Nearly seven years after sparking off a nationwide anti-corruption movement, social activist Anna Hazare was back at the Ramlila grounds in the Capital on Friday, commencing an indefinite hunger strike.
Mr Hazare, in his ‘Jan Andolan Satyagraha’, demanded immediate implementation of the Lokpal Act, solution to the agrarian distress in the country and a better electoral process.
The activist first visited the Mahatama Gandhi Samadhi at Rajghat before he reached Ramlila Maidan around 12 p.m. along with thousands of his supporters from across the country. Sitting cross-legged , Mr Hazare said “Is baar, ya to aar ya paar (It’s either now or never)”.
Mr Hazare said that it’s disappointing that the Lokpal hasn’t been implemented ever since it was passed in 2014. He claimed that he has written to the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times regarding the matter but received no response which is why he decided to go on a hunger strike again.