Anna clearly directed us to start forming political party -
New Delhi, Aug 12 - Top Team Anna members today rejected criticism that Anna Hazare was forced to adopt the path of political alternative and claimed that he was fully involved in the decision to go political. As a first step, Team Anna may test the waters in the Delhi Assembly elections next year while skipping the polls in BJP-ruled Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh later this year.
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Team Anna likely to make electoral debut in Delhi Assembly elections -
New Delhi, August 12 - Before taking the plunge in 2014 general elections, the erstwhile Team Anna is likely to test political waters first in next year's Delhi Assembly polls while giving a miss to elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Sources in India Against Corruption (IAC) said a large number of volunteers pitched in for fighting the Delhi Assembly elections first in a meeting yesterday.
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Hazare disbands Team Anna, turns focus on 2014 elections -
Business Line
Setting sights on the 2014 general elections, veteran social activist,
Anna Hazare, disbanded Team Anna’s core committee, paving the way for a
new political party. He made this announcement in his blog on Monday.
However, he did not spell out anything clearly about the proposed
political party. |
Team Anna disbandment unfortunate: Hegde -
Bangalore, Aug 6 - Key Team Anna member N Santosh Hegde today appeared to be in disagreement with Anna Hazare's decision to disband the team, which he said could have "gone on" to create a mass awareness on corruption and maladministration without resorting to the path of fasting. |
Thackeray takes potshots at Team Anna's political provision -
Mumbai, Aug 6 - Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray today welcomed the decision of Team Anna to form a new political outfit and wondered what brought about this "miracle". "Some intellectuals say politics is the last resort of scoundrels. Team Anna is welcome here..but how did this miracle happen ," the 86-year-old Sena patriarch said in an edit in party mouthpiece "Saamana".
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Hazare disbands Team Anna, says no talks with govt -
New Delhi, Aug 6 - Apparently paving the way for the formation of a political party, Team Anna today disbanded itself and decided not to have any more talks with the government on Lokpal issue. The dissolution of Anna Hazare's team came three days after it ended its indefinite fast at Jantar Mantar here with plans for formation of a political alternative to fight the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
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Yet to get an invite from Ramdev: Team Anna -
New Delhi, Aug 5 - Team Anna today said it was yet to get an invite from yoga guru Ramdev to join his indefinite protest against blackmoney which begins here this Thursday. "We have not received any invite yet. When it (invite) comes, we will see," Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal told reporters here. His comments came when asked whether Team Anna will attend Ramdev's protest.
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Team Anna discusses forming political alternative -
New Delhi, Aug 5 - Team Anna members met here today for the first time after they ended their indefinite fast and discussed strategy for evolving a political alternative in line with their plans to take a plunge in electoral politics. Anna Hazare and his close aides deliberated on a variety of issues, including the name of the organisation, and other formalities like the Constitution of the party, sources said.
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Team Anna going political as its agitation failed: Digvijay -
Bhopal, Aug 5 - Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said the decision of Team Anna to float a political party only indicates that their "movement against corruption has failed." Team Anna would not have decided to form a political party had its movement against corruption succeeded, Singh said while welcoming their move and added that anyone has a right to form a political party in the country.
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Team Anna yet to decide on contesting Gujarat, HP polls -
New Delhi, Aug 5 - Having plumped for electoral politics, Team Anna may soon face the acid test on whether to contest the upcoming Assembly elections in BJP-ruled Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. Though it has made clear its intention to have a shot at power in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections on an anti-corruption plank, Team Anna has not talked about contesting the Assembly elections slated this year-end.
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