Will end fast only if Parl debates 'unacceptable' clauses: Anna

New Delhi:

Anti-corruption campaigner Anna Hazare swore not to end his fast unless he has written assurance from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that three of his key demands will be immediately debated in Parliament.
Hazare also said he might withdraw his fast, but not the agitation from Ramlila Maidan till a complete picture emerges on the anti-graft Bill.
Hazare wants assurance that Parliament would immediately discuss the modalities in bringing the lower bureaucracy under Lokpal, the citizens' charter and the setting up of state Lokayuktas.
After Singh appealed to Hazare to end his public hunger strike and proposed that Parliament debate his Bill, the Gandhian wrote down his demands in a letter, which was taken to Manmohan Singh by former Maharashtra and seasoned Anna pacifier Vilasrao Deshmukh.
In a provocative speech at the Ramlila grounds in the evening, Hazare also asked protesters to court arrest and picket in front of ministers' houses till his demands are met.