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| India anti-graft activist spends night in jail | India anti-graft activist spends night in jail |
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| India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has spent a night in Tihar jail in the capital, Delhi, despite the government decision to free him. | India's anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare has spent a night in Tihar jail in the capital, Delhi, despite the government decision to free him. |
| An aide said he would leave the prison only after he was given permission to continue his fast at a city park. | An aide said he would leave the prison only after he was given permission to continue his fast at a city park. |
| Mr Hazare was arrested on Tuesday morning, hours before his fast against a proposed new anti-corruption law. | Mr Hazare was arrested on Tuesday morning, hours before his fast against a proposed new anti-corruption law. |
| He is continuing with his hunger strike in jail. Hundreds of supporters have kept an overnight vigil outside. | He is continuing with his hunger strike in jail. Hundreds of supporters have kept an overnight vigil outside. |
| On Wednesday morning, groups of people started joining the protest outside the jail. | |
| Many of them carried the Indian flag and shouted anti-corruption slogans. | |
| Supreme Court lawyers announced they would march to show their support for Mr Hazare, while autorickshaw drivers went on strike to protest against corruption. | |
| The government denied it was stifling democratic protest after police arrested 1,300 people to halt Mr Hazare's hunger strike on Tuesday. | |
| India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said the detentions were because protesters had not obeyed police conditions for the demonstration. | India's Home Minister P Chidambaram said the detentions were because protesters had not obeyed police conditions for the demonstration. |
| Back-tracked | Back-tracked |
| Plainclothes police officers picked up Mr Hazare from a house in Delhi. Police later said he had been held for breaching the peace. | Plainclothes police officers picked up Mr Hazare from a house in Delhi. Police later said he had been held for breaching the peace. |
| Mr Hazare is understood to have spent the night at one of the rooms in the administrative block of the jail along with his associate Arvind Kejriwal, news agency Press Trust of India reports. | Mr Hazare is understood to have spent the night at one of the rooms in the administrative block of the jail along with his associate Arvind Kejriwal, news agency Press Trust of India reports. |
| On Tuesday, the authorities said Mr Hazare was being held for a week. | On Tuesday, the authorities said Mr Hazare was being held for a week. |
| But after thousands of his supporters came out on the streets of Delhi and other cities, the government backtracked and announced that he would be freed. | But after thousands of his supporters came out on the streets of Delhi and other cities, the government backtracked and announced that he would be freed. |
| Correspondents says Mr Hazare's refusal to leave the prison is being seen a major setback for the government and a victory for the 74-year-old campaigner. | Correspondents says Mr Hazare's refusal to leave the prison is being seen a major setback for the government and a victory for the 74-year-old campaigner. |
| One of the campaigner's aides who came out of the prison on Tuesday night said Mr Hazare had gone on hunger strike and was refusing to leave until the police could guarantee his original protest - which led to his arrest - would be allowed to go ahead. | One of the campaigner's aides who came out of the prison on Tuesday night said Mr Hazare had gone on hunger strike and was refusing to leave until the police could guarantee his original protest - which led to his arrest - would be allowed to go ahead. |
| Government ministers had earlier ruled that out because of the police's concerns over law and order. | Government ministers had earlier ruled that out because of the police's concerns over law and order. |
| The police laid down six conditions for the fast to take place, which included an undertaking that the protest would be limited to three days and that no more than 4,000 to 5,000 people would be allowed to gather. | The police laid down six conditions for the fast to take place, which included an undertaking that the protest would be limited to three days and that no more than 4,000 to 5,000 people would be allowed to gather. |
| Defending the government's decision, Home Minister P Chidambaram said nowhere in the world were protests allowed without conditions. | Defending the government's decision, Home Minister P Chidambaram said nowhere in the world were protests allowed without conditions. |
| Mr Hazare has called the proposed anti-corruption legislation a "cruel joke" and has described the fight against corruption as the "second war of independence". He said the movement would not stop with his arrest. | Mr Hazare has called the proposed anti-corruption legislation a "cruel joke" and has described the fight against corruption as the "second war of independence". He said the movement would not stop with his arrest. |
| On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said hunger strikes by campaigners would not help to tackle corruption. | On Monday, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said hunger strikes by campaigners would not help to tackle corruption. |
| High-profile scandals | High-profile scandals |
| Mr Hazare says India's proposed anti-corruption ombudsman - Lokpal - should be able to investigate any official, including the prime minister and senior judges. | Mr Hazare says India's proposed anti-corruption ombudsman - Lokpal - should be able to investigate any official, including the prime minister and senior judges. |
| Correspondents say he has presented an increasing challenge for the Indian government in Asia's third largest economy. | Correspondents say he has presented an increasing challenge for the Indian government in Asia's third largest economy. |
| India has recently been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals, including a multi-billion dollar alleged telecoms scam, alleged financial malpractices in connection with the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and allegations that houses for war widows were diverted to civil servants. | India has recently been hit by a string of high-profile corruption scandals, including a multi-billion dollar alleged telecoms scam, alleged financial malpractices in connection with the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games and allegations that houses for war widows were diverted to civil servants. |
| Critics of the government say the scandals point to a pervasive culture of corruption in Mr Singh's administration. | Critics of the government say the scandals point to a pervasive culture of corruption in Mr Singh's administration. |
| A recent survey said corruption in India cost billions of dollars and threatened to derail growth. | A recent survey said corruption in India cost billions of dollars and threatened to derail growth. |