Anna Hazare was on a day-long fast on March 25 2012, at Jantar Mantar in Delhi from 11am to 05pm He was demanding for the protection of whistleblowers, a portion that has been removed from the bill drafted by the UPA government. Hazare said the government has failed to protect the whistleblowers.
Anna Hazare set 2014 deadline for the government to bring the strong and independent Jan Lokpal Bill.
He said about the 25 people who have been killed fighting against corruption: "Twenty-five people are dead... Their (whistleblowers') mothers, their children, their fathers, their wives are crying for justice. But the government is not listening to the cries of people. The government has turned deaf and dumb."
"The people who are fighting against corruption and have given their lives, the government is not doing anything to protect them," he told reporters.
He also said to all Indian "We don't have to sleep now. We have slept enough."
Please watch this video about Anna hazare's fast on 25 march 2012 on Jantar Mantar:
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