Anna Hazare

Kejriwal once raised his voice against liquor: Social activist Anna Hazare

Social activist Anna Hazare, who had a decade ago become the face of the anti-corruption movement, Friday said he had warned Arvind Kejriwal, arrested in the excise policy case, to stay away from making such a policy. Hazare, who spearheaded the Lokpal movement in the early 2010s along with Kejriwal, said the Delhi chief minister was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate because of his own deeds. I had told him that our job is not to make excise policy. Even a small child knows that liquor is bad. I had asked him to stay away from this (excise policy) issue. But he went ahead and made the policy, Hazare said, speaking to PTI at his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra. He thought that he will earn more money and that is why he made this policy. I felt sad and wrote to him twice. I felt sad that a person like Kejriwal, who once worked with me and raised our voice against alcohol, is now making the excise policy. He got arrested due to his deeds. Had he not done anything, there ..

Anna Hazare 'used' by AAP to capture power: Law minister Kiren Rijiju

On a day Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appeared before the CBI in the excise policy case, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju on Sunday alleged that the Aam Aadmi Party used activist Anna Hazare to capture power in the name of corruption. Rijiju also shared portions of an undated interview of Hazare in which the activist purportedly sounded critical of the Delhi excise policy. "Now they have captured power I am sure they will not even listen to Annaji. Corruption was an excuse to fool Annaji and the people. "Anna ji was used only to capture Power and to loot the resources in the name of corruption," the Union minister wrote in English and Hindi on Twitter. Kejriwal appeared before the CBI on Sunday for questioning in the excise policy case.

BJP using Anna to target me: Kejriwal on Hazare's remark on liquor policy

Hours after Anna Hazare wrote to Arvind Kejriwal reminding him his own lines from book 'Swaraj' over Delhi's liquor policy, Kejriwal claimed that he (Hazare) is being used by the BJP to target him

Anna Hazare writes letter to Kejriwal, slams Delhi govt's new excise policy

Social activist Anna Hazare has written a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, slamming his government's new excise policy and said it seems the CM has "sunk in the addiction of power." Hazare also said it seems the new policy will encourage liquor sale and consumption and spur corruption. Last month, Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena recommended a CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in the implementation of Delhi's Excise Policy 2021-22. Hazare, while citing the complete liquor ban in his village Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district, reminded former associate Kejriwal about the latter's book 'Swaraj' which favoured liquor ban. The activist, who had penned the book's foreword, said he has written a letter to Kejriwal for the first time since he became CM and that it pains him to read reports about the Delhi government's new excise policy. "You wrote several idealistic things in the book. Everyone had hopes from you but it seems that after becoming the CM

Anna Hazare to go on indefinite hunger strike from Feb 14: Here's why

In his letter to Uddhav Thackeray, Hazare stated that the people of the state have demanded that the policy permitting sale of wine at supermarkets and walk-in shops be called back immediately

Maharashtra govt nod for wine sale in supermarkets unfortunate: Anna Hazare

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said it was unfortunate that the Maharashtra government was giving priority to liquor sale for financial gains

Social activist Anna Hazare discharged from Pune hospital

Social activist Anna Hazare was on Friday discharged from a private hospital in Pune, where he was admitted after he complained of chest pain, the hospital authorities said

Anna Hazare admitted in Pune hospital after chest pain, condition stable

The anti-corruption crusader is stable after a procedure was done to remove a minor blockage in his coronary artery

Activist Anna Hazare warns of agitation for Lokayukta in Maharashtra

Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday said he would launch an agitation if the Maharashtra government did not enact a Lokayukta Act and appoint an independent anti-corruption ombudsman

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Anna Hazare announces indefinite fast, calls it off hours later

Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday said he won't be proceeding with the indefinite fast against the new farm laws and claimed that the Central government has agreed to some of his demands.

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Hazare writes to PM, to launch hunger strike on farmers' issue by Jan-end

Activist Anna Hazare on Thursday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and reiterated his decision to launch "the last hunger strike" of his life on farmers' issues in Delhi by January end. The letter comes even as famrer unions are agitating on Delhi borders against the Centre's new farm laws. He will stage the fast by month-end, 83-year-old Hazare said, without specifying the date. On December 14, Hazare had written to Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar, warning of a hunger strike if his demands including the implementation of the M S Swaminathan Committee's recommendations on agriculture were not fulfilled. Another demand made by him was grant of autonomy to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices. "On the issue of farmers, I have had correspondence (with the Centre) five times, however, no response came. "As a result, I have decided to go on the last hunger strike of my life," said Hazare in his missive to the prime minister. He w

Anna Hazare to launch agitation in support of farmers in Delhi next month

Social activist Anna Hazare on Monday said he will launch an agitation in New Delhi in January on issues concerning farmers

Anna Hazare warns Centre of hunger strike over agriculture-related demands

Hazare's other demand include granting autonomy to the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP)

Modi's dilemma: Will farmer protests be his Thatcher or Anna Hazare moment?

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Anna Hazare declines BJP's appeal to join agitation against AAP govt

Activist Anna Hazare on Friday said it was "unfortunate" that the Delhi BJP should ask him to join in its agitation against the AAP government when it has a huge cadre of its own

Delhi BJP chief urges Anna Hazare to join party's movement against AAP govt

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta wrote a letter to social activist Anna Hazare urging him to join his party's "mass movement" against AAP government led by Arvind Kejriwal

Wrote 32 letters to Modi, got no response; his govt weakened Lokpal: Hazare

Former prime minister Manmohan Singh rarely speaks, but he had also weakened the Lokpal law