Determined to get the Lokpal Bill passed, activist Anna Hazarecommenced his fast at 11 am yesterday in his native village Ralegan Siddhi. Hazare prepared himself for the fast by offering flowers to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi and seeking blessings of the saint Yadav Baba. Supporting him in his endeavour, villagers of Ralegan Siddhi organised a rally demanding that the Jan Lokpal Bill be passed.

On a mission: Anna began his fast yesterday in his native village Ralegan Siddhi and asserted that the time has come for a ‘Do or die’ movement in the case of the Jan Lokpal Bill and that he doesn’t trust the promises made by the government