Indian social activist Anna Hazare has begun what he has called a "fast unto death" to pressure the government to act on corruption.
The 72-year-old campaigner says he will refuse all food and drink until the government enacts a comprehensive anti-corruption law.
The government has set up a committee to consider a bill, but Mr Hazare wants civil society included in the process.
India has recently been hit by a series of high-profile corruption scandals.
Last month a survey said corruption in India cost billions of dollars and threatened to derail growth.
The report by consultancy firm KPMG said that the problem had become so endemic that foreign investors were being deterred from the country. More...
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Anna is doing a Great job and as we Indians not only in India but also all over the world should support for the cause Anna Hazare has started, we live in a Democracy of... for the people, of the people and the people, but this government is completely gone out of of its context...and has stuck to their decision... I strongly support the cause that this man Mr. Anna Hazare has taken up and we as youth will support until the last breath.
ReplyDeleteI hope this guy will succeed though I wouldn't bet on it. Too many big fish involved. Corruption seems to be so deeply ingrained in Indian society that a major upheaval is necessary to uproot it. Will Indians be equal to the task?
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