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Anna Hazare accepts Delhi Police offer, to fast for 14 days

NEW DELHI: In a late night breakthrough in the deadlock between Anna Hazare and Delhi Police over the duration of his anti-corruption protest, the Gandhian accepted the offer for 14 days of hunger strike beginning on Thursday at the Ramlila Maidan. Anna has accepted the DP (Delhi Police) permission for two weeks (of fast). Anna now shall be at the Ramlila Ground post 3PM, Hazares aide Kiran Bedi tweeted. The breakthrough came after a nearly 30-minute meeting Hazare aides Bedi, Prashant Bhushan, Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal had with Delhi Police commissioner B K Gupta at the latters residence in Chanakyapuri shortly after midnight. Bedi said the police commissioner offered permission for 14 days of protest by 73-year-old Hazare at the Ramlila Ground, after which she, along with Bhushan, Sisodia and Kejriwal went back to the Tihar Jail, where the social activist has been staying put ever since her arrest and release on Tuesday, to apprise him of the offer. Later, Bedi said on the micro-blogging site that Delhi Police removed the unacceptable conditions and offered 15 days permission. Anna accepted there. Anna has accepted the DP permission for two weeks. Anna now shall be at Ramlila grd post 3PM, she added.

                                                                                                               
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