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Top ministers, Chief Minister Ms Sheila Dikshit and some MPs on Monday faced protests on the issue of the Lokpal Bill after people gathered in front of their houses here following a call by Anna Hazare.
People protested in front of the residences of the Finance Minister Mr Pranab Mukherjee, HRD Minister Mr Kapil Sibal, Ms Dikshit and some MPs.
The first to face the ire of people was Mr Sibal. Around 40 protesters staged a protest outside his Teen Murti residence seeking his support for the Jan Lokpal Bill.
The protests came following Hazare’s call to stage demonstrations outside the residences of ministers and MPs to ask them their stand on the Lokpal bill.
“We have come here to request Mr Sibal to support the Jan Lokpal Bill. This is a good bill and everybody should support it,” a protester outside Sibal’s Teen Murti residence said.
People also gathered outside the Talkatora residence of Mr Mukherjee, who was member of the joint drafting committee on Lokpal Bill along with Sibal, and shouted slogans against the government.
A protest was also held outside BJP MP Mr Ashok Argal’s residence.
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