Hazare to
approach Supreme Court -- to protest
Sunday July 17, 2011 08:29:59 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi:
Veteran Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare said Sunday that
he will approach the Supreme Court Monday to ensure that he is
allowed to protest Aug 16.
"The government says Ramdev's campaign was crushed, in the same
way Anna's agitation will be crushed. Is this a democracy or
autocracy? We will go to the Supreme Court tomorrow," Hazare said
here.
Yoga guru Baba Ramdev's campaign against corruption here was ended
with a police crackdown on the night of June 4-5.
"In a democracy every citizen has the constitutional right to
protest, so we will sit in protest on Aug 16," Hazare said.
Campaigning for a strong Lokpal bill to check corruption, Hazare
fasted for five days in April. The government then set up a panel
of five cabinet ministers and the Hazare team to draw up a Lokpal
bill.
Although the two sides met more than once, the efforts failed
following enormous differences between them.
Hazare then declared he will again fast from Aug 16 -- if a
comprehensive legislation was not brought in parliament before
that day.
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