Taking a swipe at Modi, Hazare said "achchhe din (good days)", which was a campaign theme of BJP during Lok Sabha elections, has come "only for industrialists" since he assumed office and claimed India's future would not be bright by following these policies.
Hazare, whose anti-corruption movement had sparked off massive protests during the previous UPA regime, also praised Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and hoped his former protege will implement some of the plans he has for making the capital a "model city".
Hazare is scheduled to hold protests against the Land Acquisition ordinance in the national capital on February 23 and 24 along with farmers' bodies.
He criticised the government's move to do away with provisions of taking consent of a big majority of farmers before acquiring their land and said it was working at the behest of business groups.
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