Anna Hazare, in a letter asserted that he had nothing to do with the AAP and said that it was incorrect for Arvind Kejriwal to use his name in the party's campaign in Delhi elections
Social activist Anna Hazare has asked his 'once upon a time' staunch follower and Aam Admi Party (AAP) founder Arvind Kejriwal to refrain from using his name during the Delhi Assembly elections. In reply, Kejriwal said he had not used Anna's name, photo, film, poster or any other material for his party's campaign in Delhi.
Hazare, in a letter written to Kejriwal, said some people had met him and alleged that the AAP was using funds collected during the Jan Lokpal movement for AAP's election campaign in Delhi. Expressing worries over SIM cards being created and sold using his name and he may be made an accused in a court case, the social activist said, “When I have nothing to do with those SIM cards, then why I have been made an accused in the case. That is why I suspect my name is being misused.”
Kejriwal, however, said neither he nor his party has anything to do with these cards. Kejriwal, in his letter to Anna, said, "We do not have anything to do with the cards. Perhaps, you have forgotten that during the Jan Lokpal movement in February 2012, the card had been issued with your permission".
Talking about misuse of funds collected from public during the JanLokpal Aandolan, Hazare alleged that AAP may be using the funds for the assembly election. He said he had come to know many people had been given salaries up to Rs30,000 from the funds.
In his reply, Kejriwal has called for someone like Justice Santosh Hegde or a retired justice to conduct an inquiry into the allegations in misusing the funds within seven days.
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