Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday accused veteran social activist Anna Hazare of being biased towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), questioning his silence on alleged irregularities under NDA governments since 2014.
Raut’s sharp criticism came after Hazare’s remarks on the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and its leader Arvind Kejriwal, suggesting that the party’s electoral setback in Delhi was due to its excessive focus on money.
Addressing reporters in Mumbai, Raut said, “There was an explosion of irregularities under the BJP governments at the Centre and in Maharashtra, but Anna Hazare didn’t utter a single word.”
The Rajya Sabha MP further claimed that Hazare gained prominence due to Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia, who were instrumental in mobilizing support for his anti-corruption protests.
“Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia made Anna (Hazare) a mahatma. Without them, Anna couldn’t have seen Delhi or visited Ram Leela and Jantar Mantar (to protest against corruption),” Raut remarked.
