New Delhi, Nov 5 (ANI): Raising questions over the course of social crusader Anna Hazare's anti-graft campaign, Congress General Secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday said the latter's campaign is losing its credibility because he is constantly changing his statements.
"Anna says a lot about different issues. First he said that they would campaign against Congress, and then he said that we would not campaign against Congress, we would fight against the corrupt candidates, but now he against he is saying that they will crusade against Congress. So, what we do about it," Singh told the media here
"He (Anna) always changes his statement and we will have to wait on what will be his stand after 10-15 days," he added.
Hazare had threatened to go on a hunger strike and campaign against the Congress in the five states where general elections are due next year, if the Jan Lokpal bill (people ombudsman bill) was not passed in the winter session of the Indian Parliament
Singh also said that the veteran social activist should trust Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as he had assured that all possible steps would be taken to effectively combat corruption in the country.
The 74-year-old social activist had staged an indefinite hunger strike against graft that he gave up on the 13th day on August 28 when the government agreed to deliberate the issues raised by him and his forum vis-?-vis the passage and enactment of the Lokpal Bill, a suggestion that has received unprecedented nationwide backing.
He even questioned the ruling government's intention to ensure a corruption-free India, as it had failed to introduce an effective ant-graft bill to combat corruption so far.
Hazare had earlier said that he would fast again, ahead of the assembly polls that would take place in Uttar Pradesh next year, in case the Congress failed to approve his version of the anti-graft bill. (ANI)
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