As Anna Hazare’s fast enters Day 7, we bring you a blow-by-blow account of the events as they unfold
04:18 pm: Anna says negotiations only with PMO, Rahul or Maha CM Chavan
04:11 pm: Anna rules out Lokpal negotiations with non govt mediators
03:34 pm: Top NDA leaders meeting at LK Advani’s house to discuss Anna issue and strategy ahead of Parliament tomorrow
03:25 pm: Dismissing all speculation over negotiations, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi says Anna would like to have the PM send his representative for talks on Lokpal
03:07 pm: After reports emerge of negotiations initiated, Team Anna dismisses the same as rumours
02:51 pm: Left and like-minded parties to go on a strike outside Parliament tomorrow, in demand for a strong and effective Lokpal Bill: Reports
02:34 pm: Congress now wants Sri Sri Ravishankar to mediate with Anna: Reports
02:21 pm: Despite it being a weekday, huge crowds gather at Ramlila to rally behind Anna; sit-ins, marches and various expressions of support continue to be reported from across the country
02:09 pm: Maharashtra bureaucrat Umesh Chandra Sarangi in meeting with Kapil Sibal now
01:54 pm: Team Anna says that Anna may be willing to talk to Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan
01:49 pm: Meeting underway at Home Minister P Chidambaram’s house to coordinate the suggestions and changes in the Lokpal Bill; Salman Khursheed, V Narayansami among others present at the meet
01:45 pm: Anna’s latest health bulletin – BP 130/80; Pulse 78/minute; Blood sugar 97 mg/dl
01:40 pm: State-level Lokpal mechanism cannot be diluted: Anna
01:38 pm: Anna says that a strong Judicial Accountability Bill is needed if judiciary is to be excluded from Lokpal
01:36 pm:Anna says he may be flexible on the issue of bringing judiciary under Lokpal ambit
01:35 pm: Anna wants Lokpal talks only with PMO or Rahul Gandhi directly
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