Jallianwala Bagh: Senior Gandhian Activist Anna Hazare has called for a Second Freedom Struggle after embarking into Jantantra Yatra from Punjab today.
“Now for me ‘Janatantra Yatra’ is the second freedom struggle to free the nation from corruption and corrupt politicians,†he said, and lashed out at politicians alleging many of them were “Gundas†facing criminal charges.
He further denied any plans of contesting polls in future or entering into any political alliance.
He  paid obeisance at Durgiana Mandir, Golden Temple and Jallianwala Bagh before starting the Yatra.
Anna further announced that after five months a big Jan-Sansad (public rally) will be organised at Ramlila Ground in the national capital “which will seal the fate of this corrupt government“.
The public rallies are being held to press 25-point agenda under the banner of ‘Janatantra Yatra’ to garner people’s support against the Congress-led UPA government ahead of next year’s Lok Sabha polls and make “people aware of its efforts to ditch the Jan Lokpal bill,†he said.
During the rally, Anna Hazare told about his past life and said Punjab will always remain a source of inspiration for him. Hazare said, here in Punjab, during the India-Pakistan war in 1965, he got a ‘second life’ as he had a narrow escape during the gun battle. During the war he was at Khemkaran border where Indian Army achieved victory in fierce tank battle, he said. During the war his colleagues were killed and he was wounded “seriously†in air strike.
“After surviving, I decided to put the rest of the life for wellbeing of the nation and not to marry,†Hazare said while addressing the rally.