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Sun, 08/28/2011 - 22:26
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People celebrate Anna's 'miracle'
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) 'Anna has pulled off a miracle',
was the unanimous cry from Hazare supporters who thronged the
India Gate in thousands on Sunday following anti-corruption
crusader's call to celebrate their victory.
Cutting across the barriers of age and gender, people
danced to the tunes of bands, did Bhangra, sang patriotic
songs, raised impromptu slogans, flew kites named after Anna,
waved the tricolour and distributed free sweets and chocolates
among themselves in response to the Gandhian's call.
"Anna has awakened the nation", said 80-year-old Retd.
Army Officer Shiv Kumar Sharma, who had come with his wife and
friends to the India Gate.
"I don't think that Lokpal alone will eradicate
corruption from India. However, I do feel that Anna Hazare
through his movement has woken up the nation... The whole
country has stood up against corruption and I think this is
the biggest achievement of this movement," Sharma said.
Though, Lokpal is not the whole answer to the problem, it
is a very good beginning, said R S Yadav, a retd Colonel.
Amidst huge media presence and police deployment, people
sang patriotic songs and waved Indian flags while some were
seen getting their face painted in the colours of tricolour.
"I am proud to be an Indian today," said 22-year-old
Sunil, who is pursuing his MBA in Delhi.
Mohan Aggarwal, a businessman, had come with a group of
40 people from Vaishali, and was seen distributing free sweets
and chocolates among the people gathered at the India Gate.
"It's our way of celebrating by distributing sweets. Only
a God can do what Anna has done through his struggle. We had
never imagined in our dreams that one day the whole country
would stand up against corruption... He has done a miracle,"
said Aggarwal.
Some were not "satisfied" with the government's response
to the whole movement.
"Though I am not fully satisfied with the government's
response, at least something is being done to rid this country
of corruption. Anna has shown us a path and now it's our
responsibility to follow it... At least I won't give or accept
bribes from now on," said Yudhishter Singh, a Customs Manager,
who had come all the way from Ethiopia to be a part of the
movement.
was the unanimous cry from Hazare supporters who thronged the
India Gate in thousands on Sunday following anti-corruption
crusader's call to celebrate their victory.
Cutting across the barriers of age and gender, people
danced to the tunes of bands, did Bhangra, sang patriotic
songs, raised impromptu slogans, flew kites named after Anna,
waved the tricolour and distributed free sweets and chocolates
among themselves in response to the Gandhian's call.
"Anna has awakened the nation", said 80-year-old Retd.
Army Officer Shiv Kumar Sharma, who had come with his wife and
friends to the India Gate.
"I don't think that Lokpal alone will eradicate
corruption from India. However, I do feel that Anna Hazare
through his movement has woken up the nation... The whole
country has stood up against corruption and I think this is
the biggest achievement of this movement," Sharma said.
Though, Lokpal is not the whole answer to the problem, it
is a very good beginning, said R S Yadav, a retd Colonel.
Amidst huge media presence and police deployment, people
sang patriotic songs and waved Indian flags while some were
seen getting their face painted in the colours of tricolour.
"I am proud to be an Indian today," said 22-year-old
Sunil, who is pursuing his MBA in Delhi.
Mohan Aggarwal, a businessman, had come with a group of
40 people from Vaishali, and was seen distributing free sweets
and chocolates among the people gathered at the India Gate.
"It's our way of celebrating by distributing sweets. Only
a God can do what Anna has done through his struggle. We had
never imagined in our dreams that one day the whole country
would stand up against corruption... He has done a miracle,"
said Aggarwal.
Some were not "satisfied" with the government's response
to the whole movement.
"Though I am not fully satisfied with the government's
response, at least something is being done to rid this country
of corruption. Anna has shown us a path and now it's our
responsibility to follow it... At least I won't give or accept
bribes from now on," said Yudhishter Singh, a Customs Manager,
who had come all the way from Ethiopia to be a part of the
movement.
