Jan Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare to fast at Ramlila Maidan from tomorrow
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Gandhian Anna Hazare will fast at Ramlila Maidan from tomorrow. Arvind Kejriwal, a civil society member said that Anna will leave Tihar only after taking stock of preparations.
Team Anna members said that once Ramlila Maidan is ready, Anna will leave Tihar Jail.
Meanwhile, Team Anna has given a two-page undertaking to police on its protest fast in Ramlila Maidan, saying they would abide by existing rules and regulations and the crowd will not exceed the capacity of the ground, which is around 25,000 people.
In the undertaking signed by Anna Hazare himself and his associates, Arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bhushan, they also said that if any clause of it was violated, they would be liable to be prosecuted under law.
The permission for the fast has been given till September 2, 2011, official sources said.
The clauses of the undertaking include, no damage to public property; gathering will not exceed the limit of the ground; the crowd will not spill over to the nearby roads; the protesters will cooperate with traffic police; loud speaker use within the ambit of a Supreme Court order (10 PM limit).
Other clauses are: Arrangements of drinking water, medical aid, mobile toilets, proper lighting; no carrying of lathi or any weapon; no provocative slogans/ speeches; no inflammatory slogans within 200 meters of religious or worship places; public safety will be taken care of; no use of crackers.
Medical examination of Hazare and those who will keep fast along with him will be conducted by government doctors three times a day while Team Anna promised to abide by the April 16, 2009 order of the Supreme Court which stipulated rules and regulations for public protests.
The undertaking was given to the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central District, of Delhi Police.
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Ravindrapareek
18-Aug-2011 , 03:11:56 amit is right ever person have fundamental right and fundamental right ko koi bhi ban nahi kar sakata hai but use their fundamental right in lawfull manner and in the limit of law and order . no use of fundamental right in unlawfull manner so it is right and anna ji take right decision and given the undertaking to the goverment for doing their unsan in lawfull manner and in the limit of law and ord
Ravindrapareek
18-Aug-2011 , 03:12:03 amit is right ever person have fundamental right and fundamental right ko koi bhi ban nahi kar sakata hai but use their fundamental right in lawfull manner and in the limit of law and order . no use of fundamental right in unlawfull manner so it is right and anna ji take right decision and given the undertaking to the goverment for doing their unsan in lawfull manner and in the limit of law and ord