New Delhi (CNN) -- India's parliament on Saturday debated demands by a 74-year-old anti-corruption activist in what an opposition leader called a "historic occasion" for lawmakers to come together in the fight against graft. The discussion came on the 12th day of campaigner Anna Hazare's hunger strike calling for a powerful Lokpal, or citizen ombudsman, to deal with massive bribes and kickbacks. Talks with the government hit a roadblock over three of his demands, which include bringing members of India's lower bureaucracy under the new watchdog. The federal government put the case before parliament. Sushma Swaraj, leader of the opposition in the lower chamber of the national assembly, said her group agreed with the three points.
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Lawmakers debate the demand on the 12th day of Anna Hazare's fast
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Talks with the government hit a roadblock over three of his demands
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Opposition leader says her group agrees with Hazare's outstanding demands
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Hazare's hunger strike has also drawn criticism
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