Lucknow: Speaking after he was attacked on Tuesday, Team Anna member Arvind Kejriwal said that he appealed to the public to not fall into a political plot. He also said that the people should join the anti-corruption movement as it was a golden opportunity to rid the country of the menace.
"I just want to appeal to the public to not fall into any political plot and to join hands with us in this moment. This is a golden opportunity to get rid of corruption from our country," Kejriwal said.
The attacker, who tried to throw a shoe at Kejriwal, has been identified as Jitendra Pathak, from Jalon, Uttar Pradesh. He accused Kejriwal of misleading people on the issue of corruption. On this allegation, Kejriwal said that some of the youth were being misguided, adding that he was ready to answer any questions the people might have.
"All I have to say is that some of the youth are misguided. We can sort the situations by talking to them. If they have questions, we are willing to answer them. In the Hisar campaign we answered many questions related to the issue. Violence is not an answer to any issue," he said.
He also blamed political motives and influence for the attack on Prashant Bhushan and himself, saying that the corrupt are against them.
He said, "Corrupt forces are against us. Attack on Prashant Bhushan was not because of his comments on Kashmir. This is a plot. There is some political influence involved. People are criticising our strategy in Hisar. if the strategy was wrong then the people of Hisar would not have implemented it."
Kejriwal refused to say whether Team Anna was breaking up after news of two members leaving the group came to the fore. He said that the core committee will take a decision on the matter.
He was attacked and heckled on Tuesday as he was preparing for a meeting in Lucknow. The attempted attack came a day after the drubbing Congress party got in Hisar by-poll and a few days after the attack on Prashant Bhushan and Anna's supporters.
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