MUMBAI: Following Team Anna's dissolution, anti-corruption
crusader Anna
Hazare on Thursday announced a new action plan, which includes
appealing people to vote for the "right" candidates, instead of
forming a political party. In a statement issued on Thursday, Hazare also
appealed the youth to ensure a 90-plus per cent voting in the elections.
In the appeal, aimed mainly at anti-corruption activists in Maharashtra, Hazare
said, "There is no need to form any party or to contest elections, but to
provide an alternative to the people. Only the people have the power to
transform and we have to undertake the work of awakening them," Hazare
said, adding that voters should elect right candidates in Assembly and Lok Sabha elections.
Around 4,000 activists from all over the country have come forward for this
task, and from Maharashtra, activists with "national and social
perspective" are needed, he said. "One thing that is being felt
strongly is if the anti-corruption agitation continues in a limited manner of
perusal of complaints and a few people getting justice, then there will be no
difference between this movement and a complaint redressal centre," he
said.
Hazare proposed action on six points: Voting for "clean" candidates,
to press for right to reject, seek more powers for gram sabha, citizens
charter, removing delays in official work and bringing police under "the
control" of lokpal/lokayukta.
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