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My dream lies shattered: Anna Hazare slams Kejriwal over Shunglu report

Veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said on Friday that he was pained to read about the allegations against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Shunglu Committee Report. “He was my colleague in the fight against corruption... At that time, I felt the educated, new generation could help rid the country of graft. But it was a big dream -- and my dream lies shattered,” Hazare said in an anguished note.

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Veteran anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare said on Friday that he was pained to read about the allegations against Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Shunglu Committee Report. “He was my colleague in the fight against corruption... At that time, I felt the educated, new generation could help rid the country of graft. But it was a big dream -- and my dream lies shattered,” Hazare said in an anguished note.

Hazare said when Kejriwal launched the (Aam Aadmi Party) political outfit, it was the Lord who gave him wisdom to keep away (from Kejriwal) or even “my reputation would be ruined”. “Since then, and even after he became the chief minister, I never felt a desire to meet him. Now, I understand why he always used to address me as his ‘Guru’. The Lord has saved me,” the 79-year-old said in a statement from his village Ralegan-Siddhi in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra.

 Sharpening its attack on the Arvind Kejriwal government in Delhi over the findings of Shunglu Committee, the BJP today demanded CBI and CVC probes into "illegal" decisions of the AAP dispensation as flagged by the panel in its report. 

The party also demanded Lt Governor Anil Baijal set aside all appointments of AAP functionaries in the Delhi government, made without the LG's approval. Addressing a press conference here, BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi alleged that Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal "looted" public money to benefit AAP functionaries. Lekhi, flanked by Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta, also charged the Kejriwal government with engaging in "nepotism and corruption". 

"We demanded CBI and Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) probes into the three-member Shunglu panel report which has flagged AAP-led Delhi government's various illegal decisions including appointment of party functionaries, and allotment of land to Aam Aadmi Party for its office," she said.

Gupta alleged that Kejriwal-led Delhi Cabinet violated laid down rules to take several decisions. In its report, the panel has pointed out "gross abuse of power" by the AAP government.
Yesterday, BJP demanded demanded the "suspension" of AAP government, which enjoys a massive mandate of 65 out of 70 seats in the Assembly. 

The committee headed by former CAG V K Shunglu was set up in August, 2016 to ascertain the functioning of the AAP government. Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken had accessed the report through an RTI in February

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