more than 30,000 people had pledged their support to the Lokpal

Bill. Organisers of the India Against Corruption said 30,000 people from Maharashtra expressed their support on

their website.[129]

The website has 20,000 members in Mumbai alone.[130]

Within a few days the Facebook page

for India Against Corruption had more than 220,000 likes.[]

16 April 2011

The first meeting regarding a draft of the Lokpal Bill was held on 16 April. The government agreed to

audio-record all meetings of the Lokpal Bill panel and to hold public consultations before a final draft is

prepared.[]

Hazare demanded that the proceedings be televised live but the government refused.[131]

4 June 2011

Swami Ramdev begins his indefinite hunger strike at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi to bring back the black money

stashed in tax havens abroad.[132]

65,000 followers gathered at Ramlila Maidan.[]

In a press conference in the evening Kapil Sibbal made public a letter from Ramdev's camp to call off the

hunger strike. Ramdev took it as a betrayal and hardened his position.

5 June 2011

At midnight, police raided the grounds. A large police force lobbed tear gas shells, burned the place and

lathicharge the crowd at 1 am (IST) to evict them.[]

Delhi Police arrested Ramdev, who was disguised in a salwar kameez with a group of female protesters

heading peacefully towards the New Delhi Railway Station

Ramdev was held in a government guesthouse for a few hours and then sent to Dehradun in a BSF aircraft.

Ramdev was sent to his Patanjali Yogpeeth ashram in Haridwar where he delivered a press conference.[133]

53 people were injured and were treated at the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) hospital, AIIMS Trauma Center

and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.[][][]

One of Baba Ramdev's supporters was injured in the incident and her condition was still critical as of 17

August 2011.[]

Protesters huddled near the Metro station, bus depots and railway stations. Many walked down to Gurdwara

Bangla Sahib and other nearby ashrams.[134]

According to New Delhi railway station authorities, supporters
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continued to leave in batches through the course of the day. While several supporters spent the day at a park

near Ramlila Maidan, others took shelter at an Arya Samaj facility in Paharganj.[135]

Ramdev was prohibited from entering Delhi for 15 days.

6 June 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh justified the action against Baba Ramdev as an operation that had to be

conducted, and that there was no alternative. However, Manmohan Singh did not elaborate as to why force wasused on a peaceful gathering and why the swoop was done at 1 am in the morning.

[]

We are really curious why the government is against the idea of telecasting live the proceedings of the committee. The people ought to know

the reasons why there is a difference between your and our viewpoint, Shanti Bhushan.

[]

9 June 2011

Hazare described his fight against corruption as the "Second Freedom Struggle" and set an ultimatum of 15

August 2011, as the last date to pass a strong Jan Lokpal Bill, threatening to otherwise intensify his

anti-corruption agitation and start another fast from 16 August.[]

16 June 2011

The Government and the civil society split wide open due to differences in jointly drafting the bill.

Government representatives said that if a consensus on the common bill was not reached, two drafts would be

sent to the Cabinet, one drafted by the Government and the other drafted by the civil society. Team Anna also

claimed that only 15 points, out of a total 71 recommended, were agreed upon and included in the joint draft.

Hazare declared that if the government version of the bill was passed in the Parliament, he would start his

hunger strike from 16 August 2011.[136]

22 June 2011

In a veiled warning to Anna Hazare for his proposed fast, Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Wednesday

indicated that the Gandhian might be meted out the same treatment, depending upon the prevailing situation at

that time, as yoga guru Ramdev was given at Ramlila ground.[]

14 August 2011

In a scathing attack on Anna Hazare, Congress spokesperson, Manish Tewari, and an MP from Ludhiana

constituency, described Anna Hazare as being "involved in corruption from top to bottom", "neck deep in

corruption, and also mentioning that the social activist needed to be shown his place.[]

15 August 2011

Anna Hazare announced at a press conference that he and his supporters were determined to go ahead with the

fast on 16 August 2011 as planned. He also urged people to court arrest to push for a stronger Lokpal bill. []

Section 144 was imposed a night before the planned protest date, at JP Park, Rajghat and Dilli Gate, which

prohibited assembly of five or more persons.[]

16 August 2011

Anna Hazare was detained by Delhi Police in the early morning before he could start his hunger strike at JP

park, Delhi. Delhi Police had asked Anna not to leave his home, which he declined, and Anna was detained at

his residence in Mayur Vihar. Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Manish Sisodia and more than 1200

supporters[137]

were also taken into preventive custody by the Police.[138][139]

Anna Hazare was sent to seven days judicial custody to Tihar jail after refusing to sign a personal bond to be

released on bail.

