Mumbai: Denying reports that Anna Hazare had close connections with the late RSS leader Nanaji Deshmukh, key Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said it was part of Congress' "tactics" to divert attention from the Lokpal Bill.
A section of media on Sunday reported that Hazare was closely associated with Nanaji Deshmukh, a Sangh pracharak. "Congress government is targeting Anna unnecessarily by spreading such rumours. Even former president Abdul Kalam and Digvijay Singh have been photographed with Deshmukh," Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal was addressing the media at the MMRDA grounds in suburban Mumbai where Hazare will be sitting on fast from December 27.
"What is the mistake of Anna Hazare? That he is raising his voice against corruption? He has got medals from the Army," Kejriwal said, adding wrong message was being spread against the anti-corruption crusader.
Hitting out at the UPA government, Kejriwal said "the government is provoking us by saying Anna is an RSS agent."
He alleged that CBI was not an agency to stop corruption but formed only to help and protect the government.
"CBI is under the government's thumb. Whenever the government wants support from someone, they put CBI after them. Take the example Mayawati and Mulayam Singh. CBI should be taken out of the government," Kejriwal said, adding even in the 2G scam, the CBI did not initiate any action till orders from the Supreme Court.
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