New Delhi: Team Anna on Friday released a campaign pamphlet for the upcoming assembly polls in which it attacked the Congress accusing it of betraying the country on Lokpal issue even as the activists claimed that they would not seek votes for or against any single party.
The four page pamphlet titled 'Your Vote can Change the History of India – Betrayal by Central Government on the Country' also targeted Rahul Gandhi, Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati questioning them on Lokpal and land acquisition. The BJP was also posed questions.
However, Team Anna members Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan told a press conference that their campaign was not against or in favour of a party but on "important" issues like corruption, Lokpal and land acquisition.
When pointed out that the title of the pamphlet betrays the claims of not targeting a party, Kejriwal shot back, "Hasn't the government cheated the whole country?" Bhushan said they would raise the issues on Lokpal and what all parties did to the Lokpal Bill.
The pamphlet has listed "six betrayals" on the issue of Lokpal by Central government while another page titled "Congress' strong Lokpal Bill" cites the "deficiencies" in the anti-corruption law. Six questions were raised to all political parties which include whether they agree that the Lokpal Bill is weak, CBI should be independent of government control and whether they will oppose the bill in Parliament.
The parties were also asked about their stand on land acquisition bill. Making the campaign personal, Team Anna also sought answers from Rahul Gandhi on whether Congress will dare to bring a strong Lokpal bill on the lines of Lokayukta Act in BJP-ruled Uttarakhand.
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