Activist Anna Hazare took his protests against the Modi government's Land Ordinance to Delhi today, where he compared the Centre's actions to that of India's erstwhile colonial rulers.
"This is land grab by the government; Britishers used to do this," said Mr Hazare as he addressed hundreds of supporters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar.
It was here the septuagenarian activist had started his protest against corruption in 2011, which had managed to capture the imagination of India and mobilised thousands of people to take to the streets; but the movement had fizzled out in a few months.
Today, the activist took on the government over its promise of delivering 'Achche Din' (better days), and asked, "Are the 'Acche Din' only for industrialists, not for common people"?
The government had in December recommended promulgation of the ordinance making significant changes in the Land Acquisition Act including the removal of a consent clause for acquiring land for five areas of industrial corridors, PPP projects, rural infrastructure, affordable housing and defence.
He also claimed that "very few farmers" were aware of the new Bill, and there is a need to create awareness about it.
The activist had famously courted arrest during his agitation in 2011; he had been sent to Delhi's Tihar Jail, where thousands of his supporters had congregated, and the government had been forced to release him.
The Chief Minister will meet the activist tonight, sources have said.
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