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Anna HazareFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kisan Baburao Hazare
Born 15 June 1937 (age 74)
Bhingar,Bombay Province,British India
Nationality Indian
Other names Anna Hazare
Known for Watershed development programmes
Right to Information movement
Anti-corruption movement
Religion Hinduism
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Spouse unmarried
Parents Laxmibai Hazare (Mother)
Baburao Hazare (Father)
Awards Padma Shri
1990
Padma Bhushan
1992
Website
www.annahazare.org
Kisan Baburao Hazare pronunciation(helpinfo)(Marathi:) (born 15 June 1937),
popularly known as Anna Hazare pronunciation(helpinfo)(Marathi: ), is anIndiansocial
activist andanarcho-pacifistwho is especially recognised for his contribution to the development and
structuring ofRalegan Siddhi, a village in Parner talukaofAhmednagar district,Maharashtra,India and
his efforts for establishing it as a model village, for which he was awarded thePadma Bhushanthe
third-highest civilian awardby the government of India in 1992.[1]
After leading a number ofnonviolent protests in Maharashtra state against corruption, Hazare started
a fast unto death on 5 April 2011 to exert pressure on the government of India to enact a strong anti-
corruption act as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill, a law to establish a Lokpal(ombudsman) with the
power to deal with corruption in public offices. The fast led to nationwideprotestsin support of Hazare.
The fast ended on 9 April 2011, the day after all of Hazare's demands were agreed by the government
of India. The government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee (of
government and civil society representatives) to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.[2][3]
According to the July 2011 findings of aCNN-IBN- Hindustan TimesOpinion poll, the Indian public
prefers Anna Hazare to the Government of India to tackle corruption, and also see him as more
trustworthy than the government.[4] According to an Indian daily English newspaperDaily News and
Analysiss annual list of top 50 most influential people for 2011, Anna Hazare is the most influential
person in Mumbai.[5]
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1 Early life
2 Military service
3 Transformation of Ralegan Siddhi
o 3.1 Uprooting alcoholism
o 3.2 Grain Bank
o 3.3 Watershed development programme
o 3.4 Milk production
o 3.5 Education
o 3.6 Removal of untouchability
o 3.7 Collective marriages
o 3.8 Gram Sabha
4 Activism
o 4.1 Anti-corruption protests in Maharashtra
o 4.2 Right to Information movement
o 4.3 Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act
o 4.4 Campaign against liquor from food grains
o 4.5 Lokpal Bill movement
4.5.1 Hunger strike in Delhi
4.5.2 End of hunger strike after meeting demands
4.5.3 Differences with the government on draft bill
4.5.4 August 16, 2011 indefinite fast
o 4.6 Electoral reform movement
o 4.7 Protest against atrocities against Swami Ramdev and his supporters
5 Controversies
6 Conspiracy to kill him
7 Honours, Awards and International Recognition
8 Personal life
9 Writings
10 See also
11 Bibliography
12 External links
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[edit]Early life
Swati Surve was born on 15 June 1937 in Bhingar, a small village near the city ofAhmednagar,
in Bombay Province(present-dayMaharashtra).[6] Swati's father, Baburao Hazare, worked as an
unskilled labourer in Ayurveda Ashram Pharmacy. His grandfather was in the army, posted at Bhingar,when he was born. His grandfather died in 1945 but Hazare's father Baburao continued to stay at
Bhingar. In 1952, Hazare's father resigned from his job and returned to his own village, Ralegan
Siddhi. Hazare had six younger siblings and the family faced significant hardships. Hazare's childless
aunt offered to look after him and his education, and took young Kisan to Mumbai. Kisan studied up to
the seventh standard in Mumbai and then sought employment, due to the economic situation in his
household. He started selling flowers atDadarto support his family. He soon started his own shop and
brought two of his brothers to Bombay.[7]
[edit]Military service
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In 1962, events in South Asia meant that large-scale army recruitments were being undertaken.
