<p>“The government should listen to the voice of the people. Agitation will continue for a strong Lokpal,” Hazare said in his brief speech at Jantar Mantar, the protest venue, in the presence of leaders of various political parties debating in favour of an effective ombudsman.<br /><br />Hazare told the politicians - including Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Brinda Karat of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and A.B. Bardhan of the Communist Party of India -- to fight for a strong Lokpal inside the parliament and force the government to pass an effective law.<br /><br />“You fight inside parliament, we will fight outside. If the government disagrees you should join us in street protests,” he said.<br /><br />He said if the Lokpal bill was not passed in the winter session, his supporters would intensify their protests and let themselves get arrested to fill the jails of India. “Not a single jail should be left empty,” he said, to a thunderous applause from his supporters.<br /><br />The politicians earlier backed Hazare on having a strong ombudsman with the prime minister under its ambit but cautioned him not to be rigid on his version of the bill.</p>
<p>“The government should listen to the voice of the people. Agitation will continue for a strong Lokpal,” Hazare said in his brief speech at Jantar Mantar, the protest venue, in the presence of leaders of various political parties debating in favour of an effective ombudsman.<br /><br />Hazare told the politicians - including Arun Jaitley of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Brinda Karat of the Communist Party of India-Marxist and A.B. Bardhan of the Communist Party of India -- to fight for a strong Lokpal inside the parliament and force the government to pass an effective law.<br /><br />“You fight inside parliament, we will fight outside. If the government disagrees you should join us in street protests,” he said.<br /><br />He said if the Lokpal bill was not passed in the winter session, his supporters would intensify their protests and let themselves get arrested to fill the jails of India. “Not a single jail should be left empty,” he said, to a thunderous applause from his supporters.<br /><br />The politicians earlier backed Hazare on having a strong ombudsman with the prime minister under its ambit but cautioned him not to be rigid on his version of the bill.</p>