Anna shakes off Kejriwal legacy from graft stir
19 Sept 2012 6:30 AM IST
The anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare had his first meeting in the national capital sans Arvind Kejriwal and other members of the India Against Corruption and clearly told the gathering that he was not going to join any political party, be it of Kejriwal or anybody else's. He also said that he would like to keep the movement going. Hazare said that when the issue of forming a party came during the August agitation, he had flagged issues about how to select members and candidates for the party.
Hazare said that his supporters should not fight elections. 'Whoever wants to fight elections, let them do so. Yes, the destination is same, but our paths are different. We will not go with those who want to fight elections,' he said. He told volunteers that he would support a good candidate from any party, including Kejriwal's. He was meeting the volunteers opposed to take political plunge.
'I had told Arvind [last month during the Jantar Mantar agitation] that if you wanted to form a party, you should go ahead but I would not be part of that. It is not that if they have 1,000 candidates, I will support all of them. That will not happen,' he said.
Sources told Millennium Post that a new core team could be formed that can include prominent citizens of the country, including some former judges. Hazare has asked the volunteers to send him their views on how to run the movement without going directly political.
As per the plan, Hazare would embark on a nationwide tour to create awareness on anti-corruption struggle and revive the anti-graft movement, which has seen a lot of controversies after the decision of going political.
Hazare said that his supporters should not fight elections. 'Whoever wants to fight elections, let them do so. Yes, the destination is same, but our paths are different. We will not go with those who want to fight elections,' he said. He told volunteers that he would support a good candidate from any party, including Kejriwal's. He was meeting the volunteers opposed to take political plunge.
'I had told Arvind [last month during the Jantar Mantar agitation] that if you wanted to form a party, you should go ahead but I would not be part of that. It is not that if they have 1,000 candidates, I will support all of them. That will not happen,' he said.
Sources told Millennium Post that a new core team could be formed that can include prominent citizens of the country, including some former judges. Hazare has asked the volunteers to send him their views on how to run the movement without going directly political.
As per the plan, Hazare would embark on a nationwide tour to create awareness on anti-corruption struggle and revive the anti-graft movement, which has seen a lot of controversies after the decision of going political.
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