Despite not meeting the physical requirements, 25-year-old Anna was selected, as emergency
recruitment was taking place in the Indian Army.[8]After training at Aurangabad in Maharashtra he
started his career in the Indian Army as a driver in 1963.[9]During theIndo-Pakistani War of 1965,
Hazare was posted at the border in theKhem Karansector. On 12 November
1965,Pakistan launched air attacks on Indian bases, and all of Hazare's comrades became martyrs;
he was the only survivor of that convoy. It was a close shave for Hazare as one bullet had passed by
his head.[10] He was driving a truck.[7][11] This led him to dwell on the purpose and meaning of life and
death. He came across a small booklet titled "Call to the youth for nation building" bySwami
Vivekananda in a book stall at the New Delhi railway station.[12] He realized that saints sacrificed their
own happiness for that of others, and that he needed to work towards ameliorating the sufferings of
the poor. He started to spend his spare time reading the works ofVivekananda, Gandhi, andVinoba
Bhave.[13] During the mid-1970s, he again survived a road accident while driving.[14]It was at that
particular moment that Hazare took an oath to dedicate his life to the service of humanity, at the age of38.[10]In 1975, he left the army as soon as he become eligible for receiving pension.[8]
[edit]Transformation of Ralegan Siddhi
The dream of India as a strong
nation will not be realized without
self-reliant, self-sufficient villages,
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this can be achieved only throughsocial commitment and involvement
of the common man.
Anna Hazare [15]
In 1975 after a voluntary retirement from the Indian army, Hazare went to his native villageRalegan
Siddhi, a village located in the acute drought-prone and rain-shadow zone of Parner Tehsil
ofAhmadnagardistrict, in centralMaharashtra. It was one of the many villages of India plagued by
acute poverty, deprivation, a fragile ecosystem, neglect and hopelessness. Hazare made remarkable
economic, social and community regeneration in Ralegan Siddhi. He reinforced the normative
principles of human development equity, efficiency, sustainability and people's participation and
made Ralegan Siddhi an oasis of human-made regeneration in a human-made desert without any
inputs of industrialisation and technology-oriented agriculture.[8][16]
[edit]Uprooting alcoholism
Anna Hazare recognised that without addressing the menace of alcoholism, no effective and
sustainable reform was possible in the village. He organised the youth of the village into an
organisation named the Tarun Mandal(Youth Association).[17]Hazare and the youth group decided to
take up the issue ofalcoholism. At a meeting conducted in the temple, the villagers resolved to close
down liquor dens and ban alcohol in the village. Since these resolutions were made in the temple, they
became in a sense religious commitments. Over thirty liquor brewing units were closed by their owners
voluntarily. Those who did not succumb to social pressure were forced to close down their businesses
when the youth group smashed up their liquor dens. The owners could not complain as their
businesses were illegal.[18]
When some villagers were found to be drunk they were tied to poles/pillars of the temple and flogged,
sometimes personally by Hazare. He justified this harsh punishment by stating in an interview to
Reader's Digest in 1986 that rural India was a harsh society.[19]
Hazare said, Doesnt a mother administer bitter medicines to a sick child when she knows that the
medicine can cure her child? The child may not like the medicine, but the mother does it only becauseshe cares for the child. The alcoholics were punished so that their families would not be destroyed.[20]
Hazare appealed to the government of Maharashtra to bring in a law whereby prohibition would come
into force in a village if 25% of the women in the village demanded it. In July 2009 the state
government issued a government resolution amending the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. As per the
amendments, if at least 25% of women voters demand liquor prohibition through a written application
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to the state excise department, voting should be conducted through a secret ballot. If 50% of the
voters vote against the sale of liquor, prohibition should be imposed in the village and the sale of liquor
should be stopped. Similar action can be taken at the ward level in municipal areas. Another circular
was issued making it mandatory to get the sanction of theGram sabha (the local self government) for
issuing new permits for the sale of liquor. In some instances, when women agitated against the sale of
liquor, cases were filed against them. Hazare took up the issue again. In August 2009 the government
issued another circular that sought withdrawal of cases against women who sought prohibition of liquor
in their villages.[21]
It was decided to ban the sale of tobacco, cigarettes, andbeedies (a speciality cigarette) in the village.
