Anna to form body to sensitise voters to elect good candidates

Akshaya Kumar, Annaji and Rajendra Singh Rane

BHUBANESWAR: “We will form an organisation at national level to educate and awaken people from every corner of the country to elect good representatives for the Lok Sabha and the Assembly seats,” said anti-graft crusader Anna Hazare at a Press conference here on Tuesday.

Anna said they would make the organisation’s name public after 2014 General Elections. In every State, at every district level, taluka level, the organisations are to set up of people with good character to awaken voters. A team of 30-40 people has been chosen in the first phase to begin the work, he added.

“We will get an idea of success by 2019. Else by 2024, after 10 years, we would get some success in demolishing the party and parties system,” said the activist, adding, “Otherwise we have to continuously make an effort to bring rule of people.”

Anna stated the Indian Constitution does not mention any party and parties. In a Republic, citizens are the possessor of the nation. As India became Republic on January 26, 1950, the party and parties should have been dismissed, but this didn’t happen. Due to the rise of parties, the people’s democracy has vanished from the country, he added.

The anti-graft crusader said the Lok Sabha has not remained an association of people but an association of parties. Corruption, loot, goondaism and other criminal activities will not end till the party-rule is not stopped, he added.

“Today these parties have formed groups in every village and encouraged disputes among them which have blocked the progress of villages. The parties have created factions among the youths and have sown seeds of casteism to gain votes,” said Anna, adding, “Then why we will not choose good representatives from the society instead of candidates chosen by a party?”