IAC Day 5 collection is Rs 7.5 lakhs at Jantar Mantar

On the donation front, yesterday's collection was approximately Rs 7.5 lakhs. 

Day 6 of the indefinite fast by Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Gopal Rai again saw large crowds at Jantar Mantar. The myth that the crowds turned yesterday due to weekend broke when nearly 75,000 thronged the venue.

Annaji and Manish Sisodia clarified stand on Salman Khurshid and Narayansamy's statement that Anna had "secretly reached an agreement with him and took a U turn due to Arvind Kejriwal's interference". Strongly condemning the statements as a bunch of lies they openly challenged the Ministers to hold an open debate with them in front of TV and media. Annaji said, this government has always deceived the public on Lokpal Bill.

 The day ended with Annaji's speech in which he spoke about his life so far. He explained how he had joined the army in the sixties. He spoke about how he fought the Pakistan Army in which all his colleagues were killed. It was then that he decided to dedicate his life for the country. He began his work in his village and turned into a model village. Kiran Bedi requested Annaji to hold such sessions on a daily basis. She gave a call to Delhites to come out on the streets in large numbers as some important questions need to be discussed.

After yesterday’s demonstration outside Union Minister, P Chidambram’s residence in Chennai, today some protestors held a demonstration outside Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s residence. The protestors carried with them rice and pulses as a gift.

The health of the anshankaris stabilized today. The health report in the evening was as under:
Annaji: Pulse- 91, BP-139/87, Sugar-92
Arvind Kejriwal: Pulse-76, BP-101/67, Sugar-85, Ketone -2+
Manish Sisodia: Pulse-77, BP-115/77, Sugar-78, Ketone -3+
Gopal Rai: Pulse-77, BP-120/72, Sugar-85, Ketone-3+

As spirits remained high, Day Six saw two anshankaris at Delhi’s Chhatrasal chowk - Amit Bhatnagar and Rajendra Gupta - face failing health. They however refused to break their fast and go to a hospital. Instead, Gupta got himself admitted in the Nilanchal Prakritic Chikitsalaya.