Fast report -6

• Anna today(2/8/2012) announced that they will end their indefinite tomorrow(3/8/2012) at 5 PM .This announcement on calling off the agitation came when people like jurist V R Krishna Iyer and former Army Chief Gen V K Singh, appealed for an end to the fast as the health of Arvind Kejriwal, Gopal Rai and Manish Sisodia deteriorated a lot.
• Government also remained adamant and lacked will to negotiate.
• Anna Hazare addressing a huge crowd at Jantar Mantar said that  himself won't join or launch political party. Instead  he said that people of nation will select whom should get ticket and how the alternative party can be created.  Hazare said, he will tour the country urging people to select people to fight elections.Earlier he has said if team will fight election then  team will probe their background and then put their names on Internet seeking people's opinion about them. 
• "It is time for us to think of an alternative. We want a political alternative. But I will not launch or join a party. People should decide who should be given tickets and how to achieve that alternative system," he said.
• Today being Raksha Bandhan, lots of female supporters of Anna hazare tied RAKHI in Anna's fist.

Editor's View: Its not the way in which fast should end! Indefinite fast never ends in this manner.Now when the whole momentum was created and the people were finally visiting jantar mantar or doing rallies on street in large numbers, they decided to end the FAST!? Government never agrees in a week of fast. Anna earlier himself fasted for at least 14 days and only then government was ready to negotiate!

Source:http://www.deccanherald.com/content/268725/anna-hazare-others-call-off.html