Residents of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's village Ralegan Siddhi Tuesday took to the streets to protest the detention of the anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi. There were demonstrations in Pune and Mumbai too
Young and old, men and womenu00a0-- supporters of Anna Hazare from across the nation raised a stormu00a0on Tuesday as they shouted anti-government slogans after the activist was detained by the police
Supporters of Hazare gathered in more than one spot across Delhi to denounce the government and support his campaign for a strong Lokpal bill that will effectively check corruption.
It was a visibly charged atmosphere in east Delhi as scores of people gathered when Hazare was detained. The tricolour made a strong presence against the grey skies as the supporters held flags and some had it painted on their faces.
In all, over 500 people were detained in various parts of the capital.
Shutdown in Anna's village
Residents of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's village Ralegan Siddhi Tuesday took to the streets to protest the detention of the anti-corruption crusader in New Delhi. There were demonstrations several parts of the country too.
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Scores of people trooped out of their homes soon after news of the arrest of Hazare and his team members reached the village, about 230 km from the state capital Mumbai. There was a spontaneous shutdown in the village.
Flaying the arrests, many villagers, including women, marched to the local Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus depot and raised slogans against the government.
The state police had deployed tight security in the village and all the roads leading to it from Pune, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad and Nashik.
While thousands of activists staged a march in Pune, a large number of protestors started gathering near Dadar in Mumbai to chart out the further course of action.
The main agitation is planned at Azad Maidan in Mumbai later Tuesday where prominent activists, including Medha Patkar, are expected to congregate.
Hazare, activist Arvind Kejriwal and former cop Kiran Bedi, besides 250 other supporters were arrested Tuesday morning by the Delhi Police before starting their protest against an anti-corruption bill.
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