New Delhi, Aug 22 (ANI): With social activist Anna Hazare's anti-graft stir gaining steam across the country, political leaders and the 'common man' united to step up pressure on the central government to resolve the simmering row over the formulation of a strong Lokpal Bill.
Expressing concern at the health of 74-year-old Hazare, Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav, urged the government to open its doors for talks with the civil society, to break the ongoing impasse.
"With regard to Anna Hazare's hunger strike, we are worried that though his health at present is fine, it might not be so in the coming days. So, the government should open the channels of dialogue with the civil society at the earliest," said Yadav.
In an unprecedented display of public support, thousands of Hazare's followers on Sunday gathered at the war-memorial of India Gate,, shouting anti-government slogans.
Pledging their support to Hazare, the sea of flag-waving supporters, comprising housewives, students, retired as well as serving government officials, young professionals, among others-urged the government to 'listen' to their voice and concede to their demands.
An electric wave of patriotic fervour swept through the mammoth crowds, with the entire site reverberating with deafening roars of the highly-charged masses-most of whom have been deeply affected by graft in public life.
The Jan Lokpal (ombudsman) Bill, the anti-graft legislation, is seen as a weapon to root out corruption and nepotism from the government machinery and in public life.
The proposed Bill envisages the set up of a national anti-corruption watchdog to check financial mismanagement and corrupt practices that have deeply pervaded several democratic and civic institutions of India. (ANI)
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