Team Anna commences fast at Jantar Mantar despite disruption attempts

A group of people, claiming to be NSUI activists, created ruckus at Team Anna's fast venue at Jantar Mantar by shouting anti- Anna slogans prompting the volunteers to remove them from the venue.

Around 40 people entered the venue and started shouting slogans against Hazare and his team member Arvind Kejriwal even as the 74-year-old activist climbed the stage to begin his dharna.

This led to a minor scuffle between the activists and Team Anna volunteers following which the intruders had to be remove forcibly from the venue.

According to team Anna member Kumar Viswas, the activists shouted, "Anna ko dhakka dedo, Arvind ko maro (push Anna, beat Arvind)" and added that he had an audio recording of the sloganeering by the activists.

Another member Sanjay Singh claimed that the activists even asked where was the need for Team Anna's protest?

Meanwhile, with the indefinite fast in New Delhi, Team Anna has raised the pitch against the UPA government on the issue of corruption.