Suspecting a "foreign" hand behind Anna Hazare's anti-graft movement, the Congress today raised questions on the US statement that India would exercise "appropriate democratic restraint" in dealing with peaceful protest, and asked the government to inquire how a "lone" civil rights activist is drawing support.
"The US never supported any movement in India since Independence. For the first time, the US is saying Anna Hazare's movement should be allowed and there should be no obstruction to it. What was the need for the US to give this statement?
"It needs to be considered whether there is any power which is supporting this movement, which wants to destabilise not only the governmnet but also the country. We need to take the statement of the US seriously," party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said at the AICC briefing.
Alvi said he was making the statement on behalf of his party.