Arvind Kejriwal to end fast tomorrow

AAP supporters will now visit wards, reconnect power and water connections disconnected for non-payment of bills

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AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal will break his indefinite fast against "inflated" power and water bills tomorrow on the 15th day of his protest.

Announcing his plans today, Kejriwal invoked Anna Hazare in his speech and expressed his wish to break the fast after receiving a glass of juice from the 74-year-old activist with whom he had split last September on the question of the anti-corruption movement taking a political plunge.

Hazare, however, would not be able to come to Delhi tomorrow as he is on his nation-wide tour, Kejriwal said.

Two AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Kumar Vishwas had met Hazare yesterday, who is in Haryana, and invited him to come to Delhi to break Kejriwal's fast. Hazare expressed his inability to come to Delhi, but wrote a letter appealing Kejriwal to end his fast.

As part of the launch of the second phase, the Aam Aadmi Party activists will visit every ward and reconnect power and water connections disconnected by authorities for non-payment of bills, Kejriwal told his supporters.

"After that, tomorrow evening the activists will assemble here and I will break my fast. I will be only breaking my fast but the movement, the protest will go on," Kejriwal said.

"I wanted to break my fast by accepting a glass of juice from Anna Hazare but he cannot be here tomorrow because of his tour. Though he would not be present here, I have his blessings," he said.

Hazare had visited Kejriwal at the protest site in north-east Delhi's Sunder Nagri on March 29 and had urged him to end his fast.