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Is Anna Hazare RSS?
Alleged link with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Hazare has been criticised for being an agent of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) a right-wing Hindu body.
The movement gained momentum from 5 April 2011, when anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar monument in New Delhi. The movement aimed to alleviate corruption in the Indian government through introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Has Jan Lokpal bill been passed?
On 27 December 2011, Lok Sabha Parliament winter session passed the Government’s Lokpal as the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill 2011. Before passing this bill, it was introduced in Lok Sabha with key amendments moved.
Was the RSS behind the Anna movement?
This allegation — that the RSS was behind the Anna movement — is not new. It was a charge made by the then Congress government, left intellectuals and a section of liberals. What is new is that the assertion comes from a core member of the movement.
What is the contribution of Anna Hazare in India?
In addition to organising and encouraging grassroots movements, Hazare frequently conducted hunger strikes to further his causes—a tactic reminiscent, to many, of the work of Mohandas K. Gandhi. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India.
Why did Anna Hazare use nonviolent protest?
Anna Hazare held the Prime Minister of India responsible for the atrocities and termed the police action as an attempt to stifle democracy. According to one of Hazare’s young supporters, the large presence of youths at the protest was due to his use of nonviolent protest, similar to Gandhi.
Was it the RSS that started the Anti-Corruption movement?
If Bhushan believes that it was the RSS that coined the idea of a movement against corruption, organised it and made it successful, and Kejriwal and Anna were mere props, then with great humility, I beg to differ with him. During the movement, I never felt that Anna and Kejriwal were tilting towards the RSS.