HAILING Indian Parliament`s nod on key elements of Jan Lokpal Bill as "people`s victory", Anna Hazare on Sunday (August 28) broke his 12-day-old fast declaring that electoral reforms will be on top of his agenda next so that corruption can come down.
The 74-year-old Gandhian accepted a glass of tender coconut water mixed with honey from a Dalit and a Muslim girl – Simran and Ikrah at 10:20 AM on the dais at the Ramlila Grounds ending over 288 hours of fast that began on August 16.
After a brief address, Hazare was driven straight to Medanta Medicity in neighbouring Gurgaon run by eminent cardiologist Dr Naresh Trehan who was attending to him along with his team during his entire period of fast.
He was admitted to the hospital and is under strict observation of a team of doctors who have begun administering liquid diet to him. Hazare will be there for a couple of days.
"I have only deferred my fast, not given it up. Only when these reforms are complete will I really end my fast. I will not rest until all the changes that I look to are achieved," he said to a thunderous applause from thousands of his supporters waving tri-color flags and shouting slogans like `Anna Hazare Zindabad`.
Dismissing the charge that his campaign was against Parliament and Constitution, he said the change has to be through constitutional means.
Flanked by his team members, including Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi and Manish Sisodia, Hazare said what has been achieved in Parliament.
