Ahmednagar, July 25 -- Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday highlighted that peaceful agitation and democratic dialogue are the only ways to address public grievances after the Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) called off the agitation in the wake of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation.

Speaking to reporters in Ahilyanagar, the 89-year-old activist recalled his own history of civil agitation to emphasise that lasting systemic change comes through conversation rather than confrontation.

Underlining that public interest must always take precedence, Hazare highlighted his lifelong commitment to satyagraha:

"Any issue gets resolved through dialogue. Dialogue leads to solutions. Creating tension and going down the wrong ...