Nationwide protests continued for the second consecutive day today against the arrest of Anna Hazare, with political parties holding rallies in various states to press their demands that included a strong Lokpal Bill.
Mumbai: supporters thronged Azad Maidan protesting the "undemocratic" manner in which the 74-year-old was taken into custody.
In Andhra Pradesh: TDP supporters demonstrated across Andhra Pradesh against his arrest with the party chief former Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu leading a dharna at a statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Secunderabad.
In Karnataka thousands of students skipped classes as they thronged Freedom Park in Bangalore at a rally, with former Supreme Court judge Santosh N Hegde, also joining the dharna.
In Indore, BJP workers staged a sit-in waving placards against the police action against Hazare.
The Orissa Assembly was adjourned twice amid uproar as BJP and ruling BJD MLAs condemned the police action.
In Tamil Nadu, a large number of people observed fast and more than 300 activists assembled at Adyar in Chennai under the banner of "India Against Corruption", an umbrella body of the citizen's movement fighting for a powerful Lokpal Bill.