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Team Anna divided over mode of protest

Team Anna seems to be divided on Jail Bharo Andolan to be held on 25 July. In a telephonic conversation, Arvind Kejriwal hinted that the team may opt for nationwide Jail Bharo to tap the public support created through a month-long hectic campaign. While Manish Sisodia wants all the members of core committee to collect at Jantar Mantar on 25 July and court arrest.

Team Anna has circulated SMSes among its supporters that the hunger strike would now be held in the jail as the government has denied permission for Jantar Mantar.

Sources said Kejriwal wanted to tap the people’s support created in a month-long campaign throughout India by making the Jail Bharo a pan India movement.

The core members of team Anna, including Anna Hazare, are on a hectic campaign to create an awareness among people on the issue of corruption and Jan Lokpal and make the 25 July hunger strike a success.

Both Kejriwal and Sisodia blamed union home minister P Chidamburam for Delhi police’s decision to deny permission for the hunger strike. ‘We have shown the evidence against corrupt practices of Chidambaram and demanded action. Now he is misusing his constitutional powers to gag us,’ said Sisodia.

Arvind Kejriwal is now campaigning in Delhi and Manish Sisodia is in Khurja in Bulandshahar district of Uttar Pradesh for the campaign.

The Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury said, ‘We are not scared of Anna Hazare. Let us put that to rest. This is not our job to give him permission as Congress party. There are departments concerned, which take cognizance of what the security needs and measures and the capacities are and they are dealing with the issues. Why should we be asked this question? As Congress party, we are not involved.’  
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