Bharatmata Mata banner is not the property of RSS.
Anna is naive, unlike politicians.
That’s why people trust him.
Anna praised Modi for his work,especially the way he is taking Gujarat forward.
Apolitical does not mean not to appreciate that which is good.
By the way sound bytes are heard about Anna’s Committee being ‘Non secular’
Why bring Religion into Crusade against corruption?
At this rate some people might want reservation in the Committee.
These sort of arguments are meant to derail the Lokpal issue.
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh Friday said people close to Anna Hazare are “somehow close” to the BJP and questioned the inclusion of father-son lawyer duo of Shanti and Prashant Bhushan in the drafting committee on Lokpal Bill.
He also cautioned “simple and naive” Hazare about people close to him, saying they have “their own cause” to push.
Singh disapproved of Hazare’s threat to go on protest if Parliament does not pass the Lokpal Bill by August 15 and his praise for Gujarat CM Narendra Modi saying that the veteran Gandhian should be careful of what he was speaking.
Describing Hazare as a “simple, naive, simple-minded villager” who is being “exploited by smart people from town area”, Singh said, “I can’t call him to be supporting the RSS or the BJP cause. But he should be careful with some associates he chose.”
“The banner which was used as the backdrop (at the protest site) Bharatmata resembled that of the RSS. People who are close to the Gandhian were somehow close to the BJP also,” Singh said on CNN-IBN’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Hazare-should-be-careful-of-his-associates–says-Digvijaya/776884/
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Anna’s statement on Modi was in response to a specific question asked at a press conference. He just said that good work had been done in rural areas of Bihar and Gujarat. Anna has already clarified that his statement was based on what he has been reading about these two states in the media. He has also clarified he strongly believes in communal harmony and is against any kind of communal violence.
The strong secular credentials of the movement are clear from the fact that every evening, at Jantar Mantar, there used to be “sarv dharm prarthna” of all religions. Mufti Shamoom Qasmi and archbishop ofDelhi Vincent M Concessao are among the founders of this movement. Mahmood A Madani has been an active supporter.
Some people are asking also how were the names for the committee decided by the civil society. The whole movement was around Jan Lokpal bill. Therefore, such people should be there on the committee who could explain each clause and section of this bill in committee meetings. Those who drafted the bill were natural choices.
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