In the seventh consecutive day of his hunger strike in New Delhi, the self-defined social activist Anna Hazare ended his hunger strike on Thursday after Central Government’s assurance to put his demands into action.

Hazare’s took the decision to end the strike after he held meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Minister of State for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

BJP national executive member Priti Gandhi posted pictures of Hazare breaking his fast:

“The Centre has decided to raise MSP by 1.5 times of the expenses incurred by farmers. It has also said it will soon decide on the Lokpal appointment,” Hazare said.

“I will wait for six months. If the government fails to act, then we’ll start this protest again,” he said.

Hazare put forward his demand to the centre to fulfill the promises on time without any delay. “It’s government’s duty to work towards the welfare of the public and the country. There should be no chance of such a movement,” he said.

Hazare’s demands included setting up of Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in the states, besides execution of the Swaminathan Commission report, which contained ways to address  agrarian distress.

On 23  March, he started an indefinite hunger strike to press for his demand to appoint a Lokpal at the Central level. The strike came after a gap of a total seven years when he had protested against the then UPA government drawing imagination of millions of citizens and challenged the Indian Government. He started his strike at the Iconic Ramlila Maidan, the same place where he held protest back in 2011.

The Centre responded to Hazare on Monday with its emissary and Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan, who assured that all his demands will be met as soon as possible.

According to Mahajan, who is Minister for Water Resources and Medical Education in Maharashtra, 7 to 8 of the 11 main demands made by Anna Hazare were agreed upon.

“Fadnavis is in the loop. Even the central leadership (of the BJP), including party president Amit Shah, is looking into the matter,” Mahajan said.

Mr Hazare, who is a social activist, had protested during a strike back in 2011, for the increasing corruption in the Government during the UPA regime. And due to his efforts, many people joined him to support his cause and later this strike became the cause of birth for Aam Aadmi Party.

The AAP was formed from a chunk of the protesters along with Anna Hazare. The same party later came to power in Delhi. Mr. Kejriwal was among the key supporters of Hazare.

The time will prove whether his demands will be met or not by the government in the very future.

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