Anna ended his fast after Parliament adopted the Sense of the House resolution on his three key points on Saturday

New Delhi: Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare broke his fast on the 13th day at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi as huge crowds witnessed and celebrated the victory of people's power. Anna ended his fast after Parliament adopted the Sense of the House resolution on his three key points on Saturday.

Two five-year old girls from Delhi offered coconut water and honey to Anna Hazare.

After breaking his fast, Anna thanked the people for their support. "I thank the countrymen, my brothers, sisters and kids for the fight against corruption," Anna said.

Govt issues notification on committee to draft Lokpal Bill

Social activist Anna Hazare during the 4th day of his fast in New Delhi on Friday. The government on Saturday issued a gazette notification on formation of a joint committee headed by senior minister Pranab Mukherjee to draft an effective janlok bill

Giving in to demands from anti-corruption activists, the government on Saturday issued a gazette notification on formation of a joint committee headed by senior minister Pranab Mukherjee to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.

The notification, one of the key demands of the anti-corruption campaign launched by Gandhian Anna Hazare, has been signed by V.K. Bhasin, Secretary, Legislative Department of the Law Ministry.

The notification was proudly displayed at the site of Hazare’s fast at Jantar Mantar by Kiran Bedi to the loud cheering of the assembled gathering there.

Apart from the terms of what the committee would do, the notification contains the names of those on the 10-member panel headed by Finance Minister.

The committee will also include Law Minister Veerappa Moily, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Home Minister P Chidambaram and Water Resources Minister Salman Khurshid as members.

Besides Mr. Hazare himself, those representing the civil society in the joint committee will be eminent lawyers Shanti Bhushan, Prasant Bhushan, retired Supreme Court Judge Santosh Hegde and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal. Shanti Bhushan will be the co-Chairman.

“We had demanded a government order (GO) in this regard. The government went a step ahead and issued a notification,” said social activist Swami Agnivesh.

Keywords: Anna Hazare fast, joint committee, Lokpal Bill, monsoon session, Swami Agnivesh

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Anna Hazare
Anna Hazare in Nanded, Maharastra
Born	Kisan Hazare 15 June 1937 (age 74) Bhingar, Bombay Province,British India
Nationality	Indian
Other names	Kisan Baburao Hazare
Known for	Indian anti-corruption movement, Watershed development programmes,Right to Information
Influenced by	Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda
Political movement	Indian anti-corruption movement, Peace movement
Religion	Hinduism
Spouse	Never Married
Parents	Laxmibai Hazare Baburao Hazare
Awards	Padma Shri (1990) Padma Bhushan (1992)