Anna Hazare has welcomed Army Chief General V K Singh to join his Anti-Corruption Struggle after Retirement. However, he has left the decision of joining upon him.
“I am personally not inclined to ask or request anyone to join our agitation against corruption but we have fought two wars – one against Pakistan and the other against Bangladesh during my service in the Army, now we have to fight the enemy within us”, he said.
“And we need like minded people in our team and if interested, General V K Singh is welcome to join us after his retirement. It would be his choice”, Anna told reporters last evening when they asked him whether he would like to invite General Singh to join his team.
“Anna’s invite to General V K is most appropriate. Imagine if ex-servicemen join Anna they can become a formidable voice against corruption”, Team Anna member Kiran Bedi tweeted today.
Last month, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal while extending support to Gen Singh had said that they were sure that the Army chief will take a decision on what he will do after retirement on May 31.
The anti-corruption crusader is currently touring Maharashtra to campaign for a strong Lokayukta Act in the state.
He also said that the government was unwilling to bring the Right to Information (RTI) Act into force, but had budged after several years of agitation and implemented it in Maharashtra in 2002, and it was later brought into force throughout the country.
Sab khayali pulaw hai. No Chief of the Army shall ever contemplate joining forces, apparently inimical to the Govt. of the Land.He belongs to a cadre
& certainly not like to be considered a maveric a la Anna Hazare.He has a tradition to adhere to rather than stand with the opponent flank.