Will Anna's Anti-Congress Call Work?
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 10 October 2011, 16:08 IST   |    84 Comments
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While Anna might have already done some damage to his movement's popularity through his recent political tones, he would do well not to enter the muddy water of politics as his recent success was solely due to the apolitical nature of his campaign. The main criticism against Anna has been that he has overlooked the fact that there are also other parties that have reservations against Lok Pal Bill, and has made Congress the sole culprit. Take the case of BSP and SP in UP or the Shiromani Akali Dal in Haryana, with elections due in these states. Why would not Anna campaign against them? Also, Anna seems to have either fooled himself into believing that the BJP fully endorses the bill, or he has the bigger ulterior motive of seeing the party taking power at the centre. BJP has been publicly saying from time to time that it has serious disagreements with the Lok Pal Bill. Does Anna feel that Congress is the sole party to corruption, and BJP will solve the problem? Anna would know well that all parties are in one way or the other dabbling in the same dirty pond.

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