'Strangulation of democracy', says Anna Hazare

Wed, 08 June 2011

12:28

Rediff.com's Sahim Salim reports from Rajghat: Anna Hazare, who is on a hunger strike in Rajghat today to protest against the police action against Baba Ramdev and followers on Saturday night, said the lathicharge on the protestors was a blot on human rights, and described it as "strangulation of democracy".

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