Anna's fast enters on eighth day

Veteran Gandhian follower and social activists Anna Hazare's fast today enters on eighth day at the Ramlila Maidan in New Delhi. He is on indefinite hunger strike for fulfilling his demand to present the tougher version of Lokpal bill in the Parliament to daunt corruption.

'He has lost 5 k.g. of weight but still his condition is stable and not critical.

He is feeling better,' a team of doctors who are continuously monitoring the health of Anna told to media.

Anna's aide and RTI activists Arvind Kejriwal informed the media that it was a political problem and required a political solution, not bureaucratic nor technical solution.

'Till today no truly responsible person from the government side has made any contact to Anna', Kejriwal added.

Arvind denied to this speculation that Anna only want to talk with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh or Congress Secretary Rahul Gandhi but he said that Anna was ready to make dialogue to anyone responsible person from the government side. ?The negotiators should be formal not informal,' said Arvind.

Viewing the rising support for Anna, the UPA government has decided to schedule an all parties meeting on 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Govt is looking for a wider political consensus before taking any decision over Anna?s team demand on Jan Lokpal bill.

Prime Minister on Tuesday held a meeting to the President of Parliament Standing Committee Abhishek Manu Singhvi over solving issues of Lokpal Bill. Earlier, Congress member Praveen Singh Aron has already submitted a copy of Hazare's Lokpal Bill for consideration of committee.