Government not serious about fighting graft: Anna Hazare

RALEGAN SIDDHI (MAHARASHTRA): Anna Hazare on Wednesday said that the government is not committed to a strong Lokpal bill.

"The government is not serious about fighting corruption," he told reporters.

"There is rampant corruption in lower bureaucracy. To check the corruption, there is a pressing need to bring the Group C and D employees under Lokpal," he said.

Rejecting the draft Lokpal bill, Hazare earlier declared his decision to sit on a day-long symbolic fast Dec 11 at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to press for a strong Lokpal.

He also threatened to go on an indefinite fast from Dec 27 if a strong bill was not passed in parliament during the winter session.

Hazare said that during the fast, he would request voters in states going to polls not to support the Congress.