Hazare to end fast on Sunday, says battle only half won
After 12 days of fasting for an anti-corruption law that galvanized tens of thousands across India, Anna Hazare announced on Saturday night that he will call off his protest at 10 a.m. on Sunday.
Looking weak but sounding jubilant, Hazare, 74, told the cheering crowds at Ramlila ground that he would end his hunger strike now that parliament had taken the first step to frame a strong Lokpal bill.
But the soldier-turned-activist warned that only half the battle had been won in the fight for a corruption free India.
Image: Anna Hazare with his team celebrate the news that his three conditions have been unanimously accepted by Parliament, at Ramlila Maidan in Delh on Saturday.
Text: Agencies
Images: PTI
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