India Anti-Graft Campaigner Jailed as Protests Spread Nationwide
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The leader of a campaign against corruption in India was today sent to jail for a week after being arrested at a house in New Delhi hours ahead of a planned hunger strike in the capital that police had banned.
The detention of veteran social activist Anna Hazare sparked nationwide demonstrations by flag-waving supporters. In the capital, up to 1,400 people were detained during protests, the city’s police chief, B.K. Gupta, said at a press briefing. Opposition parties forced adjournments in both houses of parliament.