Hazare wants FIRs against 14 Cabinet Ministers by Aug

New Delhi, Mar 26 (PTI) Raking up a new issue, anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has demanded that police complaints be registered against 14 "corrupt" Cabinet ministers of the the central Indian government by August failing which a 'jail bharo' (fill the jail) agitation will be launched even as he pushed back the deadline for a strong Lokpal (ombudsman) law to 2014. Hazare's new plan was declared at a day long token fast in New Delhi on Sunday for a strong whistleblowers bill after his close aide Arvind Kejriwal named 14 Cabinet ministers against corruption charges were levelled. "FIRs (police complaints) be registered against the corrupt (Union) ministers by August or there will be 'jail bharo' agitation across the country. We have to be ready for this. Date will be announced later," Hazare said ending his fast Sunday evening. Hazare, whose last hunger strike in Mumbai in December-end last year flopped due to low turn-out, also put the government on notice on the Lokpal issue. "Bring Jan (people's) Lokpal or go out of power in 2014 general elections," Hazare said. Accusing the Government of lacking political will to bring an effective legislation to contain corruption, Hazare said peoples' power will force the Centre to legislate a strong Lokpal Bill one day. Asking his supporters to keep up the pressure on the Government, he said, "we will have to bring real democracy in the country by ensuring rights of the common people who are supreme and send their representatives to Parliament and state legislatures." PTI Caption for pic: Anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare raising his fist during a day long fast against corruption at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday. PTI Photo