Anna Hazare asks Maharashtra Government to withdraw his security
Source: IT News / Raju Vernekar

Mumbai, December 29 2019: Noted social activist and anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare has asked the Maharashtra Government to withdraw Z plus security provided to him in view of the "unsafe" women and growing criminal incidents against them in the country.

In a letter sent to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday he has stated that the security cover to him was a waste of public money.Instead of him, the women need better security since they are vulnerable and continue to be victim of the incidents like rape despite existence of different laws.

"I reside in a temple and living life like a sage.

Why do I need security ? Anna has stated and added that the security given to him, won't be able to prevent his death if it were to happen.

He says the arrangement is a burden on the state exchequer too.

"Before this, I had written to the state government at least four times telling them that I don't need police protection.

But instead of withdrawing it, the government is increasing it", he has written in the letter.

The 80 year old veteran is on " maun vrat (fasting into silence) from 20 December onwards at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), as a protest against delay in awarding punishment to the accused convicted in Delhi "Nirbhaya" gang rape case (16 December 2012).He began his agitation after he reportedly did not receive response to the letters written by him to the prime minister and the President of India on 9 December and 10 December respectively.

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