Arvind Kejriwal-Anna Hazare have reunited, when the Delhi chief minister joined the activist on stage before a massive sit-in protests against the Land Ordinance, in New Delhi's Parliament Street. In front of some 3000 people Kejriwal called Hazare his guru and father figure, and said that the Aam Aadmi Party was with him and his movement. The protest by farmers and land dependent labourers from all over country, organised over two months by the National Alliance of People's Movement had turned in to Kejriwal and Hazare political show.
Arvind Kejriwal-Anna Hazare have reunited, when the Delhi chief minister joined the activist on stage before a massive sit-in protests against the Land Ordinance, in New Delhi's Parliament Street. In front of some 3000 people Kejriwal called Hazare his guru and father figure, and said that the Aam Aadmi Party was with him and his movement. The protest by farmers and land dependent labourers from all over country, organised over two months by the National Alliance of People's Movement had turned in to Kejriwal and Hazare political show.
Kejriwal also invited Hazare to the Delhi Secretariat on Wednesday, to meet all the government heads of departments and give them his blessings.
Kejriwal and Hazare shared the stage again after their days together during the India Against Corruption movement. For two years, Hazare had publicly stayed away from AAP and Kejriwal, despite being invited to events such as the swearing in ceremony. On Tuesday, they sat shoulder to shoulder and mostly talked to each other, even though many organisation leaders kept trying to draw their attention. Kejriwal was so popular among the organisation leaders on the stage that many refused to let of his hand. MDMK chief Vaiko held him in a such a tight hug that the chief minister almost lost his sweater trying to break away.
Kejriwal was accompanied by senior AAP leaders and MLAs, such as Somnath Bharti and Yogender Yadav, who were on stage with him. Ashutosh, Sanjay Singh, Alka Lamba and Adarsh Shastri were seen in the crowd.
Kejriwal is the only political leader Hazare shared the stage with, having said all along that no politicians were allowed on to the stage with him. This reunion was supposed to happen at Jantar Mantar, where Hazare has been sitting in protest since Monday, but happened instead on the stage erected NAPM and other organisations such as All India Kisan Sabha, All India Krantikari Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, Pension Parishad, where around 50 organisations from all over India has lent them support and brought people to Delhi. Far more people were in attendance at Parliament Street than Jantar Mantar, giving the two a bigger audience.
After touching Hazare's feet, Kejriwal declared his support for Anna's movement, not mentioning Medha Patkar, the national convenor of NAPM once. Before his arrival, the protest had looked like an every man's event, with leaders and activists from all states speaking to the cheering public. Leaders such as Medha Patkar, Atul Anjan from the AIKS, Prashant Bhushan, Dayamani Barla, Kavita Krishnan all shared the stage with Hazare.
All the present leaders promised that this fight would go on. Patkar said there would be a repeat of such agitation on April 14, which is Ambedkar Jayanti.
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