15 aug 2011
Prohibitory orders in many areas in Delhi; Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal also detained
New Delhi: Social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare was on Monday morning detained and taken into preventive custody at his Mayur Vihar residence here even as hundreds of supporters tried to block the police who tried to shift him to a local police station.
The arrest came on expected lines as Team Anna Hazare and the government were set for a showdown on Tuesday after Delhi Police refused to let them fast for a stronger Lokpal Bill and the Gandhian's associates vowed they would not back off.
The police have also detained social activist Arvind Khejriwal.
The Delhi Police clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 which probibits a gathering of more than four people evan as Anna Hazare gave a call for jail bharo.
Only hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in his Independence Day speech that hunger strikes were avoidable, police said Hazare wouldn't get the green signal as police terms for the protest had been rejected.
Hazare had said he would go on hunger strike at the JP Park near the Ferozeshah Kotla cricket ground here but refused to accept orders that the crowds must not cross 5,000 and the fast must end in three days.
Delhi Police also laid down other conditions, most of which Hazare's close aides dismissed as undemocratic.
Prohibitory orders in many areas in Delhi; Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal also detained
Police detain Anna at his residence
Detention comes ahead of fast, Anna to be taken to police station amidst high drama
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The arrest came on expected lines as Team Anna Hazare and the government were set for a showdown on Tuesday after Delhi Police refused to let them fast for a stronger Lokpal Bill and the Gandhian's associates vowed they would not back off.
The police have also detained social activist Arvind Khejriwal.
The Delhi Police clamped prohibitory orders under Sec 144 which probibits a gathering of more than four people evan as Anna Hazare gave a call for jail bharo.
Only hours after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in his Independence Day speech that hunger strikes were avoidable, police said Hazare wouldn't get the green signal as police terms for the protest had been rejected.
Hazare had said he would go on hunger strike at the JP Park near the Ferozeshah Kotla cricket ground here but refused to accept orders that the crowds must not cross 5,000 and the fast must end in three days.
Delhi Police also laid down other conditions, most of which Hazare's close aides dismissed as undemocratic.
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