 Anna Hazare will flag off a car and bike rally in the city on Tuesday morning to drum up support for Civil Society’s version of Lokpal Bill, said the activist’s NGO, Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan.The rally, which has been planned in association with India Against Corruption, will begin from Dadar (East) and end at Azad Maidan. Brace up for tailbacks in south Mumbai as the event has been planned during the rush hour traffic of 9 am. A confrontation between Hazare’s supporters and the Mumbai traffic police is likely as the latter has not given permission for the rally. Members of Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan said that they were expecting at least 200 cars and motorcycles. “We are expecting an overwhelming response. Hazare himself will flag off the event,” a youth coordinator of India Against Corruption, Naresh Thakur, said. “We will take him around the city in a convoy.” Civil Society member Arvind Kejriwal is also expected to join Hazare. “As per my knowledge, no permission has been given to them,” said Additional Police Commissioner (traffic) Brijesh Singh. Col Ramesh Vasudev, the trustee of Hazare’s NGO (Mumbai division), said that they would not back out. “It’s a fight against corruption, so we will take out the vehicle rally. Let the police take action against us; if needed, we will court arrest,” he said. |
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