Youth dies during anti-graft dharna August 25, 2011 11:08:30 PM

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Youth dies during anti-graft dharna
August 25, 2011 11:08:30 PM

PNS | Balangir

Social activist and Gandhian Anna Hazare’s crusade against corruption and for a strong Jan Lokpal Bill has cast a strong spell on the people of India. This has provoked rallies, dharnas and fasts all over the country. However, reportedly, one such dharna has claimed life of an activist Arun Dash (35) of Kamira village near Junhapank in Boudh district on Wednesday.

According to reports, Das, who is a member of Patanajali Yoga Samiti, Boudh, affiliated to Baba Ramdev Patanjali Yoga Sansthan, had been instrumental in popularising yoga in rural areas of Boudh district after having undergone training in Haridwar. Das had participated in a rally against corruption in Boudh, where he along with his supporters had also sat on a dharna since Monday last.

However, according to reports, after the second day of the dharna, he fell sick and was rushed to the Boudh hospital. But as his condition worsened, he was shifted to the VSS Medical College Hospital at Burla.

Despite all efforts by the doctors to save his life, he died in the hospital on Wednesday morning. His demise shocked Baba Ramdev, who immediately announced the news to the people in the rally at the Ramlila Maidan in NewDelhi. The incident was broadcasted in a TV channel too. This is the first ever report of death of a person during a dharna in support of Anna Hazare.