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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Anna Hazare explained his focus for the nrxt few months



In a press conference at his home Anna Hazare explained his focus for the nrxt few months.He said he will tour all five states that are heading for elections. This five-state tour covering Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur is likely to begin between October 13 and 15.

The 74-year-old told he has planned many rallies for Uttar Pradesh. He will appeal to voters not to support the Congress if  not to passed the Jan Lokpal bill  in the winter session of Parliament. In that case, the Gandhian said he may also start a fast in Lucknow three days before the elections  in Uttar Pradesh. The dates for UP's polls have not yet been declared.

Mr Hazare also said, he will appeal to voters in the Hisar Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana where bypolls are scheduled on October 13.

In August, Anna's 13-day hunger fast was supported by millions as he asked the government to adopt the Jan Lokpal Bill. Under tremendous pressure, the bill was introduced in Parliament which passed a unanimous resolution accepting Anna's three must-have provisions:

In today's press conference, Anna also criticised Narendra Modi's government for arresting Sanjiv Bhatt. He told this is  wrong on the Gujarat government's part to put Sanjiv Bhatt behind bars after he filed an affidavit against Mr Modi in connection with the 2002 riots.

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