Anna Hazare to launch a protest in New Delhi in Jan 2021 if his calls for regarding farmers will not be fulfilled

Social activist Anna Hazare says he’ll launch a protest in New Delhi in January 2021 if his calls for regarding farmers will not be fulfilled in time.

In a press launch issued in his native village Ralegan Siddhi in adjoining Ahmednagar district, the veteran anti-corruption crusader mentioned he has determined to “resume” his protest in Delhi from subsequent month and has knowledgeable the Centre about his agitation.The launch didn’t present the date of launch of the agitation.

“On the seventh day, the then Minister of State for Agriculture, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, then Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis came to meet me,” mentioned Hazare within the launch.

That time they gave written assurance accepting the calls for, however they have been by no means fulfilled, he mentioned.

“As a result, I again sat on a hunger strike on January 30, 2019, in Ralegan Siddhi. That time also Union Agriculture Minister Radhamohan Singh, MoS for defence Subhash Bhamre and Fadnavis gave written assurance, but the demands were never fulfilled,” mentioned Hazare.

“I have once again decided to resume the protest that has been going on for the last three years, in Delhi in January and a letter tothat effect has been sent to the Centre,” mentioned Hazare.

“Take concrete decision or I am firm on my decision ( to resume protest), ” he mentioned

On Sunday, Hazare had threatened to go on a starvation strike if his calls for weren’t met by the Union authorities and mentioned it will be his “last protest”.

Speaking to reporters in Ralegan Siddhi, Hazare slammed the central authorities.

“The authorities is simply giving empty guarantees as a result of which I shouldn’t have any belief left (within the authorities)…Let’s see, what motion the Centre takes on my calls for.

“They have sought time for a month, so I have given them time till January-end. If my demands are not met, I will resume my huger strike protest. This would be my last protest,” the 83-year-old activist mentioned.