Muslim Women Personal Law Board backs Anna,slams Imam Bukhari

Originally,15 persons had started an indefinite hunger strike at Jhulelal Park since August 16. But seven of them ended their fast on Tuesday on doctors’ advice. Shaista Amber said,“In the holy Quran,Muslims have been asked to protest atrocity and corruption. Therefore,every Muslim should support Anna Hazare’s anti-graft campaign.’’

She also said that Anna Hazare had not stopped any community from joining his campaign and so Muslims should openly support his movement.

Activists of India Against Corruption (IAC) have planned a roza iftar at Jhulelal park on Wednesday.

Various traders organisations took out a torchlight procession in old city areas. The staff of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) took out a rally from Faizabad Road to Jhulelal Park. Supporting Anna’s anti-corruption movement,activists of Rashtriya Lok Dal,Communist Party of India (CPI),CPI-M and All India Forward Block and Janata Dal (Secular) took out a joint march from Hazratganj to Jhulelal Park.

Meanwhile,IAC activists held a dharna at the residence of Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal in Kanpur. “We had staged a dharna and met Jaiswal on Monday. But he generally supported the fight against corruption. We will continue the dharna until he assures that he will support the Jan Lokpal Bill in Parliament,” said Ashok Jain,IAC coordinator in Kanpur. Over 1,000 students of various schools took out a march and gave a memorandum to the district administration,requesting it to convey their demand for a Jan Lokpal Bill to the Centre.

In Varanasi,Anna Hazare’s supporters continued their dharna outside the residence of local MP and senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi. “We are waiting for an assurance from Joshi that he will support the Jan Lokpal Bill,” said Arif Ansari,IAC’s Varanasi coordinator.

Jan Kranti Party of former chief minister Kalyan Singh has also supported Anna Hazare’s campaign.

Members of Awadh royal family support Hazare

An organisation of erstwhile Nawabs of Awadh has extended its support to Anna Hazare’s anti-graft movement and said they would not celebrate Eid to mark their protest.

“Around 20,000 members of the royal family of Awadh will not celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr in support of Anna Hazare,” Royal Family of Awadh (RFA),general secretary Shikoh Azad told reporters.

“It is our duty to be a part of crusade and not to celebrate Eid,” Azad said.

He said that members of royal family would reach Delhi to take part in Hazare’s fast.

“Jan Lokpal Bill will change the days of royal families and they will get pension in accordance with present day inflation,” he said,adding that only Rs 22,000 is being distributed among 1,260 families currently.

The organisation’s general secretary also demanded the removal of Congress spokesman Manish Tiwari for his remarks against Hazare.PTI