Hazare now sees 'ghotala' in Gandhi's Gujarat
AHMEDABAD: Anna Hazare, who had praised chief minister Narendra Modi for development in Gujarat over a month ago, targeted him for corruption during hi two-day visit to the city.
Hazare urged Modi to appoint a Lok Ayukta which has been missing for more than a decade and said, "I am surprised at the real picture of Gujarat after coming here. In Gandhi's land, people are talking of rampant corruption and favouritism. One lady told me about deaths due to hooch".
The anti-graft crusader added how liquor flows more freely than milk in Gandhi's Gujarat where a prohibition law is in force. After hearing representations from civil society, he remarked, "yahan pe to ghotala hi ghotala hai (here everything smacks of corruption). Hazare, a member of the Jan Lok Pal Bill drafting team, said Gujarat should empower gram sabhas to clear land acquisition, as was the case in Maharashtra. Taking credit for the ministers and politicians sent packing after corruption charges in 2G and other scams, Hazare said, "I have taken six wickets and there are many more to go".
"Everybody says Anna tum aage chalo hum tumhare saath hai. When I look back, I find no one. The fight against corruption is not one man's fight and people will have to be ready to sacrifice everything for the cause," he said, urging the youth to flood state jails by participating in the movement.
He said people have to participate in the decision-making process as voter is raja and more powerful than the state machinery. Hazare's praise for Modi last month had fuelled a controversy and was also criticised by his own followers. Hazare later clarified that he was opposed to communalism. Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal, other members of the Jan Lok Pal bill drafting panel, were with Hazare on his Gujarat visit.
Hazare urged Modi to appoint a Lok Ayukta which has been missing for more than a decade and said, "I am surprised at the real picture of Gujarat after coming here. In Gandhi's land, people are talking of rampant corruption and favouritism. One lady told me about deaths due to hooch".
The anti-graft crusader added how liquor flows more freely than milk in Gandhi's Gujarat where a prohibition law is in force. After hearing representations from civil society, he remarked, "yahan pe to ghotala hi ghotala hai (here everything smacks of corruption). Hazare, a member of the Jan Lok Pal Bill drafting team, said Gujarat should empower gram sabhas to clear land acquisition, as was the case in Maharashtra. Taking credit for the ministers and politicians sent packing after corruption charges in 2G and other scams, Hazare said, "I have taken six wickets and there are many more to go".
"Everybody says Anna tum aage chalo hum tumhare saath hai. When I look back, I find no one. The fight against corruption is not one man's fight and people will have to be ready to sacrifice everything for the cause," he said, urging the youth to flood state jails by participating in the movement.
He said people have to participate in the decision-making process as voter is raja and more powerful than the state machinery. Hazare's praise for Modi last month had fuelled a controversy and was also criticised by his own followers. Hazare later clarified that he was opposed to communalism. Swami Agnivesh and Arvind Kejriwal, other members of the Jan Lok Pal bill drafting panel, were with Hazare on his Gujarat visit.
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