Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare said that India’s future was not safe in the hands of Congress and Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) as he renewed the vow to start fasting to death from Sunday (today), Indian media reported. A poor crowd on the weekend at Team Anna’s indefinite fast on Saturday did not deter Anna Hazare from his position on the Lokpal issue and demand for a political alternative in the 2014 elections. The Hindu reported that Hazare also took on the Congress and the BJP, saying the country’s future does not lie safe in their hands, but clarified that he himself would not fight the elections though he would campaign for those with clean background, selected by people. He also accused the government of cheating them repeatedly on the issue of the Lokpal and that he is forced to fast again and again, which is “not a happy thing”. “I will fast until we get Jan Lokpal,” said Hazare, whose four-day ultimatum to government on a decision on his demands ends on Saturday, told a crowd of around 1,000. Talking about a political alternative for next Lok Sabha elections, the 74-year-old activist said if “good people” do not enter the parliament, there will be no change in the system and the country will not get a strong Lokpal. “For a vote, Rs 15,000, Rs 20,000, Rs 30,000 are given (to voters). Those who get elected are making money and they don’t know where to keep this money. So they send it to foreign countries. Now it’s time to awaken the voters. “Some are saying that we should give alternative, we should form a party. Rs 15-20 crore is spend by a candidate for Assembly elections and Rs 50 crore for Lok Sabha polls. I will not fight elections. I will not put up a party,” he said. However, Hazare said, he would tour the country urging people to select people to fight elections.