In order to implement this resolution, the youth group performed a unique "Holi" ceremony twenty two
years ago.[when?] The festival of Holi is celebrated as a symbolic burning of evil. The youth group
brought all the tobacco, cigarettes, and beedies from the shops in the village and burnt them in a Holi
fire. Tobacco, cigarettes, or beedies are no longer sold in any shops at Ralegan Siddhi.[22][23][24]
[edit]Grain Bank
In 1980, the Grain Bank was started by him at the temple, with the objective of providing food security
to needful farmers during times of drought or crop failure. Rich farmers, or those with surplus grain
production, could donate a quintal to the bank. In times of need, farmers could borrow the grain, but
they had to return the same amount of grain they borrowed, plus an additional quintal as an interest.
This ensured that nobody in the village ever went hungry or had to borrow money to buy grain. This
also prevented distress sales of grain at low prices at harvest time.[8]
[edit]Watershed development programme
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It is not the water in the fields that
brings true development, rather, it is
water in the eyes, or compassion for
fellow beings, that brings about real
development.
Anna Hazare [25]
Ralegan is located in the foothills, so Hazare persuaded villagers to construct
a watershedembankment to stop water and allow it to percolate and increase the ground water level
and improve irrigationin the area. Residents of the village used shramdan (voluntary labour) to build
canals, small-scale check-dams, and percolation tanks in the nearby hills for watershed development.
These efforts solved the problem of water scarcity in the village and made irrigation possible.[13][14]The
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first embankment that was built using volunteer efforts developed a leak and had to be reconstructed,
this time with government funding.
In order to conserve soil and water by checking runoff, contour trenches and gully plugs were
constructed along the hill slopes. Grass, shrubs and about 3 Lakh ( 300,000 ) trees were planted along
the hillside and the village. This process was supplemented by afforestation,nullah bunds,
underground check dams, and cemented bandharas (small diversion weirs) at strategic locations.
[18] Ralegan has also experimented with drip and bi-valve irrigation. Papaya, lemon, and chillies have
been planted on a plot of 80 acres (32 ha) entirely irrigated by the drip irrigation system. Cultivation of
water-intensive crops like sugar cane was banned. Crops such as pulses, oil-seeds, and certain cash
crops with low water requirements were grown. The farmers started growing high-yield varieties of
crop and the cropping pattern of the village was changed. Hazare has helped farmers of more than 70
villages in drought-prone regions in the state of Maharashtra since 1975.[26] When Hazare came in
Ralegan Siddhi in 1975 only 70 acres (28 ha) of land was irrigated, Hazare converted it into about
2,500 acres (1,000 ha).[18]
The Government of India plans to start a training centre in Ralegan Siddhi to understand and
implement Hazare's watershed development model in other villages in the country.[27]
[edit]Milk production
As a secondary occupation, milk production was promoted in Ralegan Siddhi. Purchase of new cattle
and improvement of the existing breed with the help of artificial insemination and timely guidance and
assistance by a veterinarian resulted in an improvement in the cattle stock. Milk production has
increased. Crossbreed cows are replacing local ones which gave a lower milk yield. The number of
milk cattle has also been growing, which resulted in growth from 100 litres (before 1975) to around
2,500 litres per day. The milk is sent to a co-operative dairy (Malganga Dairy) in Ahmednagar. Some
milk is given to Balwadi(kindergarten) children and neighbouring villages under the child nutrition
program sponsored by theZilla Parishad.[28]
From the surplus funds generated, the milk society bought a mini-truck and a thresher. The mini-truck
is used to transport milk to Ahmednagar and to take vegetables and other produce directly to the
market, thus eliminating intermediate agents. The thresher is rented out to farmers during the
harvesting season.[8]
[edit]Education
In 1932, Ralegan Siddhi got its first formal school, a single classroom primary school. In 1962, the
villagers added more classrooms through community volunteer efforts. By 1971, out of an estimated
population of 1,209, only 30.43% were literate (72 women and 290 men). Boys moved to the nearby
