NEW DELHI -- An Indian activist on a hunger strike that sparked a popular campaign against corruption said Saturday he was feeling physically weak, but resolved in his demand that the government adopt his version of a bill setting up an anti-graft watchdog.
Hundreds surrounded Anna Hazare on his fifth day of a fast that began Tuesday in jail after his arrest for planning a protest without police approval.
He was released within hours, but refused to leave the jailhouse until police eventually granted him permission for a 15-day public fast a protest he has called a "revolution" and "new freedom struggle."
"The funds in government treasuries are ours," the 73-year-old Hazare said Saturday from a concrete stage in front of a giant photograph of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. "The treasuries are not threatened by thieves but by those who guard it."
Affecting the same clothes and protest tactics as Gandhi, such as the hunger strike, Hazare has captured 24-hour news coverage and mesmerized Indians fed up with the bribery and favoritism that have become routine at all levels of government.
In fact, Hazare's methods are so reminiscent of Gandhi, his idol, that many in India now refer to Hazare as "the new Gandhi," reports CBS News Correspondent Larry Miller.
Hazare calls his protest a revolution, Miller adds, 부산중구출장샵 and it includes a middle class, sick of a bribe-riddled culture.
In solidarity, says Miller, sandwich delivery men even went on strike, saying if Hazare won't eat, no one else does either.
Both the government and main opposition have been sullied by a string of scandals in the past year.
Hazare has said the government's legislation for an anti-graft ombudsman is not strong enough and should cover the judiciary and prime minister's office, as well as other offices.
"I feel a little weak," he said Saturday, having reported a loss of 7.5 pounds since starting the fast. "But there is nothing to worry about it. The fight will go on."
Hazare threatened Friday to fast to death unless Parliament passes his legislation by Aug. 30.
His aides said they were seeking dialogue with the government toward this goal, but had not yet been approached by officials.
Meanwhile, a lack of water at the protest venue led hundreds to seek medical attention Friday for symptoms of heat stroke.
Hundreds surrounded Anna Hazare on his fifth day of a fast that began Tuesday in jail after his arrest for planning a protest without police approval.
He was released within hours, but refused to leave the jailhouse until police eventually granted him permission for a 15-day public fast a protest he has called a "revolution" and "new freedom struggle."
"The funds in government treasuries are ours," the 73-year-old Hazare said Saturday from a concrete stage in front of a giant photograph of Indian freedom fighter Mahatma Gandhi. "The treasuries are not threatened by thieves but by those who guard it."
Affecting the same clothes and protest tactics as Gandhi, such as the hunger strike, Hazare has captured 24-hour news coverage and mesmerized Indians fed up with the bribery and favoritism that have become routine at all levels of government.
In fact, Hazare's methods are so reminiscent of Gandhi, his idol, that many in India now refer to Hazare as "the new Gandhi," reports CBS News Correspondent Larry Miller.
Hazare calls his protest a revolution, Miller adds, 부산중구출장샵 and it includes a middle class, sick of a bribe-riddled culture.
In solidarity, says Miller, sandwich delivery men even went on strike, saying if Hazare won't eat, no one else does either.
Both the government and main opposition have been sullied by a string of scandals in the past year.
Hazare has said the government's legislation for an anti-graft ombudsman is not strong enough and should cover the judiciary and prime minister's office, as well as other offices.
"I feel a little weak," he said Saturday, having reported a loss of 7.5 pounds since starting the fast. "But there is nothing to worry about it. The fight will go on."
Hazare threatened Friday to fast to death unless Parliament passes his legislation by Aug. 30.
His aides said they were seeking dialogue with the government toward this goal, but had not yet been approached by officials.
Meanwhile, a lack of water at the protest venue led hundreds to seek medical attention Friday for symptoms of heat stroke.
