Kiran Bedi
Anna Hazare on Tuesday morning minutes before Anna Hazare was to set out for his fast against corruption about a dozen policemen in plain clothes detained him at the Supreme Enclave in Mayur Vihar where he was staying.They tried to whisk him away in a white Innova car but hundreds of angry protesters ensured that the car could barely move for over an hour.
Anticipating his arrest Anna recorded an appeal to people to come forward in peaceful protest and said a second line of leaders would continue to lead the movement.But on Tuesday morning, these second line and core members of Team Anna Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kiran Bedi were detained too and all of them along with Mr Hazare have been taken to the Delhi Police Mess near Oberoi Maidan in north Delhi.Eminent lawyer Shanti Bhushan was detained at Rajghat.Now says sources a third line of crusading leaders has gone underground and are gathering support using mobile phones and the internet.
The supporters that followed Anna car as he was being taken away vowed they would move to Rajghat where Anna was to have gone before setting out for JP Park where he planned to fast.Sources say about 3,000 Delhi University students are expected to assemble at Rajghat too.As they heard of the detention many office goers said they were not attending work and would join the protest.
Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 at several places in the Capital, including central Delhi, JP Park, Rajghat and Dilli Gate.At Rajghat the police is not allowing people to gather in large numbers.Any large groups are being disbanded put in buses and taken away to Chhatrasal Stadium in Model Town, north Delhi.At JP Park where Anna was to sit on fast, protesters are pouring in ready to court arrest.
Anna Hazare asked on what charges he was being arrested but Delhi Police insist that he has been detained not arrested.And that only to keep law and order in check.Amid widespread protest the police say if Anna had agreed to the 22 conditions that it had set he would have been allowed to fast.
But the Gandhian had declared on Monday that these were unconstitutional demands and that he had no fear of police restrictions.I am starting my fast tomorrow.It is just the start of a struggle for change.We have to fight a long battle.Its going to be a fight to bring about change in India.
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