<p>Escorted by police and accompanied by a large number of people, Hazare reached the memorial from the back entrance at around 1:45 pm and remained there for about 20 minutes.<br /><br />He came to Rajghat straight from Tihar Jail where he spent the past over 67 hours fasting.<br />The 73-year-old anti-corruption crusader bowed before the memorial after removing his Gandhi cap and shawl and paid floral tributes.<br /><br />He did not go to India Gate as announced earlier.Supporters of Hazare were seen carrying the tri-colour on long wooden poles and aluminium rods as they entered Rajghat.<br /><br />Delhi Police personnel deployed at Rajghat were seen asking the crowd gathered at the spot to take out the 'sticks' on which they were carrying the national flag.<br /><br />"A senior police official has asked us to ensure big, long sticks are not taken inside the Rajghat. They are not allowed inside this premise," a police official said.<br /><br />The supporters, however, happily agreed to the police directive and carried the flags in their hands.<br /><br />The police personnel even did not allow small pieces of wood on which slogans were written.<br /><br />"We wanted to carry the poles but the police did not us," Rahul Gupta, a businessman from Chandni Chowk said.</p>
<p>Escorted by police and accompanied by a large number of people, Hazare reached the memorial from the back entrance at around 1:45 pm and remained there for about 20 minutes.<br /><br />He came to Rajghat straight from Tihar Jail where he spent the past over 67 hours fasting.<br />The 73-year-old anti-corruption crusader bowed before the memorial after removing his Gandhi cap and shawl and paid floral tributes.<br /><br />He did not go to India Gate as announced earlier.Supporters of Hazare were seen carrying the tri-colour on long wooden poles and aluminium rods as they entered Rajghat.<br /><br />Delhi Police personnel deployed at Rajghat were seen asking the crowd gathered at the spot to take out the 'sticks' on which they were carrying the national flag.<br /><br />"A senior police official has asked us to ensure big, long sticks are not taken inside the Rajghat. They are not allowed inside this premise," a police official said.<br /><br />The supporters, however, happily agreed to the police directive and carried the flags in their hands.<br /><br />The police personnel even did not allow small pieces of wood on which slogans were written.<br /><br />"We wanted to carry the poles but the police did not us," Rahul Gupta, a businessman from Chandni Chowk said.</p>