A veteran Indian activist says he will resume his anti-corruption hunger strike, after accusing the government of not being serious about fighting graft.

Anna Hazara told reporters in New Delhi Thursday that he will begin a new fast on August 16, because the government has not fulfilled its promise to enact anti-corruption legislation.

The 73-year-old activist ended a nearly four-day hunger strike in April after the government agreed to form a committee to draft the legislation. The fast garnered widespread national support.

Earlier this month, popular yoga guru Baba Ramdev drew thousands of supporters during his own anti-corruption hunger strike in New Delhi. Police used batons and tear gas to break up the protest, in a move that was widely-condemned.

India's ruling Congress Party has been under pressure following a series of corruption scandals.

Authorities are currently investigating whether organizers of last year's Commonwealth Games in the Indian capital received kickbacks totaling billions of dollars. In addition, the government says it lost up to $40 billion from the sale of mobile phone licenses at below-market rates.