Priors
India Against Corruption fast and Anna Hazare arrest

Permission denied

15 Aug 2011

In power
INC — Delhi Police
Acted
Police, Delhi

India Against Corruption applied to Delhi Police on 2 August for a month-long fast from 16 August. On 13 August police said permission would be granted at JP Park subject to conditions and an undertaking to abide by them. On 15 August the organisers refused six of the conditions, including a three-day limit, and police refused permission, according to the Prime Minister's statement to Parliament. Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the organisers would not guarantee to limit the protest to 5,000 people and three days. Arun Jaitley told the Rajya Sabha that 22 conditions had been imposed [2][3][1]

  • 6 conditions the organisers refused to accept, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (statement to Parliament) [2]
  • 22 conditions imposed on the protest, said Arun Jaitley, Leader of the Opposition (Rajya Sabha) [3]
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The same action under other governments

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  1. 2026Protests demanding the Chief Election Commissioner's resignationIn power: BJP — Delhi Police
  2. 2011Ramlila Maidan midnight police action on Baba Ramdev's campIn power: INC — Delhi Police

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