Hazare has deviated from his objective: Former aide

Jaipur, Oct 28 (PTI) Rajinder Singh, who quit Team Anna,
due to differences over its political approach, has alleged
that Anna Hazare deviated from his objective by supporting a
"corrupt" candidate in Hisar bypoll in North India state of
Haryana and that his team is full of "arrogant" people.
Singh also attacked Kiran Bedi and Arvind Kejriwal,
alleging they were the "most arrogant" members of Team Anna.
Being former bureaucrats they are in the habit of throwing
their weight about and imposing themselves on others, he
alleged.
"I was in Nairobi when Hazare decided to support a
political candidate in Hisar and I immediately parted ways
with Team Anna as I did not want to become part of a power
brokering process," he said.
Before launching his campaign against corruption, Singh
said Hazare had decided not to let it become political "but in
Hisar Lok Sabha bypoll, he supported a corrupt candidate".
Team Anna was criticised for its anti-Congress campaign
in Hisar bypolls as various quarters felt that the anti-
corruption movement was taking a political turn. Team Anna did
not canvass vote for any particular candidate but decided to
ask people not to vote for Congress as it was not in support
of Jan Lokpal Bill.
Singh, popularly known as 'Waterman', said he and P V
Rajgopal dissociated themselves from Hazare's movement as it
had "deviated from its objective".
"We thought the campaign will also raise public issues
related to water and land but it did not do it," Singh said.
The public and media support to Hazare's anti-corruption
campaign in Delhi had gone to the head of his aides and made
them arrogant, he alleged.
Singh also said it was wrong to think that he had opted
out of Team Anna out of fear of the Government. PTI