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towns ofShirurandParnerto pursue higher education, but due tosocioeconomicconditions, girls
could not do the same and were limited to primary education. Hazare, along with the youth of Ralegan
Siddhi, worked to increase literacy rates and education levels. In 1976 they started a pre-school and a
high school in 1979. The villagers formed a charitable trust, the Sant Yadavbaba Shikshan Prasarak
Mandal, which was registered in 1979.[29]
The trust obtained a government grant of 400,000 (US$8,920) for the school building using the
National Rural Education Programme. This money funded a new school building that was built over the
next two months using volunteer labour. A new hostel was constructed to house 200 students from
poorer sections of society. After the opening of the school, a girl from Ralegan Siddhi became the first
female in the village to complete herSecondary School Certificatein 1982.[22] Since then the school
has been instrumental in bringing in many of changes to the village. Traditional farming practices are
taught in this school in addition to the government curriculum.[14]
[edit]Removal of untouchability
The social barriers and discrimination that existed due to the caste system in India have been largely
eliminated by Ralegan Siddhi villagers. It was Anna Hazares moral leadership that motivated and
inspired the people of Ralegan Siddhi to shun untouchability and discrimination against the Dalits.
People of all castes come together to celebrate social events. Marriages of dalits are held as part of
community marriage program together with those of other castes. TheDalits have been integrated into
the social and economic life of the village. The upper caste villagers have built houses for the lower
caste Dalits by Shramdaan (voluntary work without payment), and helped to repay their loans to free
them from their indebtedness.[30][31][29][32]
[edit]Collective marriages
Most rural poor get into a debt trap as they incur heavy expenses at the time of marriage of their
daughter or son. It is an undesirable practice but has almost become a social obligation in
India. Ralegan's people have started celebrating marriages collectively. Joint feasts are held, where
the expenses are further reduced by the Tarun Mandaltaking responsibility for cooking and serving
the food. The vessels, the loudspeaker system, the mandap, and the decorations have also been
bought by the Tarun Mandalmembers belonging to the oppressed castes. From 1976 to 1986, 424
marriages have been held under this system.[29]
[edit]Gram Sabha
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The Gandhian philosophyon rural development considers the Gram Sabha as an important
democratic institution for collective decision making in the villages of India.[33]Hazare campaigned
between 1998 and 2006 for amending the Gram Sabha Act, so that the villagers have a say in the
development works in their village. The state government initially refused, but eventually gave in due
to public pressure. As per the amendments, it is mandatory to seek the sanction of the Gram Sabha
(an assembly of all village adults, and not just the few elected representatives in the gram panchayat)
for expenditures on development works in the village. In case of expenditure without the sanction of
the Gram Sabha, 20% of Gram Sabha members can lodge a complaint to the chief executive officer of
the zilla parishad(the district-level governing body) with their signatures. The chief executive officer is
required to visit the village and conduct an inquiry within 30 days and submit a report to the divisional
commissioner, who has the power to remove the sarpanch or deputy sarpanch and dismiss the gram
sevak involved. Hazare was not satisfied as the amended Act did not include the right to recall a
sarpanch. He insisted that this should be included and the state government relented.
[21]
Anna is a shining example of
creativity and service by an ex-
Serviceman.
Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (in 1991)[34]
In Ralegan Siddhi, Gram Sabha meetings are held periodically to discuss issues relating to the welfare
of the village. Projects like watershed development activities are undertaken only after they are
discussed in the Gram Sabha. All decisions like Nashabandi(bans on alcohol), Kurhadbandi(bans on
tree felling), Charai bandi(bans on grazing), and Shramdanwere taken in the Gram Sabha. Decisions
are taken in a simple majority consensus. The decision of the Gram Sabha is accepted as final.
