Anna to go ahead with fast; HC rejects petition Anna Hazare has made it clear that he will go ahead with his 3 day fast in Mumbai from 27th Dec at MMRDA ground for which he will organise the Rs.7 lakh rent through donations as the Bombay High Court rejected a petition seeking discounted rates for the protest venue.
"MMRDA will give some concessions and the ground hire cost will be Rs 7 lakh. The donations will be accepted only by cheque and draft. We will also keep tab on the donors," he said in Ralegan Siddhi on Friday.
Hazare said his close aides Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi will join him in his fast in Mumbai while another group of activists will go on hunger strike in Delhi in support for a strong Lokpal bill.
The court further said that it cannot come to the conclusion if the agitation was in public interest or politically motivated.
The court also said it cannot direct the government to open the gates to the enclosed area in Azad Maidan, another probable venue for the proposed 3-day fast from 27th December to allow Team Anna larger space for the protest.
"We are afraid that such issues cannot be decided by the court. This court cannot come to the conclusion as to whether this agitation is in public interest or politically motivated," a division bench of Justices P B Majmudar and Mridula Bhatkar observed on Friday while rejecting the petition filed by Jagrut Nagrik Manch, an affiliate of Hazare's India Against Corruption.
"MMRDA will give some concessions and the ground hire cost will be Rs 7 lakh. The donations will be accepted only by cheque and draft. We will also keep tab on the donors," he said in Ralegan Siddhi on Friday.
Hazare said his close aides Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi will join him in his fast in Mumbai while another group of activists will go on hunger strike in Delhi in support for a strong Lokpal bill.
The court further said that it cannot come to the conclusion if the agitation was in public interest or politically motivated.
The court also said it cannot direct the government to open the gates to the enclosed area in Azad Maidan, another probable venue for the proposed 3-day fast from 27th December to allow Team Anna larger space for the protest.
"We are afraid that such issues cannot be decided by the court. This court cannot come to the conclusion as to whether this agitation is in public interest or politically motivated," a division bench of Justices P B Majmudar and Mridula Bhatkar observed on Friday while rejecting the petition filed by Jagrut Nagrik Manch, an affiliate of Hazare's India Against Corruption.
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