Foray into politics not easy at all: Medha Patkar

February 18, 2014 15:01

While on AAP, social activist and Aam Aadmi Party candidate for upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Mumbai north-east seat, Medha Patkar today said her decision to enter the electoral fray was very tough.

"My decision and consent to become a candidate for the AAP in the Lok Sabha elections was very tough owing to a number of factors," the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader said.

Citing reasons for not taking the plunge earlier, Patkar said AAP itself was in initial stage although it had formed a short-lived government in New Delhi and apart from NBA, she is involved in several other agitations. The NBA activist is also a Ramon Magsaysay Award winner like Arvind Kejriwal.

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