In addition to the panchayat, there are several registered societies that take care of various projects
and activities of the village. Each society presents an annual report and statement of accounts in the
Gram Sabha. The Sant Yadavbaba Shikshan Prasarak Mandalmonitors the educational activities.
The Vividh Karyakari Societygives assistance and provides guidance to farmers regarding fertilizers,
seeds, organic farming, and financial assistance. The Sri Sant Yadavbaba Doodh Utpadhak Sahakari
Sanstha gives guidance regarding the dairy business. Seven co-operative irrigation societies provide
water to the farmers from cooperative wells. The Mahila Sarvage Utkarsh Mandalattends to the
welfare needs of women.[33]
[edit]Activism
[edit]Anti-corruption protests in Maharashtra
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Anna Hazare listening the problems of people at Nanded,Maharashtra.
In 1991 Hazare launched the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan (BVJA) (People's Movement against
Corruption), a popular movement to fight against corruption[35] in Ralegaon Siddhi. In the same year he
protested against the collusion between 40 forest officials and timber merchants. This protest resultedin the transfer and suspension of these officials.[36]
In May 1997 Hazare protested against alleged malpractices in the purchase of powerlooms by
the Vasantrao Naik Bhathya Vimukt Jhtra GovernorP. C. Alexander.[37] On 4 November 1997 Gholap
filed a defamation suit against Hazare for accusing him of corruption. He was arrested in April 1998
and was released on a personal bond of 5,000(US$110).[38] On 9 September 1998 Hazare was
imprisoned in the Yerawada Jail to serve a three-month sentence mandated by the Mumbai
Metropolitan Court.[11][39] The sentencing came as a huge shock at that time to all social activists.
Leaders of all political parties except the BJP and the Shiv Sena came in support of him.[40][41] Later,
due to public protests, the Government of Maharashtra ordered his release from the jail. After release,
Hazare wrote a letter to then chief ministerManohar Joshidemanding Gholap's removal for his role in
alleged malpractices in the Awami Merchant Bank.[42] Gholap resigned from the cabinet on 27 April
1999.[43]
In 2003 corruption charges were raised by Hazare against four NCP ministers of theCongress-
NCP government.[44] He started hisfast unto deathon 9 August 2003. He ended his fast on 17 August
2003 after then chief ministerSushil Kumar Shinde formed a one-man commission headed by the
retired justice P. B. Sawant to probe his charges.[45] The P. B. Sawant commission report, submitted on
23 February 2005, indicted Sureshdada Jain, Nawab Malik, andPadmasinh Patil. The report
exonerated Vijaykumar Gavit. Suresh Jain and Nawab Malik resigned from the cabinet in March 2005.
[46]
Three trusts headed by Anna Hazare were also indicted in the P. B. Sawant commission report.
