New Delhi:
At Ramlila Maidan, about 2,000 people have braved heavy rain to gather in the open and wait for Anna Hazare to reach and launch the next phase of his continuing fast and protest. More people are arriving by the moment.
Mr Hazare is running late in his departure from Tihar Jail, where he is expected to address supporters before moving in a procession to nearby Mayapuri. From there he will go in a small convoy to India Gate and Rajghat and only then to Ramlila Maidan.
The people gathered at Ramlila ground thus have to settle for a long wait. Keeping them company is Kiran Bedi, a key member of Team Anna, who is making short speeches interspersed with the playing of patriotic songs. There is much patriotism in the air as people wave the Indian tri-colour.
Team Anna has requested the people of Delhi not to create traffic snarls and to reach the Ramlila grounds in an orderly manner.