New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal will visit Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra today, where his one-time mentor Anna Hazare is on a hunger strike to demand that the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill be passed in the ongoing winter session of Parliament.
Last evening, Mr Kejriwal publicly met over 4000 volunteers and newly-elected legislators of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and thanked them for ensuring that a political party launched just a year ago by the tax-commissioner-turned-activist landed 28 of Delhi's 70 Assembly seats. AAP placed second, only three seats short of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 31.
The party also hinted that one of its leaders Kumar Vishwas would contest against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi from Amethi. (Read: AAP hints it may put up Kumar Vishwas against Rahul)
Anna and Mr Kejriwal had in 2011, engineered a huge anti-graft movement that electrified middle class India. The apogee of the campaign was a 16-day fast by Anna in Delhi which drew thousands of people every day, and impelled street protests in other cities.
However, last week, Anna expressed happiness over the AAP's performance in the Delhi elections and said Mr Kejriwal could become chief minister one day. (Read: Anna Hazare happy with Aam Aadmi Party's performance)
Last evening, Mr Kejriwal publicly met over 4000 volunteers and newly-elected legislators of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and thanked them for ensuring that a political party launched just a year ago by the tax-commissioner-turned-activist landed 28 of Delhi's 70 Assembly seats. AAP placed second, only three seats short of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 31.
The party also hinted that one of its leaders Kumar Vishwas would contest against Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi from Amethi. (Read: AAP hints it may put up Kumar Vishwas against Rahul)
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Anna and Mr Kejriwal had in 2011, engineered a huge anti-graft movement that electrified middle class India. The apogee of the campaign was a 16-day fast by Anna in Delhi which drew thousands of people every day, and impelled street protests in other cities.
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However, last week, Anna expressed happiness over the AAP's performance in the Delhi elections and said Mr Kejriwal could become chief minister one day. (Read: Anna Hazare happy with Aam Aadmi Party's performance)
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