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Hazare urges people to boycott elections
Wednesday October 12, 2011 10:24:30 PM,
IANS
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Ralegan Siddhi (Maharashtra): Activist Anna Hazare said Wednesday that he will urge
people in the five poll-bound states not to cast their votes if
the government does not pass the Jan Lokpal bill in the winter
session of parliament.
"I will be issuing an appeal to the people not to cast their vote
for the forthcoming legislative assembly elections to be held in
five states, along with Uttar Pradesh, if the government does not
pass the Jan Lokpal bill in parliament's winter session," Hazare
posted on his blog.
He stated that 64 years have passed since India achieved freedom
and that since then, the Congress has been in power for most of
the time.
"After attaining independence, our country should have transformed
into 'Surajya' (welfare state in true sense). Nothing of that sort
happened," he said.
Hazare added that corruption has crossed all limits and not even
10 paise of the one rupee spent on development reach the common
man.
He said it is necessary that parliament passes strict
anti-corruption laws.
"Unfortunately, the ruling Congress party did not take any
initiative. The present laws are not implemented effectively or
they do not wish to do so. This became clear when Jan Lokpal bill
was not passed earlier. That is the reason I resorted to protest
and later fasting and now I am forced to take a stand on
elections," he said.
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