Kejriwal would have been Delhi CM if I had campaigned for him: Anna Hazare

Briefing the media about his indefinite fast scheduled to start from Tuesday,Anna said AAP has emerged as a third and pro-people option to the Congress and BJP,who he called two sides of the same coin. He said AAP should now contest polls at a national level and he was sure that people will support it. He,however,added that there was no chance that he will ever publically support AAP candidiates or campaign for them.

Anna rubbished the widespread notion the BJP’s success in the Assembly polls was due to a Narendra Modi wave in the country. “It’s nothing like that. Modi has been there for years,but why has it happened only now? People have elected the BJP as they are weary of corruption and the Congress is doing nothing to address these issues. Will anything change even if Narendra Modi becomes the PM? Will he take India towards a bright future? No. He won’t change a thing. To change the country for better,we need to decentralise power,give more power to gramsabhas,cleanse the political system,” he said.

Anna said his fast will go on until the Rajya Sabha passed the bill where it has been stuck since November 2012. “The government has given us many promises but later backtracked. This time I will not break my fast on any promise. Either pass the Bill or I will die,” he said.

He attacked Prime Minister for hurrying on the Anti-Riot Bill while cold shouldering the Jan Lokpal Bill. “It only shows that if they want they can pass the bills but they don’t have the will power to fight corruption,” he said.

Anna said he was feeling slightly weak because of the recent surgery but sacrifices needed to be made if the country has to be changed for better. “Kejriwal can support my agitation from outside but he won’t be allowed on stage because he has his own political party,” said Anna adding that no political representatives will allowed on stage.