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Summary Anna Hazare conducted his token fast in protest against proposed changes in an anti-corruption Bill.
Indian social activist Anna Hazare Sunday conducted his daylong token fast at Jantar Mantar ground in the national capital in protest against watered-down proposals of the parliamentary standing committee on anti-corruption Lokpal Bill.Hazare reached Jantar Mantar along with his team members where hundreds of his supporters were waiting for him with tri-colours Indian flags.Stating that he will not speak much at this moment, Hazare raised slogans like Bharat mata ki jai, Vande mataram and Inqilab zindabad with his supporters.Addressing the gathering, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said Annas protest for a strong Lokpal bill will continue.Several members of Team Anna were fasting with him.Clad in his trademark white kurta and Gandhi cap, he was accompanied by his close aides Manish Sisodia, Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi.Anna has invited representatives of political parties for a debate at his fast venue.Several senior opposition leaders besides representatives of other civil society groups were joined the debate. A good crowd for the test Sunday fast that indicated the public mood before his marathon fast at Ramlila Maidan begins from December 27.Team Anna had sent out more than a lakh SMSs regarding the two agitations in the city. Its Facebook page, too, has reportedly received a lot of hits.Unlike in August, when the protesters and the administration had faced off over the venue, this time both sides have engaged cordially. Team Anna has received permission to block a portion of Jantar Mantar and put up the dais in the middle of the road.Meanwhile, Annas supporters have sited on fast in several other cities as well to express solidarity with the social activist.
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