Prior to leaving for Udaipur on Saturday night, Hazare said his movement is not on par as that of Yoga guru Ramdev, whose movement the government crushed recently.

"Come what may, we are determined to hold agitation against the government approved anti-graft bill on Aug. 16, at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, and we are aware that the government has imposed prohibitory orders under restricting assembly of five or more person.

Such restrictions would not help the government but would only boomerang on it. If forced, millions of people would court arrest and go to prison," Hazare said.

Upset with the amendments made in the anti-graft bill by the Cabinet, Hazare had informed the government of his intention to go on indefinite strike on Aug. 16, stating that the consequences if any would be the responsibility of the federal and Delhi government.

The Delhi Police denied Hazare permission for any gathering at Jantar Mantar.

"The federal and the Delhi government would learn a lesson if they attempt to throttle the voices of the masses and try to disrupt the agitation. We are not paper tigers. Nearly 70 percent of the people of the country are supporting us. So it would not be easy task for the government to gag our movement," Hazare said.

Hazare criticized the government's domination in the nine-member committee that would select the Lokpal. "As per the government's draft, five of the nine members will be from the government. When the government will clearly have a majority, it will do anything it wants. The power to remove the Lokpal also vests with the government and not a Supreme Court judge or a five-member committee as suggested by the civil society. What will this achieve? Nothing. It is as good as having no Lokpal," Hazare said.