A day after the Cabinet cleared the Lokpal Bill, Anna Hazare slammed the government at a press conference. 'The government has betrayed us. It has gone back on its word."

"The government has cheated people with a revised draft of the Bill. It has gone back on 3 assurances that the prime minister gave us at Ramlila Maidan. He also assured us that Lokayukta should be a party of Lokpal.," he said.

"As long as CBI, CVC is under government control, corruption will not end. What is the meaning of this Lokpal if it does not ensure justice for the poor?"

"I wrote to Sonia Gandhi that power is not poison but an addiction. I have no enmity with the government. If the government brings a strong Lokpal then I will congratulate the government. But if nothing happens then I may even go back to Ramlila Maidan and ask people to elect people who will give you laws that empower you," said Hazare.