Activists who are working closely with Anna Hazare have returned fire in their battle with the government over how to combat corruption among those elected to office.
Mr Hazare's supporters said the government's recent behaviour suggests it "has been acting as a dictatorship for the past five years." The activists also rejected the government's charge that they are delaying the process of introducing the Lokpal Bill which will lead to a new law against corruption.
In a letter sent earlier to the Delhi Police today, Shanti Bhushan, who is a part of Anna's team, wrote, "This re-imposition of Section 144 again in Central Delhi in the absence of any emergent situation which imminently threatens to breach of peace, is a clear violation of Citizen's Charter... any attempt to prevent the people from reachingJantar Mantar would be viewed as a serious violation of fundamental democratic rights of the people."
Read the letter here: