ndia mass arrests over 3,000 supporters of an anti-corruption crusader, Anna Hazare, who was arrested in Delhi which resulted in an outpouring of anger.
Activist’s arrest in Delhi sparks protests across Maharashtra
Rallies and fasts were held right in almost every part of the state
Supporters of Indian rights activist Anna Hazare shout slogans as they are being detained during a rally in support of Anna Hazare’s fight against corruption, in Mumbai on Tuesday. Photo: AP
Mumbai: The fallout of anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare’s arrest in Delhi was an outpouring of anger and indignation across Maharashtra.
Rallies, relay fasts and peaceful protests were held right from his village Ralegan Siddhi to almost every part of the state. Thousands of protesters were also arrested. The government’s action is expected to give a further impetus to the movement against corruption in the following days, say Hazare’s supporters from all walks of life.
In Mumbai alone, over 3,000 people were picked up on the charges of unlawful assembly following demonstrations across the city.
“Approximately, 3,000-4,000 people have been detained and released across Mumbai,” City Commissioner of Police Arup Patnaik said.
In what seemed like a second movement for independence, people in large numbers sang the patriotic song Vande Mataram and shouted slogans “Anna Hazare Hum Tumhare Saath Hai (Anna we are with you) and Corruption Hatao (Eliminate corruption).
Anti-government slogans
Residents of Ralegan Siddhi, about 230km from Mumbai, took to the streets to protest against his arrest after hearing the news of his detention. Scores of villagers marched to the local Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation bus depot and raised slogans against the government.
State police deployed tight security in the village and all the roads leading to it from Pune, Ahmednagar, Aurangabad and Nashik where protests were held and several arrested.
In Nashik, most of the schools were closed yesterday even as protests in Nagpur led to the arrest of 300 people.
Sporting ‘Gandhi’ caps with slogans ‘I am Anna’ supporters gathered at the Reserve Bank of India Square in Civil Lines on the busy Nagpur-Jabalpur national highway. Several women and college students, too, were present at the RBI square.
Detained
In Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, where a huge rally was held by the National Alliance of People’s Movement (NAPM), 400 protestors were detained whilst an equal number faced arrested in Mumbai Central, apart from people being picked up in Matunga, Golibar slums in Santa Cruz, Navi Mumbai and other places.
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