Pawar cover for corrupt ‘an old habit’: Hazare
New Delhi: Social activist Anna Hazare on Tuesday accused agriculture minister Sharad Pawar of protecting corrupt people who will have to be tried for graft once the Lokpal institution is in place.
Hazare posted on his blog that it was Pawar’s “old habit” to support and protect the corrupt, and listed instances when he had to resort to movements to get justice for people.
“Sharad Pawar has an old habit of keeping the company of corrupt people. The politicians got so angry with that one slap that many buses were burnt, national property was destroyed, many shops were damaged, many private vehicles were damaged — but this did not make anyone angry. This is unfortunate,” Hazare said.
“For the betterment of the society and the country, I have used strong words many times in the past. ‘Just One Slap?’ — I admit that I committed violence when I said that. But for the betterment of society, I do not consider this violence as wrong.”
“Many politicians felt very bad about the slapping incident. Many of them got very angry also. But it is important to discuss as to why did that youth slap,” he said. “What this young man did was wrong — there are no two opinions about it. And I have also condemned it,” he added.
Category: India
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