New Delhi, November 01: Anti-corruuption crusader Anna Hazare on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warning that if the Jan Lokpal Bill is not passed in the winter session of the Parliament he will again start his hunger strike.
Hazare has told the PM that he will start the fast on the last day of Parliament session in case the bill is not passed.
Earlier on Monday, Hazare informed through his blog about his plans to end his vow of silence in three to four days and undertake a tour of the country to meet those who supported his anti-corruption campaign. Hazare, 74, said the thought of giving up his ‘maun vrat’ was playing on his mind.
“In the next three to four days I might end my ‘maun vrat’. Crores of people have turned to reading my blog all over the world hence I think it would only seem appropriate that I end my ‘maun’ and hold open discussions with them,” he said.
The crusader said that he would “embark on a tour and meet all those young men and women, farmers, working class, school children from all over the world who were a part of this movement against corruption and at times even went to jail for the sake of the cause”.
“I have this strong urge from within to meet and talk to all these people who bravely faced the hazards. Hence I would like to end my ‘maun’ and start off touring different states and hold discussions with them,” said Hazare, who has been campaigning for a strong Lokpal to check corruption in high places.
–PTI