Anna Hazare observes maun andolan in solidarity with CJP-led students protest against NEET paper leak
In his letter, the social activist also urged the government to “listen to (the protesters) patiently, create an atmosphere of trust, and find solutions through positive dialogue”.
PTC News Desk: Social activist Anna Hazare on Thursday announced that he will observe a two-hour long maun andolan (silent protest) at Ahilyanagar in Maharashtra to extend his support for protesting students in Delhi.
“Anna began his protest at 11 am and ended it at 1 pm,” the social activist’s aide Datta Awari said.
Earlier on Wednesday Hazare wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that “the news of…violence and police action…is extremely painful”. He further said that resentment of the protestors must be viewed “not as a law and order problem, but as the agony and expectations of society”.
"If accountability is fixed and the resignation of a minister is taken, the government will not lose power. Rather, it will send a clear message to other ministers that if they do not discharge the responsibilities of their departments properly, they too will have to relinquish their posts. This will make the functioning of the government more accountable and effective," wrote Hazare.
If Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan is asked to resign, “it will not cause the government to fall; rather, it will…make its functioning more accountable and effective”, Hazare wrote.
In his letter, the social activist also urged the government to “listen to (the protesters) patiently, create an atmosphere of trust, and find solutions through positive dialogue”.
He added that the government should respond with accountability rather than treating the peaceful protest as a law-and-order issue.
"The government should patiently listen to the protesters, build trust and resolve differences through constructive dialogue in keeping with Gandhian principles and democratic values," he added further.