Anna Told to Fix His Limits

Speaking at the conference 'Electoral Reforms in India - The Role of Intellectuals' on Friday, Union Minister for Law Salman Khurshid said all demands of Anna Hazare on Lokpal Bill "cannot be accepted" and the activist has to decide the "limits" of his exercise. "We have included all good points (suggested by Team Anna) in the Lokpal Bill. But not everything they say we are in a position to accommodate because a lot of other people think differently," said the minister.

Asked whether he would appeal to Hazare to not go on fast from December 27, he replied that personally he would not do so, but would if the government takes a collective decision on the matter. "But (for now), there is no such decision taken by the government," he said. "Anna Hazare has a role to perform and it is a legitimate exercise, but he has to decide what the limits of exercise are," Khurshid said, adding that the government would not advise him on that front.