{"id":11512,"date":"2011-06-08T17:56:56","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T12:26:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=11512"},"modified":"2011-06-08T17:56:56","modified_gmt":"2011-06-08T12:26:56","slug":"hundreds-gather-as-anna-hazare-begins-day-long-fast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-as-anna-hazare-begins-day-long-fast","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds gather as Anna Hazare begins day-long fast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11513\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/hundreds-gather-as-anna-hazare-begins-day-long-fast\/anna-and-ramdev\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?fit=240%2C161&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"240,161\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"anna-and-ramdev\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?fit=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?fit=240%2C161&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-11513\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?resize=240%2C161&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?w=240&amp;ssl=1 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2011\/06\/anna-and-ramdev.jpg?resize=150%2C100&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>Singing devotional songs and holding placards, hundreds of supporters gathered near Rajghat in the capital Wednesday morning to support veteran Gandhian Anna Hazare and participate in a day-long fast to protest the crackdown on yoga guru Baba Ramdev.<\/p>\n<p>With the weather turning a little benevolent and the tricolour fluttering in the background, a smiling Anna sat on the raised platform and waved to the supporters who raised slogans like \u2018Bharat Mata ki Jai!\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Holding placards with slogans like \u201cThis is the second war of independence\u201d, people started thronging Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, as early as 7 a.m. although the fast was not to begin before 10 a.m. There was also a heavy police presence at the site.<\/p>\n<p>The fast will go on till 6 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>One of the first ones to reach the venue was Kuldeep Singh of the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Party who came with his friends from Punjab to support Anna\u2019s movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have come here to support Anna. What the government did at the Ramlila ground was wrong and it should not have taken such a step. Corruption is a big issue and we have the right to protest against it,\u201d Kuldeep Singh told .\u201cAnna and Baba Ramdev should come together and fight this battle together,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In April, Hazare\u2019s five-day fast drew widespread support across the country and forced the government to set up a joint panel to draft a Lokpal bill to combat corruption in high places.<\/p>\n<p>Vaibhav Kumar, one of the many young supporters of Anna, said: \u201cJust like Gandhiji took the path of non-violence, Anna Hazare is doing the same and we are supporting that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat happened at the Ramlila ground is shameful. The people who gathered there were protesting peacefully. If the government can baton-charge peaceful protestors, then they should remove Gandhiji\u2019s photo from all government offices and the currency notes as well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a Nehru cap, another young Anna supporter said: \u201cWe are not aligned to any political party. Our only aim is to fight corruption.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the day, before proceeding towards the fast site, Anna Hazare said: \u201cThe government action at Ramlila ground was an attack on democracy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Former top cop and activist Kiran Bedi said: \u201cWe need a stronger law against corruption which can be trusted. The system should be approachable. We will consider ourselves free only when India is free from corruption. It is a second war of independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police cracked down post-midnight Saturday on an anti-graft protest by close to a lakh of followers of yoga guru Baba Ramdev at Ramlila ground here forcing them to disperse. 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