"We are not entering politics to acquire power. We are into a movement and we will stay in the movement. Politics is yet another tool for strengthening of this movement. Yes, we will form a political party. Some announcement will be made on October two," Kejriwal told CNN-IBN.
Earlier, sources in India Against Corruption (IAC) said the formation of the party will not be announced on Gandhi Jayanthi and instead a process will be set in motion seeking public suggestions on a draft of its vision and constitution.
However, sources later said this decision was changed and now the party will be formed on October two.
"Yes we are into politics. It's the very system that forced us to enter into politics. Today if they pass the Lokpal bill, gram swaraj bill, right to reject and right to recall bill we will be away from politics," Kejriwal said.
He said till the time party is formed, they will not collect donations for the party. He also denied reports about him offering to return the donations to Hazare.
The earlier plan was to first seek opinion from people like the way it was done for Jan Lokpal campaign before finally announcing the party.
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Senior leaders of the group were also planning to tour the country to gauge the public response to the draft and use their inputs to revise the draft and finalise the party programme.
The party is likely to first test its strength in Delhi Assembly polls next year, skipping this year's Assembly elections in BJP-ruled Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh.
The question of forming a party had split erstwhile Team Anna vertically with Anna Hazare parting ways with Kejriwal last week. Earlier on August four, Hazare had announced that he will work towards providing a political alternative without joining any party. MORE