Following the requests by eminent personalities, Team Anna
members, who have been fasting since a week at Jantar Mantar, have decided to
call off their fast at 5 pm on Friday.
Twenty eminent persons, including former Army chief VK Singh, on
Thursday appealed to Team Anna to call off their indefinite fast.
Meanwhile, Anti-corruption crusaders Anna Hazare and Arvind
Kejriwal have decided to provide a political option to the people. The Team
members said that the country needs people's alternative to the government,
which indicated that they would form a political party and to be the part of
the political system.
Addressing at Jantar Mantar to the scores of his supporters, Anna
on Thursday said that his team was ready to offer a political alternative. He
further spoke about where the funding for such an alternative will come from.
Anna said "Political alternative will be found, we will
travel across the country for the next two years." Anna's key aide Arvind
Kejriwal, who is on fast since 9 days, said that the decision of the team was
for a change in system.
"Our movement is for the change of system and not change of
government. Our movement is for decentralisation of power, power in the hands
of the common man, power to people," said Kejriwal.
Addressing the crowd at the fast venue, he slammed the government
saying it is deaf and mute. "They do not want to pass the Lokpal Bill. All
parties are corrupt. 90 per cent of the people want us to provide a political
alternative", he said.
Reacting to Anna's statement, Congress leader Ambika Soni said
that now Team Anna's intention was clear."We were saying this from first
day that Team Anna inspired by politics. It's good that their intentions are
out in the open. It's best they come out and be part of the same system they
abuse always. If they call off their fast, it's a good thing. Don't hold
government to ransom. They have made their point and accusing the government of
not bringing Lokpal is not true. It's passed in Lok Sabha and its now with
Select Committee," she said.
Source: The Press Trust of India
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