ET Secure IT. Web Stories. Morning Brief Podcast. Economy Agriculture. Foreign Trade. Company Corporate Trends. Defence National International Industry. International UAE. Saudi Arabia. US Elections World News. Rate Story. Font Size Abc Small. Abc Medium. Abc Large. NEW DELHI: As Anna Hazare's fast entered the 10th day today, his team accused "some strong elements" in the government of nullifying the entire dialogue process and said they have become victims of Congress ' "internal politics".
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Responding to a question on whether Hazare's indefinite fast was justified, home minister P Chidambaram said, "At this stage, an extra-parliamentary protest seems unjustified.
Noting that "everybody has a right to protest and the context and circumstances will decide whether the protest is right or not", Chidambaram said Hazare team's earlier fast, when the Lokpal bill was not in place, was perhaps right but not now when a bill has already been introduced in Parliament and the government has "moved forward" on it. The minister said this was the final version of the bill and the government's draft Lokpal bill will receive many suggestions from the opposition parties and some of these may also be accommodated.
To a question on whether the government can intervene in case Hazare's health is affected, the home minister said, "Certainly, if anyone's life is in danger, the government has not only a duty but a right to intervene. Share Via. Get our Daily News Capsule Subscribe. Thank you for subscribing to our Daily News Capsule newsletter. Whatsapp Twitter Facebook Linkedin. Sign Up. Edit Profile.
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