Mounting concern over Anna's health
After the Lok Sabha passed a Lokpal Bill that Team Anna is extremely unhappy with, Anna Hazare's health is becoming a major cause of concern for both his team and the government. At the end of his first day of hungerstrike, Anna's fever had climbed to 102 degrees and his blood pressure was 170/104.
However, Anna's temperature came down slightly on Wednesday morning, the second day of his three-day fast. Team Anna member Manish Sisodia said Anna's temperature was 100 degrees in the morning. But, doctors are still urging the 74-year-old Gandhian to end his fast. Doctors will take a decision on whether Anna should be moved to a hospital in the morning today.
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On Day 2 of activist Anna Hazare's three-day fast at the MMRDA Ground in Mumbai, Anna's health is becoming a major cause of concern for both his team and the government.
Yesterday, Anna's fever had climbed to 102 degrees and his blood pressure was 170/104.
Today, Anna's temperature came down slightly. Doctors will take a decision on whether Anna should be moved to a hospital in the morning today.
This image shows doctors monitoring Anna's health yesterday.
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Anna Hazare plans to go to Delhi on December 30 if Parliament does not pass a Bill that is "strong and effective." He plans to sit in protest outside Sonia Gandhi's residence as a start to his "jail bharo" campaign.
In this image, Anna Hazare is seen atop an open truck, en route to the MMRDA Ground. -
The Maharashtra government has fortified the fast venue by deploying 2000 police constables and 200 sub-inspectors of police.
The ground will have six emergency exits, 16 fire extinguishers and six metal detector units, besides round-the-clock ambulance services. -
Anna Hazare drinks water on the first day of a three-day fast at the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) recreation ground in Mumbai.
The crowd at MMRDA Ground has now dwindled to between 2000 and 2500. Team Anna had said earlier that they expected the crowd to swell in the evening as people stopped by after work. Numbers did indeed reach 7000 at about 6pm, but fallen steadily since then.
Anna is reportedly running a fever of 102 degrees, a development that is bound to raise fresh concerns about his health. His blood pressure is now 170/96. Team Anna says that Anna has been unwell all day and they are trying to convince him to stop fasting.
