Kejriwal to Anna Hazare: Won't contest polls if I'm found guilt of misusing Jan Lokpal agitation funds
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday responded to
Anna Hazare's letter regarding misuse of funds collected for the
Janlokpal Bill, and said that he will withdraw his candidature from
Delhi Assembly elections if there is any discrepancy in AAP's accounts.
"Yesterday, I received a letter from Anna Hazare, and he wrote in that letter that a lot of people have come to him complaining about me. Anna has raised few issues in that letter. We respect Anna a lot; he is like my guru. He asked me whether the funds collected for the Janlokpal Bill are being used for AAP's election campaign," he told media in New Delhi on Monday.
"I wrote to Anna asking him to conduct an investigation. I told Annaji if I am found guilty of misusing Lokpal agitation funds for AAP, then I wont fight Delhi elections. And if we come out clean, I have requested Anna Hazare to campaign for us," he added.
Meanwhile, a BJP activist from Ahmednagar, claiming to be Anna Hazare's supporter, disrupted the press conference by throwing black ink at Kejriwal and other leaders. The man, identifying himself as Nachiketa, said: "Anna is my guru. I am a BJP activist. I have done this to protest that these people have betrayed everyone, they have betrayed Anna, and they have betrayed the Jan Lokpal Andolan. Anna has asked them to not to use his name. Still these people are using Anna's name. I threw black ink on them."
Anna Hazare disapproved of the throwing of black ink on AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan in Delhi, and said entry of tainted people into legislatures must be stopped. "One should oppose wrong people getting elected as a member of a state assembly. Their anger should come out but this is not the way," said Hazare.
"They (protesters) should not use my name," Hazare added.
Hazare also said he was not with any party, including the AAP, and that he does not go for campaigns for any party.
Meanwhile Kiran Bedi also tweeted on the issue saying:
This is Anna Hazare's letter to Arvind Kejriwal:
This is Arvind Kejriwal's response to Anna's letter:
(With inputs from Agencies)
File Photo: Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal
"Yesterday, I received a letter from Anna Hazare, and he wrote in that letter that a lot of people have come to him complaining about me. Anna has raised few issues in that letter. We respect Anna a lot; he is like my guru. He asked me whether the funds collected for the Janlokpal Bill are being used for AAP's election campaign," he told media in New Delhi on Monday.
"I wrote to Anna asking him to conduct an investigation. I told Annaji if I am found guilty of misusing Lokpal agitation funds for AAP, then I wont fight Delhi elections. And if we come out clean, I have requested Anna Hazare to campaign for us," he added.
Meanwhile, a BJP activist from Ahmednagar, claiming to be Anna Hazare's supporter, disrupted the press conference by throwing black ink at Kejriwal and other leaders. The man, identifying himself as Nachiketa, said: "Anna is my guru. I am a BJP activist. I have done this to protest that these people have betrayed everyone, they have betrayed Anna, and they have betrayed the Jan Lokpal Andolan. Anna has asked them to not to use his name. Still these people are using Anna's name. I threw black ink on them."
Anna Hazare disapproved of the throwing of black ink on AAP leaders Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan in Delhi, and said entry of tainted people into legislatures must be stopped. "One should oppose wrong people getting elected as a member of a state assembly. Their anger should come out but this is not the way," said Hazare.
"They (protesters) should not use my name," Hazare added.
Hazare also said he was not with any party, including the AAP, and that he does not go for campaigns for any party.
Meanwhile Kiran Bedi also tweeted on the issue saying:
This is Anna Hazare's letter to Arvind Kejriwal:
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