Will seek donation through cheque, DD: Hazare

Anna Hazare today said his three-day fast would be held at MMRDA grounds in Mumbai for which his team would seek donations through cheques and DDs even as a plea seeking the venue for free or at concessional rates for his stir was rejected by the Bombay High Court.

"MMRDA will give some concessions and the ground hire cost will be Rs 7 lakh. The donations will be accepted only by cheque and draft. We will also keep tab on the donors," the social activist said.

"Many people have approached us to donate money for ground fee," Hazare said, after the Bombay High Court rejected a petition for direction to Maharashtra government for allotting MMRDA ground for free or at concessional rates for his fast.

"Our volunteers shouldn't have approached court," Hazare said.

Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi will also join in the fast, which would simultaneously be held in Delhi.

Alleging that "many leaders do not want a strong Lok Pal," Hazare said, "The new legislation should be prepared only with consent of the people of India."

Demanding that CBI be brought within the ambit of Lok Pal, he said, "Had there been a strong Lok Pal, then P Chidambaram would have been in jail."