Uma Bharti calls off fast

The committee members include state BJP vice-president Babulal Gaur, former minister Laxmi Narayan Sharma, former Bhopal mayor Uma Shanker Gupta, two local journalists and leaders of the daily wage employees.

The local MP broke her fast by accepting a glass of juice from the mother of Sunil, a daily wage employee who is said to have taken his life after losing his job.

Gupta told reporters after Bharti ended the hunger strike that the committee had decided to ask her to call off her fast in view of the quot;attitude of the Chief Minister Digvijay Singh during talks held earlier in the dayquot;.

Gupta said though the Chief Minister agreed to consider two demands put forward by Bharti, he did not give an assurance on reinstating retrenched daily wage employees.