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Over one lakh netizens pledge to court arrest to back Anna
Monday December 26, 2011 08:37:01 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The online
campaign of Anna Hazare's 'Jail Bharo Andolan' has received over a
lakh registrations within three days of the launch, an India
Against Corruption (IAC) volunteer said Monday.
The IAC, an umbrella organisation, launched the online campaign
jailchalo.com Friday which allowed people to register themselves
for courting arrest and supporting Hazare in his protest for a
strong Lokpal.
"About 1.1 lakh people registered in 72 hours for upcoming 'Jail
Bharo Andolan'. We never expected such a response but now we are
confident that in two more days we'll have at least five lakh
registrations from all over the country," said Shivendra Singh
Chauhan, an IAC volunteer.
"People from all over the country can register for voluntary
imprisonment and show solidarity with the national campaign
against corruption," Chauhan said.
As soon as the online campaign was launched, Kiran Bedi tweeted:
"Anna wants to know if you're willing to go to jail. The
74-year-old activist is unleashing a civil disobedience movement
and wants people to court arrest to protest against the government
for introducing a Lokpal bill that he finds weak."
Hazare will sit on a three-day fast from Dec 27 at MMRDA ground in
Mumbai. He will start his 'Jail Bharo Andolan' from Dec 30 that
will continue till Jan 1.
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