couple of days ago described Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as an honest man, today sang a different tune saying he "does not have faith" in him and demanded an independent probe into coal bloc allocations made by him as minister in charge of coal.
His team also stepped up attack on the Prime Minister alleging that the CBI probe into coal bloc allocations and alleged misuse was meant to give a "clean chit" to him.
During his visit to Ratnagiri in Maharashtra, Hazare said one has to select persons having good character and send them to Parliament, then only the expected change will take place.
"I had a strong belief in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh but now I do not have faith in him," Hazare said.
On the Central Vigilance Commission decision to refer alleged irregularities by some private companies with regard to coal bloc allocation to CBI, he said, "CBI is under government. What will CBI investigate? A third party should investigate."
His remarks came as his team last week clubbed the Prime Minister with 14 other Union Ministers whom they alleged were corrupt and demanded a probe by a panel of retired judges who are honest.
Hazare had earlier sought to distance himself from his team's efforts to target Singh and described him as an honest man. He had said he would like to see documents regarding allegations against him before talking about Singh.
Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal, meanwhile, alleged that the CBI probe was meant to give a clean chit to the Prime Minister.
"The CBI is under the CBI. Here the Prime Minister is accused. How will the CBI investigate the Prime Minister? It is laughable, it is an eye-wash. We know the outcome of this probe. It will say that the Prime Minister has not done anything wrong. It will give a clean chit to Singh," he said. MORE
