Anna ends Fast

                                   ANNA   ENDS  FAST   ,  SAYS   VICTORY  OF  PEOPLE

                                                    

                                         10 : 20 am

       

                                         on  28  August  2011                                                              

Anna Hazare: After about 290 hours, Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike in Delhi this morning. Two little girls, Ikrah and Simran, wearing Anna caps, offered him coconut water and honey to bring up the moment

                

             *     Surrounded by a sea of flags, Anna Hazare received the news that his three conditions have been unanimously accepted by Parliament. At his protest camp at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi, thousands gathered to celebrate the 74-year-old and his role in helping India take a huge step forward towards a historic new anti-corruption law

             *    As Anna Hazare's three conditions were unanimously accepted by Parliament, a letter signed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was delivered to the anti-corruption crusader on stage at Ramlila Maidan

             *   Text of Parliament resolution on Anna's demands - This House agrees in principle on the following issues for a strong and effective lok pal.

            *   KEJRIWAL      THANKS    PM ,    PARLIAMENT

            *   ANNA   GREETED   BY   CHEERING   CROWD

           

            *   TEAM    ANNA   THANKFUL   FOR   RECONCILIATION

            *   ANNA   ENDS   FAST

            *   CONGRESS   WELCOMES   ENDING   OF   FAST   BY   HAZARE

            *   ANNA   TAKEN TO    HOSPITAL    IN    GURGAON    AS   MEDICAL PRECAUTION

            *   INDIA   CELEBRATES    THE    VICTORY 

            *   BOLLYWOOD   SUPPORTED    ANNA

            *   Actor Aamir Khan arrived this afternoon at the Ramlila Maidan where Anna Hazare, 74, is on a hunger strike. The actor said, "Anna has not eaten for 12 days...I am worried about you. In everyone's heart, there is concern for you. This will be a long process, and we need Anna's leadership for our struggle. So I urge him here to please end his fast today

                 

            *     In a powerful speech in the Lok Sabha, Leader of the Opposition Sushma Swaraj expressed her party's support for Anna Hazare, and said the BJP largely agrees with the three pre-conditions that the activist had given to end his hunger strike. She also tore into the statement made by Rahul Gandhi yesterday in Parliament, and targeted the Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Meira Kumar, for allowing the Congress leader to make an unscheduled speech yesterday at virtually no notice.