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Shehla Masood, an RTI activist and a strong supporter of Anna Hazare's anti-corruption movement, was shot

dead around 11.30 am IST. An unidentified assailant shot her in front of her house in Koh-e-Fiza, Bhopal.[]

Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan, detained by Delhi Police on the morning ahead of Anna Hazare's

fast-unto-death, were released in the evening at around 6:30 pm IST.[]

The current telecom minister Kapil Sibal was greeted with black flags and booed by a group of students at a

seminar on the Jan Lokpal bill.[]

With the Government of India, preparing to release Anna Hazare late in the night,[141]

however Anna refused

to come out of Tihar jail until the government agreed to an unconditional permission to hold protests at JP

Park.[142]

Demonstrations were held all over India protesting Anna Hazare's arrest. In Chennai, Mahatma Gandhi's

secretary, V Kalyanam led the protestors. He said"India will get a sure gold medal if corruption is entered as

an item in the Olympic Games. We may not be a force in football or athletics or hockey. But India is the

undisputed global leader in corruption.Referring to Anna Hazares arrest in New Delhi, Kalyanam said it was

easier to fight foreign tyranny than the tyranny of our own people. He ridiculed the contention of Union

ministers like Kapil Sibal and Chidambaram that Parliament was supreme and civil society had no voice.[]

17 August 2011

After almost a day, Anna still refused to leave jail and spent the night in a room in Tihar jail, despite the

government decision to free him.

Delhi Police made concessions for Anna Hazare to fast, stepping up from seven days to 14 days and finally 21

days at Ramlila Maidan.[]

Congress made a statement that they suspected a foreign hand in the protests and asked the government to

probe if the US was behind Anna's agitation.[]

18 August 2011

Anna Hazare agreed to leave jail after Delhi Police granted him permission to fast for 15-days against

corruption at Ramlila Maidan. However, he would spend another night in Jail till the venue is ready.[][]

Arvind Kejriwal left Tihar jail being there for two days. Kejriwal called this move as just the beginning of their

fight against corruption, and also confirmed that Anna Hazare would leave the jail once the grounds at Ramlila

Maidan are ready for the fast.[]

19 August 2011

Anna Hazare left Tihar Jail at 15 minutes to noon IST after 3 days, to a spontaneous roar of welcome from the

huge crowd assembled near the Jail. Just past the gates, he raised his hand in the air and shouted "Bharat mata

ki Jai (Victory to Mother India)".[]

He also addressed the public stating: "Whether I am there or not, this fight

will continue." which too received a huge roar of applause. Anna waved the national flag towards the crowd,

who responded by waving hundreds of smaller flags and chanted "Anna zindabad (long live Anna)".[]

Paying obeisance to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and Amar Jawan Jyoti at the India Gate, Anna Hazare

reached Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to launch a 15-day mass protest against corruption.[][]

Anna Hazare finally launched his protest at Ramlila Maidan as he declared that he will not quit the venue till

the Jan Lokpal Bill is passed.[]

Varun Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party MP announced that he will introduce Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal Bill in

the Lok Sabha as a private member's bill, saying that Jan Lokpal Bill is better than anything the nation has seen

before and would like to make a small contribution in his own way.[]

21 August 2011

Anna Hazare's camp on Sunday called their supporters to confront individual Members of Parliament and

Union Ministers at their residence and also warned the UPA government that its days would be numbered if it

failed to pass the Bill by 30 August.[][]

Over 100,000 supporters had thronged Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, to show their support against corruption.[]
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Around 50,000 supporters[]

marched in the streets on Mumbai to support Anna Hazare's call for an effective

anti-corruption legislation. The marchers started from the Bandra railway station and walked all the way to

Juhu, reportedly in one of the biggest protests in Mumbai.[]

22 August 2011

On behalf of Anna Hazare, Sri Sri Ravishankar on Monday met NDA leaders at L. K. Advani's residence to

discuss the Lokpal issue and garner opposition support.[]

Anna Hazare, on his 7th day of fast said he would not negotiate with any other mediator, including P.

Chidambaram or Kapil Sibal. He also said he would only negotiate with Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, the

Prime Minister's Office (PMO) or Maharashtra Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan regarding the Jan Lokpal

Bill.[]

23 August 2011

This kind of peaceful movement is possible only in India which is the birth place of Sathyagraha

Rajinikanth.

