Jail inmates join Anna Hazare’s hunger strike at Jharkhand's Birsa Jail
Jail Superintendent Dilip Kumar Pradhan said about 150 inmates had approached to sit on a hunger strike, but only 50 were allowed due to delay in their approach and lunch was already prepared.
A total of 50 inmates of the Birsa Munda Central Jail in Ranchi today sat on a hunger strike in a show of solidarity to civil right activist Anna Hazare.Jail Superintendent Dilip Kumar Pradhan said about 150 inmates had approached to sit on a hunger strike, but only 50 were allowed due to delay in their approach and lunch was already prepared."They have been allotted a separate ward to stage their hunger strike," he added.Asked whether their request was indefinite, Pradhan said they were given permission only for a day.To a query, he said the jail authority had no role in motivating them, but it did object to their decision as it was for a "good cause".