Delhi Police on Monday rejected permission for Anna Hazare's indefinite fast as his team refused to give an undertaking that the Gandhian would try it by Thursday and restrict the number of protestors to 5,000, setting the stage for a showdown between the two parties.
The Hazare team said the Gandhian and his supporters would court arrest tomorrow at Jai Prakash Narain Park near Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium.
The police move to reject the application came soon after the Hazare team submitted an undertaking leaving six out of the twenty two conditions laid out by Delhi Police for granting permission for the fast at the park.
It came on a day when the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh used his Independence Day speech to question Hazare's proposed fast on Lokpal Bill and asserted that those who are opposed to the Bill should no resort to fast-unto-death.
Delhi Police said that they have rejected permission for Anna Hazare as the organisers failed to give a full and proper undertaking on 22 conditions laid out by it.
The Hazare team said they have given an undertaking accepting 16 conditions. And added that they have six conditions as they are unconstitutional. The conditions that were not accepted by the Hazare team were capping the day of protest to three and the number of protestors to below 5,000 , government doctors to check on Hazare, ban on use of loudspeakers after 9 pm, limiting the number of vehicles to 50 cars and 50 motorcycles in parking and that no tent be erected.
A senior police official said that they had been accomodating and had gone out of the way to help them. He said they would be forced to take action against Anna Hazare's team if they forcibly enter the park on Tuesday.
Activist Arvind Kejriwal alleged they were forced to take permission from corrupt people. He said that the conditions set by police were at the behest of politicians.
Kiran Bedi claimed people have no trust leftin the UPA government which was elected two years back as it had squandered an opportunity to make history by enacting a strong anti-corruption ombudsman.
News Reported by AR
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