Defiant Anna Hazare tells PM to ‘show courage’, Singh says not his call

Two days before Anna Hazare begins his protest over the Lokpal Bill, he and the government appeared headed for a showdown. Hazare shot off a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking his intervention over the strict conditions imposed on his fast by the Delhi Police; in a late-night response, the PM said he should take his grievances to the “statutory authorities” who have taken the decision.

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