Cutting across ideology and party line, hundreds of people came out on Friday to join a candle march procession initiated by a small group of people to extend their solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare.
The initiative, which was announced through a press note in media, social networking sites and twitter got massive response as more than 10,000 people came spontaneously to join the candle march.
The slogan shouting college students and youth expressed their deep anguish over the corruption and asked the government to honour the sentiment of the civil society rallying behind Mr Anna Hazare.
The gathering, which kept swelling, stopped vehicular movement on the road.
Earlier, an NGO, Save Guwahati Build Guwahati, organised a sit-in demonstration at Dighalipukhuripar from 11 am to 1 pm.
The SGBG observed the day as ‘solidarity day’.
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Modi, Yeddy extend support
New Delhi/Bengaluru, April 8: Former Indian Premier League (IPL) chairman Lalit Modi on Friday urged fans to carry flags and placards to IPL matches to express support to fasting Anna Hazare. Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa also extended his support to Mr Hazare. “Time has come for enactment of such a legislation to eradicate corruption in the country,” he said here.
—PTI,IANS