Hazare to start nationwide Anti Corruption campaign from Goa

Panaji: Gandhian Anna Hazare will kick off a nationwide campaign against corruption by addressing a public meeting here on May 13, Satish Sonak of India Against Corruption said.

Hazare would address a public meeting at Panaji's historic Azad Maidan at 5 pm on May 13. Besides Hazare, other anti-corruption crusaders like Kiran Bedi, Swami Agnivesh, Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia will also accompany the veteran Gandhian on his Goa trip and will address two public meetings there.

Sonak said "Hazare is addressing the Panaji meeting while others will be present for meetings at cities like Vasco and Margao on the same day". Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal will be addressing a public meeting at Margao on May 13 while Manish Sisodia and Kiran Bedi at Vasco on the same day, he said.

He added that issues like Lok Pal Bill and Goa Lokayukta Bill will be discussed by Hazare during the public meeting. The drafting committee on Jan Lok Pal Bill, of which Hazare is one of the members, has so far held three meetings in Delhi.

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