Having sat on fast for eight days in Ramlila Maidan demanding fair price for crops, electoral reforms and appointment of lokpal, social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday called off his hunger strike after Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat met him on Thursday to convey the message from the Centre.
“The Government has agreed to demand on crop prices and agreed to take steps on the appointment of a lokpal at the Centre and lokayuktas in the States as soon as possible,” Hazare said as he announced that he was going to break his fast. Hazare said he had been assured regarding the new electoral reforms and implementation of the MS Swaminathan Committee report to address the agrarian crisis in the country. “The Governments are meant for the public and it is Government’s responsibility to provide the best service to its people,” he said.
