India joins in bigger numbers, fight against corruption goes global

It was the seventh day of Anna Hazare’s fast and as support from
across the country kept growing, global support grew as NRI’s from all
over the world demanded the Jan Lokpal bill in strong numbers.

The call for peaceful protests outside the houses of MPs by Team Anna
got responses in all parts of the country. Supporters of India Against
Corruption sat on dharna outside PM Manmohan Singh’s house with
flowers, to insist for a strong Lokpal Bill. All the protesters were
detained by the police.

Supporters of the Jan Lokpal bill also protested outside the houses of
Sheila Dikshit, Pranab Mukherjee and Kapil Sibal but were detained by
police and taken away immediately. A throng of people also protested
outside LK Advani’s house.

Moreover, supporters also protested outside their MPs’ houses all
across the nation. After day long protests outside their MPs’ house in
Nagpur and Ujjain, protestors in Indore convinced MP Sumitra Mahajan
to come out in support of the Jan Lokpal Bill.

After the PM reiterated on record that they are ready to talk and
reach a compromise on the Lokpal bill, nobody has come forward from
the government’s side to talk. On the same issue, Arvind Kejrival
expressed from the stage at the Ramlila grounds that Team Anna is
ready for talks and that whatever discussion has to happen should be
done on stage at the Ramlila grounds for the whole nation to see and
witness.

With Day 8 of Anna’s fast approaching he has already lost 5 kgs weight.

Support for the Jan Lok Pal Bill was expressed by celebrities who came
to the Ramlila grounds.

Kailash Kher encouraged the crowds at Ramlila by singing and gave his
voice in the fight against corruption.

Kabir and Pooja Bedi also came out in support of Anna and the Jan Lokpal Bill.

Medha Patkar who had been relentlessly addressing the crowds at Azad
Maidan, Mumbai, addressed the crowds at Ramlila.

Jaspal Bhatti, also made his presence felt at the Ramlila grounds to
give support to the movement.

Shailesh Gandhi, Information Commissioner, Raja Bundela, Sagguru Jaggi
Vasudev, and Asif Mohammad Khan (MLA of Okhla Constituency ) also
supported the movement and were present on stage at the Ramlila
Grounds.