As Centre ignores Anna Hazare's hunger strike, locals from his village threaten self-immolation

March 28, 2018 19:55

Agitated over the Center's ignorance on Anna Hazare's hunger strike at Delhi's Ramleela Maidan, villagers of Ralegan Siddhi, started their march towards the house of the BJP MP Dilip Gandhi, of Ahmadnagar district, shouting slogans Our Village Our Government.

Ralegan Siddhi village is the native village of Anna Hazare.

The villagers have also passed a resolution in their Gram Sabha banning the government officials in the village. The police personnel, as well as the district administrative officials, are asked to vacate the village.

The former Sarpanch of the village said that the BJP government deploys commandos at Ramleela Maidan while our soldiers lose their lives on the border.

He further said that if the government does not take positive steps by tonight, it will witness hundreds of villagers self-immolating by Thursday morning.

As Anna Hazare's fast unto death agitation at Ramleela Maidan nears 7th day, this tussle between the villagers and the government authorities have popped up in his native village heading onto major life threats in the coming days.

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