January 30, 2019:

On Wednesday, veteran activist Kisan Baburao Hazare alias Anna Hazare launched a fresh hunger strike at his Ralegan-Siddhi village seeking Lokpal & Lokayuktas as promised by the Govt.

It is informed by an aide that Hazare, 81, went around in a procession in the village carrying the tricolour with a large number of supporters and hoisted the national flag before starting the indefinite fast.

He also paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Martyrs' Day before launching the agitation.

Three days ago, Hazare had served an ultimatum to the Maharashtra Govt. demanding the implementation of the Lokayukta in the state failing which he would launch his hunger strike.

Earlier, he addressed several letters to PM Narendra Modi to implement the Lokpal authority and said his communications were not acknowledged.

Meanwhile, the Maharashtra Govt. has initiated the process to bring the office of CM under the jurisdiction of the Lokayukta but Hazare said he will be on protest till it becomes a reality.

Besides these main demands, Hazare has also taken up the farmers causes including implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan Commission Report and related issues.

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