Anna Hazare to undertake nationwide tour from January 30

• Anna Hazare has announced that he will undertake a nationwide tour from January 30 from Bihar(Patna) for strengthening farmers organisations. 
• He also said that he will tour Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Panjab and Karnataka and start agitation by organising farmers community
• Anna was presented with prestigious ‘"Basava Krushi" (agricultural award named after 12th century social reformer Basaveshwara) award instituted by 'Kudalasangama Lingayat Panchamasali Mahapeeth' .
  Kudalasangam seer Jayamrutyunjay Swamiji presented the award to Hazare.
• While addressing the gathering at the award function Hazare said that "Keeping in mind the need to strengthen farmers organisations, I decided to start nationwide tour for one and half years and sit for satyagraha before Lok Sabha polls at Ramleela maidan, New Delhi,"
• Maharashtra Member of Parliament Raju Shetty, 'Krushi' Mission President SA Patil and former Union Minister Babagouda Patil were present at the function.

Source:http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_anna-hazare-to-undertake-nationwide-tour-from-january-30_1789595