Anna Hazare on Wednesday night appreciated his supporters for carrying on peaceful protests. He said on the ninth day of his fast that the government is hardening its stand.He also urged his supporters not to stop the police if they came to take him forcibly. He told them to not indulge in violence if he was taken away from Ramlila Maidan. He said that he would not be able to tolerate violence or loss of public property.
Anna also urged his supporters to picket the houses of MPs and begin 'jail bharo andolan' if the police came and took him from Ramlila Maidan.
Before Anna addressed the crowd, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that they had information that police would come to pick Anna Hazare late in the night or early morning.
Apprehending forcible removal, Anna Hazare on Wednesday night asked his supporters to start a jail bharo agitation by gheraoing Parliament and residences of MPs and getting arrested.
Addressing his supporters at Ramlila Maidan after the virtual breakdown of talks, he said the way the government has now reacted to the demands of the civil society has exposed its real face, that of dictators and Black British.
"I am ready to go to jail. Don't stop the government from taking me away," Anna Hazare said.
"The government is showing its dictatorial traits," the 74-year-old Gandhian said.
"The government might forcefully take away Anna Hazare to some other place tonight," Anna Hazare aide Arvind Kejriwal said.
However, later Team Anna member Kiran Bedi said she has received an SMS message from the Delhi police commissioner that Hazare will not be removed till the doctors declare that his condition is critical.
Hazare had earlier said that team has got information that he would be removed and taken away "somewhere" at 4 am.
"If such a thing happens I appeal to all of you not to resort to violence... I understand the government's design. If you try to stop them there will be huge violence. To break this movement, they want you to resort to violence," he told the cheering crowd late in the night waving the national tricolour and lapping up every word that Hazare said.
Hazare appealed that if he is taken to jail they should maintain calm. He said if there is any violence he will not be able to bear it.
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