Arrest me if I am anti-national, Anna Hazare tells government
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Ralegan Siddhi, June 13 (ANI): Veteran anti-graft activist Anna Hazare has slammed the central government for alleging that his movement is foreign-funded, saying that if the government perceived him as anti-national, it had the means to arrest him.
" Our view is that if we are anti-national, the government has power to act against us," Hazare told media here.
"This allegation has been made, but the nature and the identity of the foreign power has not been revealed. If an ordinary person makes such false allegations, it is a different matter, but it is wrong for them to come from the Prime Minister's Office," he added.
Team Anna, under the banner of India Against Corruption (IAC), had recently accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and 14 cabinet ministers of graft and nepotism. They had also called for an independent probe into the dubious allocation of coal mining blocks by the government during a period when Singh himself held the Coal Ministry.
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) had reacted sharply to the developments, calling Team Anna 'anti-national' and brazenly denying all allegations, as well as the need for an independent probe.
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) V. Narayanasamy wrote a letter to Hazare that allegations against the prime minister were based on a leaked draft of the CAG report and reports in the media. (ANI)
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Comments:
jonejaop
June 13, 2012 at 12:55 PM
The dirty department of UPA burning midnight fuel to prove by hook or by crook that Anna team is anti-national and there is foreign hand in their movement.They are just being silly, they have done more damage to congress than Anna team ever will do. No body should forget that Anna team stands to loose if the Govt is destabilised and re-election is carried out. They are clearly showing that there is lot to hide and they have no intention to come clean rather deflect the issue. PMO must replace the two senior ministers and dump them in the deep sea some where from where they can not get back to destroy congress. It is clear that an insider can damage UPA more than the outsider like Anna team, who are having principled fight against the corrupt system and corrupt people. It would be wise for the Govt to setup fast track courts and institute cases against all ministers be it PM, so what, and come out clean to rule. Corrupt people on seats are no more acceptable to people of India.