Hazare firm on fast

Social activist Anna Hazare,who is at loggerheads with the Central government over the Lokpal Bill,said he would stick to his decision to go on a fast from August 16 despite threats and was even willing to face bullets.

Social activist Anna Hazare,who is at loggerheads with the Central government over the Lokpal Bill,said he would stick to his decision to go on a fast from August 16 despite threats and was even willing to face bullets. Hazare was in Mumbai to inaugurate a zonal office of India Against Corruption.

Hazare said former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had sought the civil societys suggestions while making the 73rd and 74th amendments to the Constitution. He said Gandhi had sent letters to more than five lakh villagers seeking their opinion on the changes made for implementing Panchayati Raj.

Pressing for a strong Lokpal Bill,Hazare has announced an agitation from August 16 in New Delhi and urged citizens to switch off lights from 8 to 9 pm that day.

Speaking about the differences of opinion over the inclusion of the Prime Minister under the ambit of the law,Hazare said it was the responsibility of PM to ensure that his team members had impeccable character.

Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram

Top Stories

outside the RJD party office in Patna on Friday. Partners of the alliance filed nomination papers for all 121 seats going to polls in the first phase – the total strength of the Bihar House is 243 – while talks continued to end the deadlock over seats.

Mahagathbandhan fails to seal Bihar seat pact, parties go their own way in first phase

Shah Rukh Khan will be next seen in King

Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Aamir Khan tease possibility of a film together: ‘The script has to be the hero'

Suryakumar Yadav became India's T20I captain after Rohit Sharma's retirement in July last year. (Express Photo by Narendra Vaskar)

Sports Suryakumar Yadav admits fear of losing India T20I captaincy amid Shubman Gill's rise but 'it is the kind that keeps me motivated'

For the first time in history, a genocide was broadcast live, supported by Western powers, while the rest of the world stood helpless, unable even to deliver food, anaesthetics, or painkillers, or to stop starvation and agony.

Opinion Palestinian Ambassador writes: Gaza must not be erased

A court in Antwerp passed the order initiating the formal process of bringing Choksi back to India. But, he still has options to challenge the order passed by the lower court.

Belgian court clears fugitive jeweller Mehul Choksi’s extradition to India

India1 hr ago

Mehul Choksi, a fugitive diamantaire wanted in India for a Rs 13,000 crore loan fraud case, has been cleared for extradition by a court in Antwerp, Belgium. The Indian government has assured that Choksi will be held in a specific jail complex and provided with basic amenities if extradited. Choksi's extradition proceedings have advanced in Belgium and he has the option to challenge the order.

View all shorts

Live Blog

Loading Taboola...

Hazare firm on fast

Social activist Anna Hazare,who is at loggerheads with the Central government over the Lokpal Bill,said he would stick to his decision to go on a fast from August 16 despite threats and was even willing to face bullets.

Social activist Anna Hazare,who is at loggerheads with the Central government over the Lokpal Bill,said he would stick to his decision to go on a fast from August 16 despite threats and was even willing to face bullets.