India celebrates victory over corruption
Indians across the country took to the streets to celebrate the Parliament's decision to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill.
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Anna Hazare's supporters in Allahabad took to the streets to celebrate his victory. In fact, the celebrations were marked with a riot of colours, reminiscent of Holi.
Today (August 27), the Parliament agreed to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, the centrepiece of Anna's campaign against corruption. The 74-year-old activist has announced that he will break his 12-day long fast at 10 am tomorrow (Aug 28). -
These features have been accepted in principle; they will now be reviewed by a parliamentary standing committee which will also check their compatibility with the Constitution.
The committee will then send the bill back with detailed feedback to Parliament for its consideration.
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