Hazare threatens to go on fast from Mar 23 if Lokpal bill not

Press Trust of India  |  Belagavi (Karnataka) 

Anna today said he would undertake a fast from March 23 in if his demand for passing "proper" bills for Lokpal, Lokayukta and electoral reforms were not

said this time it will be "aar-ya-paar" (final) till he gets the he wished.


Speaking to reporters here, he said he had hopes on Modi who he thought would bring changes in the political system and in a free state but they were belied.

The has further diluted the Lokayukta and bills, he alleged.

It is "very unfortunate" that a provision making wife and children party to the property amassed illegally by an was removed, he said.

He said former also "weakened" the bill.

The bill presented in then was different than what was shown to him, he alleged.

To a query, said it was a mistake of his life that he allowed persons like Kejriwal and to get associated with him.

Taking a lesson from the past this time, he has collected a bond on one hundred rupees stamp paper that people now associating with him in the crusade against will not join any political party.

In case they violated it, he would file cases against such persons, he said.

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First Published: Fri, January 05 2018. 20:15 IST