ANNA HAZARE

ANNA HAZARE: RISE OF NEXT ANNA HAZARE: RISE OF NEXT MAHATMA GANDHIMAHATMA GANDHI

“Early Life”

• His days in the army were often spent in reading books by Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave, from whom he drew inspiration.

• During the 1965 war against Pakistan, Hazare survived an attack on his post; however, he saw his colleagues dying.

• The incident left a deep impact and he pledged to remain a bachelor and serve the country in a bigger way.  

Achievements:

• His struggle for bringing about change began in His struggle for bringing about change began in his own village. A long time ago it was a his own village. A long time ago it was a miserable and barren place with scanty rainfall miserable and barren place with scanty rainfall and lacking any economy. It suffered from and lacking any economy. It suffered from frequent droughts.frequent droughts.

• In 1975, Hazare initiated a transformation of his In 1975, Hazare initiated a transformation of his village through watershed development using village through watershed development using nallah bands, check dams and contour trenches nallah bands, check dams and contour trenches that raised the water table and helped villagers that raised the water table and helped villagers irrigate their fields. He also took up literacy irrigate their fields. He also took up literacy programmes and measures to combat programmes and measures to combat alcoholism.alcoholism.

War against corruption:

• Anna formed the ‘Bhrashtachar Virodhi Anna formed the ‘Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan’ in 1991 which gradually Jan Andolan’ in 1991 which gradually spread across the state in the form of spread across the state in the form of district-level vigilance committees.district-level vigilance committees.

• With his trademark khadi dress and With his trademark khadi dress and Gandhi cap, Hazare used his ingrained Gandhi cap, Hazare used his ingrained strength to repeatedly go on hunger strength to repeatedly go on hunger strikes that led to the resignation of six strikes that led to the resignation of six ministers from the Maharashtra ministers from the Maharashtra government. government.

• In 1995, Hazare's fast led to exit of two In 1995, Hazare's fast led to exit of two state Cabinet Ministers, labeled corrupt by state Cabinet Ministers, labeled corrupt by the Gandhian and the Sena-BJP the Gandhian and the Sena-BJP government was forced to drop them.government was forced to drop them.

• Hazare did not spare the Congress-NCP Hazare did not spare the Congress-NCP regime either and in 2003, went on hunger regime either and in 2003, went on hunger strike against four ministers, Sureshdada strike against four ministers, Sureshdada Jain, Nawab Malik, Vijaykumar Gavit and Jain, Nawab Malik, Vijaykumar Gavit and Padamsinh Patiln, alleging they indulged Padamsinh Patiln, alleging they indulged in massive corruption.in massive corruption.

2012 anti corruption movement

2012 anti corruption movement started with the first 2012 anti corruption movement started with the first mass gathering at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on mass gathering at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 2525thth March, 2012. Team Anna and Public of India March, 2012. Team Anna and Public of India was again ready to protest against Corruption. In was again ready to protest against Corruption. In this regards thousands of volunteers were working this regards thousands of volunteers were working in grassroot. Everybody attached with this in grassroot. Everybody attached with this movement expected the Government of India to movement expected the Government of India to take some strong actions against Corruption. The take some strong actions against Corruption. The motto of this mass movement was to create a big motto of this mass movement was to create a big pressure among Government to take some strong pressure among Government to take some strong decision related to demolishing Corruption in decision related to demolishing Corruption in India. India.

Today Anna Hazare is ready to put his Today Anna Hazare is ready to put his life on the line for the YOUTH – for life on the line for the YOUTH – for US, so that we live in a corruption US, so that we live in a corruption free country with equal rights. In a free country with equal rights. In a country where country where 44 crore crore people live people live below the povbelow the poverty line erty line and half of the and half of the politicians bathing in money - nowpoliticians bathing in money - now is the time to end all of this. We are is the time to end all of this. We are not progressing as oppossed to not progressing as oppossed to other nations because of this other nations because of this corruption seed.corruption seed.