[]

South Indian superstar Rajinikanth pledged his support for Anna Hazare's movement for the Jan Lokpal bill

stating that he was happy that an able and dedicated leader like Anna Hazare is leading the fight against

corruption. He also congratulated all Indians for lending their support to the 'bloodless revolution'.[]

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday appealed Anna Hazare to end his fast. He wrote a letter to Anna

stating that he will ask Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar if Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill can be sent to the Standing

Committee. Prime Minister also said that the government was concerned about Anna's health.[]

24 August 2011

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi visited Ramlila Maidan on Wednesday morning. He stated his visit

was as a common man and had nothing to do with his party as he supported the cause of Anna Hazare.[]

An all-party meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at his official residence in New Delhi

represented by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee. However the meeting ended with Mukherjee appealing

Anna Hazare to end his fast, prompting the civil society to declare that they were "back to square one".[][]

25 August 2011

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday offered a new formula saying that the Government was ready to

debate all versions of the Lokpal Bill in circulation at Parliament. He also said that the bills prepared by Aruna

Roy's NCPRI and Jaiprakash Narain will also be debated by the Parliament along with the Jan Lokpal Bill.[]

Union Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh met Anna Hazare at his protest camp at Ramlila Maidan. Deshmukh

reportedly conveyed a message from the Prime Minister to urge Anna to end his fast and also asked him to

consider the Prime Minister offer to debate all versions of Lokpal Bill in Parliament.[][]

Anna Hazare had asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to start the parliamentary discussion the next

morning itself. Hazare had also put forward his three demands to the Prime MinisterCitizen's Charter,

Lokayuktas in all states with Lokpal powers and inclusion of lowest to highest bureaucracy.[]

Popular South Indian actor Vijay met Anna Hazare at Ramlila Maidan[]

and also fasted throughout the day to

express his support towards anti-corruption. Saluting Hazare's "will-power", Vijay said its praiseworthy the

way the movement got public support that too without any political background.[]

26 August 2011

Government asked Anna Hazare to guarantee of ending his fast once the discussion(debate) opens in

Parliament.[]
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Veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri visited Ramlila Maidan and met Anna Hazare on his 11th day of fast,

expressing his support to anti-corruption movement.[]

27 August 2011

Anna has not eaten for 12 days...I am worried about you. In everyone's heart, there is concern for you. This will be a long process, and we

need Anna's leadership for our struggle. So I urge him here to please end his fast today Aamir Khan.

[]

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan met Anna Hazare at Ramlila Maidan. Supporting the anti-corruption campaign,

Khan urged Anna to end his fast stating his leadership is required for the campaign as passing the bill will be a

long process.[]

Finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday initiated his debate in the Parliament on the Lokpal Bill issue.

Initiating the speech, Mukherjee again requested Anna to end his fast.[]

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Sushma Swaraj, during the debate in Lok Sabha, expressed her party's support for

Anna Hazare, and said the BJP largely agrees with the three pre-conditions (Citizen's Charter, Lokayuktas in all

states with Lokpal powers and inclusion of lowest to highest bureaucracy) laid down by Anna to end his hunger

strike and is willing to vote in favour it.[]

Supporting Anna Hazare anti-corruption movement, singer Sonu Nigam performed at Ramlila Maidan on

Saturday. Sonu took blessings of Anna, who was on his 12th day of his indefinite fast.[]

Government agreed to voice vote on Lokpal debate in Parliament.[]

Both the houses have passed the resolution agreeing upon all the three conditions set by Anna in Jan Lokpal Bill.

"We have won only half the battle," said Hazare standing before wildly cheering crowds and flanked by his key

aides and Union minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, former Maharashtra chief minister who has been an interlocutor. "I

congratulate every MP on what has happened today." Anna Hazare said.[]

Anna Hazare also declared of breaking

fast on Sunday morning at 10 am.[]

28 August 2011

Anna Hazare ended his 12-day fast after 288 hours on Sunday morning at around 10 am IST(UTC+05:30)

before thousands of cheering supporters at Ramlila Maidan. Hazare was driven straight to Medanta Medicity

run by eminent cardiologist Dr Naresh Trehan who was attending to him along with his team during his entire

period of fast.[]

Thousands of supporters gathered at India Gate following anti-corruption crusader's call to celebrate their

victory.[]

24 November 2011

Union Minister of Agriculture, Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution, Sharad Pawar was slapped

by a youth named Harvinder Singh at the New Delhi Municipal Corporation centre while leaving the

premises.[143]

because of corruption and price-rise. There are several allegations of corruption against Sharad

Pawar.

11 December 2011

Anna Hazare sat on a day-long fast at Jantar Mantar protesting against proposals of Parliamentary Standing

Committee on the anti-graft measure. The protest for the first time saw politicians sharing stage with Hazare,

with leaders of BJP, CPI(M), CPI, JD(U), Akali Dal, TDP and BJD participated in the public debate on Lokpal

bill.[144][145]

22 December 2011

The expected introduction of the Lokpal bill in the Lok Sabha did not occur. Instead, the Food Security Billwas first introduced and subsequently the process of the Lokpal Bill was hindered by procedural and party
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