Anna Hazare, the man who galvanised a nation against corruption, is on a two-day visit to the city. Anna, Arvind Kejriwal and Swami Agnivesh arrived in the city on Wednesday to meet and know Gujarat's voice against corruption.
Many civil society organisations have prepared their representation on various aspects of the state which will be submitted to Anna.
Surprisingly, chief minister Narendra Modi, who had written a personal letter to Anna, will not be meeting him during his visit. Citizens hosting Anna said, "We have not received any official intimation from the chief minister's office about Anna's visit nor has the veteran crusader's office in Delhi."
Soon after reaching Ahmedabad, Anna and his team visited the Sabarmati Riverfront near Victoria Garden, where houses of slum dwellers were razed during the demolition drive.
They were accompanied by local civil society activists like Mallika Sarabhai, Prakash N Shah and Jayesh Patel among others. After spending half an hour at the riverfront and lending his support to slum dwellers, Anna and his team left the place.
On May 26, Anna and his team will attend a public hearing (Jan Sanvani) - people's representation at Gujarat Vidyapith at 11am.
After that they will attend a discussion with activists and intellectuals on the draft for the Janlokpal Bill at Gajjar Hall between 2:30 pm and 4 pm. Anna and his team will interact with the media at 4:30pm and in the evening Anna, Kejriwal and Swami Agnivesh will address a public rally at Sardarbaugh at 6pm.
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