Anna elbows his way into the news: Begins indefinite fast for Janlokpal Bill

December 09, 2013 11:51

Anna Hazare elbows his way back to being a newsmaker. Anna says the Congress went back on its promise on a Janlokpal Bill and paid a
heavy price for it. He will being a fast from tomorrow in protest against the Centre's failure to pass the Bill.

Hazare on Sunday said Arvind Kejriwal could become the chief minister one day and warned the Congress that people will teach them a lesson in the Lok Sabha elections.

Hazare, who had refused to campaign for Kejriwal's party, expressed happiness over the AAP's performance in the Delhi elections where Sheila Dikshit has served as the chief minister for 15 years.

"Delhi is the centre of the country's politics. It is not an easy task to defeat a government which is ruling there with just a broom in hand. The old parties have a lot of money. I feel happy that in such a situation, his party has emerged victorious," Hazare told reporters when asked about the AAP's performance.

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