Hazare's fast enters 4th day, villagers go 'Sholay' route to show support

Social activist Anna Hazare has lost 4kg, his aide claimed, as his indefinite hunger strike entered its fourth day on Monday.

Hazare's blood pressure, however, is normal, his close associate Datta Awari said.

Hazare has been on an indefinite hunger strike since March 23 to press for his demands, including the appointment of a Lokpal at the Centre and Lokayuktas in states.

His 2011 agitation had led to the passing of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act 2013, but the Centre is yet to appoint an ombudsman.

This time, Hazare is also demanding the government give better minimum support prices (MSPs) to farmers to address agrarian distress.

Maharashtra minister Girish Mahajan met him at the venue of his protest in Delhi on Monday to discuss his demands.

Meanwhile, as Hazare's stir continued, residents of his village of Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra on Monday showed support to him in a unique way.

A group of residents replicated actor Dharmendra's protest atop a water tank in the iconic film Sholay, to support the social activist's demands.

They climbed atop the water tank and shouted slogans demanding that the government accept Hazare's demands.

Some protesters were carrying the tricolour, and they threatened to jump off the tank if their demands were not accepted, an aide of the activist said.