Anna Hazare, the social worker from Maharashtra whose call for a rally against corruption met with tremendous response across the country recently, will be in Bangalore on May 27 and 28.
Along with other notable personalities, some of whom are on the drafting committee of the Lokpal Bill, he will participate in three main public events.
Lawyer Prashant Bhushan, and activists Arvind Kejriwal, Swami Agnivesh and Kiran Bedi will also be in the city to attend these events and participate in a public rally that is being planned at the National College Grounds in Basavanagudi.
On May 27, Mr. Hazare is slated to participate in a televised discussion on the Bill. Nitin Jagtap, coordinator of India Against Corruption, said: “People across the State will be able to watch their real-life heroes live. A phone number will also be released for call-in questions.”
