People throng Anna's apartment ahead of protest

A group of people on Tuesday thronged an east Delhi apartment, where Anna Hazare is staying to pledge their support ahead of his protest demanding a strong Lokpal, even as police deployed a large number of personnel to ensure law and order in the city.

The 74-year-old social activist, who is staying at Supreme Enclave, Mayur Vihar, is planning to stage an indefinite fast at Jai Prakash Narain Park, near Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium, where prohibitory orders have been imposed.

Around 500 police personnel have been deployed from early morning itself after the city police imposed Section 144 around the park.

A group of people gathered outside Hazare's apartment, shouting slogans in favour of the Gandhian.

Security personnel, including some in plain clothes and some from the special branch, were deployed around the apartment premise.

Meanwhile, senior police officials, including DCP (Crime) Ashok Chand, met Hazare in the morning in a bid to convince him to not go ahead with his planned protest defying prohibitory orders.

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