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Modi minister flip-flop: With Anna

GANDHINAGAR: Less than 24 hours after he blasted Anna Hazares movement,Dilip Sanghani,Gujarat Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister,did a U-turn,pledging support to the activist. Sanghani had lambasted Hazares agitation,while CM Narendra Modi himself was busy endorsing Hazare on Twitter and Facebook. On Wednesday,he said,Like Mahatma Gandhi once said,consider my last statement as my final word,so forget whatever I said yesterday and consider what I am saying today. I am with my party and fully support Anna Hazares Jan Lokpal Bill.

Gujarat panel to study Bill

GANDHINAGAR: Facing the High Courts ire for not appointing a Lokayukta in the state for more than seven years now,the Gujarat government on Wednesday announced it would appoint a high-level ministerial committee to study the Anna Hazares Jan Lokpal Bill,and if it is accepted by Parliament,change the state Lokayukta Act accordingly. The government said the panel will suggest amendments to the existing Lokayukt Act.

Fasting activist on drip

Ahmedabad: Social activist Chandrakant Barot,who is on an indefinite fast since August 16 in solidarity with Anna Hazare,was put on saline drip after his condition deteriorated on Tuesday. However,a supporter,Jan Lokpal Andolan Samiti coordinator Sanjay Joshi,alleged that the administration was slow in providing the medical facilities.