Team Anna claims NSUI tried to disrupt fast

New Delhi: Team Anna on Wednesday alleged that some National Students' Union of India (NSUI) workers tried to disrupt their fast at Jantar Mantar. Police are verifying whether the protesters were from NSUI.

Sources said that police have detained some of the protestors who tried to reach to the stage where Team Anna was fasting.

Earlier, Team Anna launched their indefinite fast here, raising the pitch against the UPA government on the issue of corruption.

Sources said that police have detained some of the protestors who tried to reach to the stage where Team Anna was fasting.

Anna Hazare's three close aides -- Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai -- sat on a hunger strike at Jantar Mantar while the 74-year-old activist is on a dharna.

Anna Hazare has served an ultimatum that he will wait for the government to take a decision on their demands in the next four days or else he will join his colleagues on fast from Sunday.

Before reaching the protest venue, Anna and his team members went to Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi.

As he arrived on the stage erected at Jantar Mantar, Anna raised slogans like 'Inquilab Zindabad' and 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' as his supporters waved the tricolour.

The protesters demand a strong Lokpal, setting up of a special team to probe corruption allegations against 15 Union Ministers, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, setting up of a fast track court to try criminal cases against MPs and SIT looking into allegations against party chiefs.

(With additional inputs from PTI)

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