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One lakh turn up for citys biggest rally in years

One lakh turn up for citys biggest rally in years

Author: Somit Sen
Publication: The Times of India
Date: August 22, 2011

It was a scene not witnessed in the city in the last many, many years. Seas of humanity, bonded by their anger against corruption and their support for Anna Hazare, marched in unison from Bandra station to Juhu circle on Sunday, waving flags and shouting slogans. Towards the end, by eyewitness accounts, nearly one lakh citizens were a part of the rally although the organizers put the numbers at two lakh and the police at 50,000.

The morcha was the capstone to the protests that have raged across Mumbai over the last six days. But like most crusades, the Sunday rally had a small start. Around 3.15pm, there were 50 protesters at Bandra station. In a little over an hour, by 4.30pm to be precise, the numbers had swelled to 5,000.Many arrived by buses, though the majority came by locals. Wearing Gandhi caps with I am Anna message stencilled on them, the protesters shouted slogans and waved the tricolour. Such was the strain on the narrow road that the protest organizers, India Against Corruption, decided to start the morcha at 4.40pm.

Once the rally began, the numbers grew exponentially, causing traffic snarls in some areas. I have never seen such a huge morcha, that too without the involvement of any politicians. It is mind-boggling. It gives us hope that a revolution by the aam aadmi can bring about some change in the country, said Hitesh Dharawat. Employed with a financial firm, Dharawat came with 300 friends, all waving placards and singing songs to charge up others in the rally.


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