Apr 8, 2011
BHUBANESWAR: People from all walks of life took out rallies, demonstrations and organized dharna across the state on Friday supporting social activist Anna Hazare's indefinite fast in Delhi demanding an effective anti-corruption law.
Over 150 people, including students from different districts, took out a candle light march from Master Canteen to Lower PMG Square to show solidarity with Hazare's fast at Jantar Mantar. "The coming together of so many people from diverse backgrounds show the disgust towards corruption in the country, said Vidyut Mohanty, a protester.
Emerging from the virtual world to the real, Face Book friends met at the lower PMG and held dharna. "This is the time for everybody to come together and press the government for an Act so that there will be a graft-free society," said Biswajit Mohanty, an activist. The capital city saw dharna by school children, who sat for hours holding placards in hands in support of Anna Hazare. Kalinga Sena workers took out a rally supporting the Jan Lokpal Bill.
In Berhampur, youths and members of civil society staged a dharna near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Gandhi Nagar area supporting the Gandhian's demand. "We urge the government to introduce the Bill by holding a special session of the Parliament," said former deputy speaker Ram Chandra Panda.
In Sambalpur, civil society members organized a dawn-to-dusk mass fasting in front of the district collector office on Friday. "It was morning to evening fast," said Parag Gupta, an activist, while ABVP workers took out a candle light rally in Golbazar. In Bargarh, civil society members organized a relay hunger strike in front of the Kacheri road. tnn
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