220,000 (US$4,910) spent by the Hind Swaraj Trustfor Anna Hazare's birthday celebrations was
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concluded by the commission as illegal and amounting to a corrupt practice,[47][48]though Abhay Firodia,
an industrialist subsequently donated 248,000 (US$5,530) to the trust for that purpose.[49]The setting
apart of 11 acres of its land by the trust in favour of theZilla Parishad without obtaining permission
from the charity commissioner was concluded as a case of maladministration. The commission also
concluded that the maintenance of accounts of the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Janandolan Trustafter 10
November 2001 had not been according to the rules and 46,374 (US$1,030) spent by the Sant
Yadavbaba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal Trustfor renovating a temple was in contravention to its object
of imparting secular education.[47][48]
[edit]Right to Information movement
In the early 2000s Hazare led a movement in Maharashtra state which forced the state government to
pass a stronger Maharashtra Right to Information Act. This Act was later considered as the base
document for the Right to Information Act 2005 (RTI), enacted by the Union Government. It also
ensured that the President of India assented to this new Act.[50] Law professorAlasdair Scott
Robertssaid:
The state of Maharashtra home to one of the world's largest cities, Mumbai, adopted a Right to
Information Act in 2003, prodded by the hunger strike of prominent activist, Anna Hazare. ("All
corruption can end only if there is freedom of information," said Hazare, who resumed his strike in
February 2004 to push for better enforcement of the Act).[51]
On 20 July 2006 the 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 Alandiagainst the proposed amendment. He ended his fast on 19 August 2006, after the
government agreed to change its earlier decision.[52]
[edit]Regulation of Transfers and Prevention of Delay in Discharge of
Official Duties Act
Before 2006 in the state of Maharashtra, even honest government officers were transferred to other
places according to ministers wish. Sometimes within months of being posted to a place, whereas
some corrupt and favored officials were cozy in their postings for many years in some cases even for
10 to 20 years and since there was not any guideline or law many government officials were reluctant
to process files that contained important public proposals and decisions. Anna fought hard for a law
whereby a government servant must clear a file within a specified time and that transfers must take
place only after three years. After many years of relentless efforts of Anna, finally on 25 May 2006
state government of Maharashtra issued a notification announcing that the execution of the special
act, The Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act 2006, aimed at curbing the delay by its
officers and employees in discharging their duties. This act provides for disciplinary action against
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officials who move files slowly and enables monitoring officials who stay too long in a post, or in a
department, and for involvement in a corrupt nexus. Within this act, it is mandatory for the government
to effect transfers of all government officers and employees, except Class IV workers, after the
stipulated three years. Act also prevents the government from effecting frequent transfers of officers
before the stipulated three-year tenure, except in case of emergency and under exceptional
circumstances. Maharashtra is the first state in the country to have introduced such act.[21]However,
like others, this law has also not been followed in its true spirit.[53][54]
[edit]Campaign against liquor from food grains
Constitution of India Article 47 commits the State to raise the standard of living and improve public
health, and prohibit the consumption ofintoxicatingdrinks and drugs injurious to health.[55][56][57]
In 2007 Maharashtra Government rolled out the grain-based liquor policy aimed to encourage
production of liquor from food grain in the light of the rising demand for spirit used for industrial
purposes and potable liquor and Issue 36 licenses for distilleries for making alcohol from food grains.
[57]
Anna Hazare opposed the governments policy to promote making liquor from food grains in
Maharashtra. He argued the government that Maharashtra is a food-deficit State and there was
shortage of food grains and it is not logical to promote producing liquor from food grains.[58]One of the
State ministersLaxman Dhoble said in his speech that those opposing the decision to allow use of
food grains for the production of liquor are anti-farmers and those people should be beaten up with
sugarcane sticks.[59][60] Hazare initiated fast atShirdi, but on March 21, 2010 government promised to
review the policy and Anna ended his 5 day long fast.[61] But the government later granted 36 licences
and grants of of 10 (US$0.22) (per litre of alcohol) to politicians or their sons who were directly or
indirectly engaged in making alcohol from foodgrains. Some of the main beneficiaries of these licences
includes Amit and Dheeraj Deshmukh, sons of Union Heavy Industries MinisterVilasrao
Deshmukh,Bharatiya Janata Party leaderGopinath Munde's daughter Pankaja Palwe and her
husband Charudatta Palwe, sons-in-law ofP.V. Narasimha Rao, Rajya Sabha MP Govindrao Adik.[62]
[58][63]The government approved the proposal for food grain-based alcohol production in spite of stiff
opposition from the planning and finance departments saying there is a huge demand in other
countries for food grain made liquor in comparison with that ofmolasses.[64]Anna filed a Public InterestLitigation against the Government of Maharashtra for allowing food-grains for manufacturing liquor in
the Nagpur bench of theBombay High Court. On August 20, 2009 Maharashtra government stopped
the policy. However, distilleries sanctioned before that date and those who started production within
two years of sanction were entitled for subsidies.
