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THE BIRTH AND RISE OF ANNA

HAZARE


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EARLY LIFE

Kisan Baburao Hazare popularly known

as Anna Hazare was born on 15 June 1937 in

Bhingar,Bombay.

Undertook schooling till seventh grade.

Hazare was recruited by Army in April 1963,

despite not meeting the physical

requirements.


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TRANSFORMATION OF ANNA

During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Hazare

was the sole survivor of an enemy attack.

He interpreted his survival as a further sign

that his life was intended to be dedicated to

the service of the community.


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TRANSFORMATION OF RALEGAN

SIDDHI

Hazare returned to Ralegan Siddhi, a village of

India plagued by acute poverty, deprivation &

a fragile ecosystem.

Hazare and the youth group decided to take

up the issue of alcoholism as a means to drive

a process of reform.

Over thirty liquor brewing units were closed

by their owners voluntarily.


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OTHER REFORMS IN RALEGAN

In 1980, the Grain Bank was started by him at thetemple, with the objective of providing foodsecurity to needful farmers.

As a secondary occupation, milk production waspromoted in Ralegan Siddhi.

In 1932, Ralegan Siddhi got its first formal school,a single classroom primary school.

The social barriers and discrimination that existeddue to the caste system in India have been largelyeliminated by Ralegan Siddhi villagers.


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ACTIVISM & ANNA

Anti-corruption protests in MaharashtraIn 1991 Hazare launched the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan

Aandolan (BVJA).

In the same year he protested against the collusion

between 40 forest officials and timber merchants.

This protest resulted in the transfer and suspension of

these officials.

In 2003 corruption charges were raised by Hazare against four NCP ministers of

the Congress-NCP government.

He started his fast unto death on 9 August 2003.

Then chief minister Sushil Kumar Shinde formed a one-man commission to probe

his charges.


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RIGHT TO INFORMATION MOVEMENTIn the early 2000s Hazare led a movement in

Maharashtra state which forced the state

government to enact a revised Maharashtra Right

to Information Act.

This Act was later considered as the base

document for the Right to Information Act 2005

(RTI).

Union Cabinet amended the Right to Information

Act 2005 to exclude the file noting by the

government officials from its purview.

Hazare began his fast unto death on 9 August 2006

in Alandi against the proposed amendment.

He ended his fast on 19 August 2006, after the

government agreed to change its earlier decision.


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CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIQUOR FROM

FOOD GRAINS

In 2007 Maharashtra Government rolled out the

grain-based liquor policy aimed to encourage

production of liquor from food grain.

Anna Hazare opposed the governments policy to

promote making liquor from food grains inMaharashtra.

Hazare initiated fast at Shirdi, but on 21 March

2010 government promised to review the policy

and Anna ended his 5 day long fast.

On 20 August 2009 Maharashtra government stopped the policy.


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LOKPAL BILL MOVEMENTIn 2011, Hazare initiated a Satyagraha movement

for passing a stronger anti-corruption Lokpal bill

in the Indian Parliament as conceived in the Jan

Lokpal Bill.

Hazare began his Indefinite Fast on 5 April 2011

at Jantar Mantar in Delhi to press for the demand

to form a joint committee of the representatives

to draft a stronger anti-corruption bill.

The movement attracted attention in the media, and

thousands of supporters.

On 8 April 2011 the Government of India accepted all

demands of the movement.


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DIFFERENCES WITH GOVERNMENT ON

DRAFT BILL

Union government members opposed the

inclusion of the prime minister, higher judiciary

and the acts of the MPs under the purview of

the Lokpal in the draft bill.

Hazare rejected the government version and decided to go on an indefinite fast

from 16 August 2011 at Jantar Mantar .

On 16 August 2011, Hazare was arrested four hours before the planned indefinite

hunger strike.

On 20 August 2011 Hazare "left the Tihar Jail for the Ramlila Grounds to begin

indefinite fast.
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INDEFINITE FAST

On 20 August 2011 thousands came to theRamlila Maidan in New Delhi to show their

support for Hazare.

It was reported that Hazare at that point had

"lost more than seven pounds since beginninghis fast.

Hazare ended his fast on 28 August 2011, after

the Indian Government had passed the

resolution for the Lokpal Bill unanimously.


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