Nasik, June 06: NBA leader Medha Patkar today ended her 7-day old indefinite fast demanding rehabilitation of Tribals affected by Sardar Sarovar project after the Maharashtra government accepted all their demands. After taking a glass of lemon juice from two senior tribal leaders of NBA, Patkar announced that the state government has granted NBA's main demands and decided to prepare a draft for sanction. Earlier, Patkar was discharged from Nasik Civil Hospital, where she was forcibly admitted on Wednesday evening by police following deterioration in her condition. From the hospital Patkar went straight to the spot outside divisional commissioner's office at Nasik road where NBA activists had been holding 12-day old dharna over the same issue. The dharna was also withdrawn following government acceptance of the demand.

Patkar told reporters that the demands were accepted during the meeting between Chief Minister Sushilkumar Shinde, Chief Secretary Ajit Nimbalkar, state minister for rehabilitation Ramraje Nimbalkar with NBA leaders in Mumbai on Wednesday and Thursday. The issues would be discussed at a cabinet meeting on June 11, she added.

Bureau Report