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On May 5, 2011 court refused to hear a Public Interest Litigation saying "not before me, this is a court
of law, not a court of justice" as a reason of not hearing the plea.[65][66] One of Principal Secretary in
Maharashtra state C.S. Sangeet Rao, enlighten that there is no law exists to scrap these licences as
this is a government policy.[58]
[edit]Lokpal Bill movement
Anna Hazare's hunger strike at Jantar MantarinDelhi
Main article: 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
In 2011, Hazare initiated aSatyagrahamovement for passing a stronger anti-
corruption Lokpal (ombudsman) bill in the Indian Parliament as conceived in theJan Lokpal
Bill (People's Ombudsman Bill). The Jan Lokpal Bill was drafted earlier by N. Santosh Hegde, former
justice of the Supreme Court of IndiaandLokayukta ofKarnataka, Prashant Bhushan, a senior lawyer
in the Supreme Court andArvind Kejriwal, a social activist along with members of the India Against
Corruptionmovement. This draft bill incorporated more stringent provisions and wider power to
the Lokpal(Ombudsman) than the draft Lokpal bill prepared by the government in 2010.[67]
[edit]Hunger strike in Delhi
Hazare began his fast unto death on 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantarin 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 Lokpaland Lokayuktas
(Ombudsmen in the states), after his demand was rejected by the Prime Minister of IndiaManmohan
Singh.[68] He stated, "I will fast until Jan Lokpal Bill is passed".[69]
The movement attracted attention in the media, and thousands of supporters. Almost 150 people
reportedly joined Hazare in his fast.[70]Social activists, including Medha Patkar,Arvind Kejriwal,
formerIPSofficerKiran Bedi, andJayaprakash Narayan lent their support to Hazare's hunger strike
and anti-corruption campaign. People have shown support in Internet social media such
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as TwitterandFacebook. Online Signature Campaigns likeavaaz got 6.5lakh signatures in just 36
hours. In addition to spiritual leadersSri Sri Ravi Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Swami Agniveshand
former Indian cricketerKapil Dev, many celebrities showed their public support through Twitter.[71]
[72] Hazare decided that he would not allow any politician to sit with him in this movement. Politicians
like Uma BhartiandOm Prakash Chautala were shooed away by the protesters when they came to
visit the site where the protest was taking place.[73]On 6 April 2011 Sharad Pawarresigned from
the group of ministers formed for reviewing the draft Lokpal bill 2010.[74]
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The movement gathered significant support from India's youth, visible through the local support and on
social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.[75] Protests spread
toBangalore,Mumbai,Chennai,Ahmedabad, Guwahati,Shillong,Aizawl and a number of other cities
in India.[76]
[edit]End of hunger strike after meeting demands
On 8 April 2011 the Government of India accepted all demands of the movement. On 9 April 2011 it
issued a notification in the Gazette of India on formation of a joint committee. It accepted the formula
that there be a politician Chairman and an activist, non-politician Co-Chairman. According to the
notification, Pranab Mukherjeewill be the Chairman of the draft committee whileShanti Bhushan will
be the co-chairman. The Joint Drafting Committee shall consist of five nominee ministers of the
Government of India and five nominees of the civil society. The five nominee Ministers of the
Government of India are Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister of Finance, P. Chidambaram, Union
Minister of Home Affairs, M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister of Law and Justice,Kapil Sibal, Union
Minister of Human Resource and Development and Minister of Communication and Information
Technology andSalman Khursheed, Union Minister of Water Resources and Minister of Minority
Affairs. The five nominees of the civil society are Anna Hazare, N. Santosh Hegde,Shanti
BhushanSenior Advocate,Prashant Bhushan, Advocate and Arvind Kejriwal.[77][78]
On the morning of 9 April 2011 Hazare ended his 98-hour hunger strike by first offering lemon juice to
some of his supporters who were fasting with him. Hazare then broke his fast by consuming some
lemon juice. He addressed the people and set a deadline of 15 August 2011 to pass the Lokpal Bill in
the Indian Parliament.
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