Anna Hazare Joins Students’ Protest, Announces Silent Demonstration Tomorrow
Breaking News: Anna Hazare Joins Students’ Protest, Announces Silent Demonstration Tomorrow
In a major development amid the ongoing NEET paper leak controversy, veteran social activist Anna Hazare has extended his support to the protesting students and stepped directly into the fray.
For the past month, the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has been demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET paper leak scandal. The protests have been continuing at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. On Monday, CJP activists and students attempted a march towards Parliament, which turned tense after police resorted to a lathi-charge. The incident has significantly heated the political atmosphere across the country.Anna Hazare has now thrown his weight behind the students’ movement. He has announced a silent protest (Maun Andolan) tomorrow at the Gandhi Memorial in Wadia Park, Ahilyanagar (Ahmednagar).Details of the protest:Date & Time: Tomorrow, 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Venue: Gandhi Smarak, Wadia Park, Ahilyanagar
The protest site will be symbolically renamed “Nagar’s Jantar Mantar”
Hazare has urged the government to immediately open a dialogue with the students and resolve their grievances. All eyes are now on Anna Hazare’s intervention, which is expected to give fresh momentum to the student agitation.
