Setting sights on the 2014 general elections, veteran social activist, Anna Hazare, disbanded Team Anna’s core committee, paving the way for a new political party.
He made this announcement in his blog on Monday. However, he did not spell out anything clearly about the proposed political party.
“Team Anna was made for working for a Jan Lokpal. Since we have decided not to have any links with the Government, Team Anna’s work has come to an end. So, from today, the Team Anna Committee is disbanded,” he wrote.
Last opportunity
Terming the 2014 general elections as the “last opportunity” for people to root out corruption from this country, Anna Hazare, said, “It’s now or never.”
He said in the next one-and-a-half years, he would tour the entire country to raise awareness among people about the need to elect clean candidates.
Clean candidates
During his tour, Anna Hazare said he would try and short-list ‘clean’ candidates, “I have experimented in Maharashtra. I selected 12 candidates, of which eight were elected to the Assembly,” he added.
However, he cautioned the proposed political party and selected candidates against the lure of power and money. “The day I see this happening, I will distance myself,” he said.
The announcement comes three days after Team Anna ended its indefinite fast, saying it would work towards providing an alternative political force to the people.
However, some key Team Anna members have opposed the decision to enter electoral politics. Among these are several core committee members such as Justice Santosh Hegde, Medha Patkar, Chandramohan and Akhil Gogoi.
Keywords: Team Anna, Jan Lokpal, Anna Hazare, government, elections, corruption-free government,
Comments:
i also want to join anna party
bcz they are fighting 4 our country
& i like this type people
& i also want 2 serve my country
It was almost on the expected lines. Actually Mr Arvind Kejriwal and Co wanted to use annaji for their political mileage. Earlier, during other dharnas, they used to have a nice time while making anna alone fast. But now when they had to fast, they decided once and for all that enough is enough and time has come to start a new party. These are the true colours of such self proclaimed saviours of indian democracy. Shame Mr arvind Kejriwal, Prashant Bushan , Kiran Bedi. You are all just egocentric individuals and nothing less than that? You are the greatest hyrocrites of all time
All the public are waiting for you in the street to see your tour, because they want to remove your white cap and white dhoti which is not at all suitable to you. You have distoyed the immage of our Mahatma Gandhi. I feel you and your core committee members (Kegriwal, Kiran Bedi, Bhuoshan) along with Ramdeve openly went against the public
Actually the RSS cadets dress styles are only suitable to you. You are a big layer & cheater.
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