Hazare to go on fast in Delhi from April 5

PUNE: Noted social crusader Anna Hazare has decided to go on an indefinite fast from April 5 in New Delhi to press for implementation of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Addressing a news conference here on Thursday, Radheshyam Jagtap, Pune district head of Bhrashtachar Virodhi Janandolan Nyaas, established by Hazare in Ralegan Siddhi, Ahmednagar district, adjacent to Pune, said that a signature campaign has also been organised from April 3 on Jangli Maharaj Road to garner mass support for the protest.
"This is a national level agitation, which will be actively supported by various organisations and political parties like Professionals Party of India, Parivartan, Sajag Nagrik Manch, India Against Corruption Movement and others," he said.
"Rarely are corrupt politicians or bureaucrats prosecuted and put behind bars. The investigating agencies are controlled by the politicians; hence we have decided to put pressure on the government to enact the Jan Lokpal Bill. Institutions like Lokpal and Lokayukta, that are supposed to work independently will be of great help to the common man as there will be little scope for politicians to intervene or influence the workings," Jagtap said.