1. Who is Anna Hazare? Who were the other people involved? 2. What were the main demands ? How did the government respond to the movement? 3. Methods / strategies adopted to influence the citizens and politics 4. How did they influence the politics /government ? 5. “What role does the Anti corruption movement led by Anna Hazare played in the Indian democracy?”
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Kisan Baburao Hazare (About this sound pronunciation (help·info); born 15 June 1937), popularly known as Anna Hazare (About this sound pronunciation (help·info)), is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life. In addition to organising and encouraging grassroots movements, Hazare frequently conducted hunger strikes to further his causes—a tactic reminiscent, to many, of the work of Mohandas K. Gandhi.[1][2] Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan—the third-highest civilian award—by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others.[3]
Hazare started a hunger strike on 5 April 2011 to exert pressure on the Indian government to enact a stringent anti-corruption law, The Lokpal Bill, 2011 as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill, for the institution of an ombudsman with the power to deal with corruption in public places. The fast led to nationwide protests in support. The fast ended on 9 April 2011, a day after the government accepted Hazare's demands. The government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee, consisting of government and civil society representatives, to draft the legislation.[4][5]
Foreign Policy magazine named him among top 100 global thinkers in 2011.[6] Also in 2011, Hazare was ranked as the most influential person in Mumbai by a national daily newspaper.[7] He has faced criticism for his authoritarian views on justice, including death as punishment for corrupt public officials and his alleged support for forced vasectomies as a method of family planning
Anna Hazare is an activist.
Other people like Arvind Kejriwal along with other activist were involved with him.
The main demand was to pass the anti-corruption bill.
Government passed the jan lokpal bill.
He went on hunger strike to influence the citizens and politics.
The anti-corruption movement led to enforcement of strong legislation against political corruption.