Bangalore, India (ENInews)--Churches in India have joined the growing support for social activist Anna Hazare*, who launched a hunger fast on 5 April to call attention to the problem of corruption in government and is urging the passage of a strict anti-corruption law. [ENI-11-0177]
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*from annahazare.org:
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*from annahazare.org:
Anna Hazare is one of India's well-acclaimed social activists. A former soldier in the Indian army, [he] is well known and respected for upgrading the ecology and economy of the village of Ralegan Siddhi which is located in the drought prone Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state. The erstwhile barren village has metamorphosed into a unique model of rural development due to its effective water conservation methods, which made the villagers self-sufficient. Earlier, the same village witnessed alcoholism, utter poverty and migration to urban slums. Inspired by Hazare’s unique approach of salvaging a hopeless village, the state government has implemented the `Model Village’ scheme as part of its official strategy. Hazare is now synonymous with rural development in India.
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