RALEGAN SIDDHI (MAHARASHTRA): Social activist Anna Hazare Tuesday put off his proposed hunger strike over various demands including appointment of Lokpal, saying the government had taken certain steps that had shown a “ray of hope”.
Hazare made the announcement after Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan called on him at his village, Ralegan Siddhi, in Ahmednagar district.
According to sources, Hazare has received a letter from Union Minister of State in Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh. However, the contents of the letter are not known.
The 81-year-old anti-corruption crusader, however, warned that he would launch the protest on January 30, the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, if the Government failed to fulfil his demands.
Mahajan, who reached out to Hazare on behalf of the Centre and the Maharashtra Government, said the demands raised by the activist were discussed and the key points fulfilled, as he urged the latter to call off the protest. (AGENCIES)
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