These days we see that various spokespersons of Congress party keep on targeting Anna by leveling many dubious allegations on him only to prove to the lesser alert or easy to fool people that Anna is not a genuine person. While they target him with many accusations, at the same time, they keep on calling him with appreciable respect and in that way pretend to be naive. 

This exercise has been going on ever since they realized that Anna has begun a negative strategy against Congress to force it to pass the Jan Lokpal bill at the earliest. I studied all the allegations and in the style and manner, they are leveled against him. I found some thing very interesting in the under laying currents of the whole exercise; that made me understand the allegations and other aspects of it properly. My findings suggested to me that Anna is not against any political party such as Congress or any segment of the UPA government. He is against corruption and ensuing effects such as black money. He wants the system to be safe from these anti-national activities. This I say as I saw that many Congress people at the grass root level are in complete agreement with all the suggestions made by Anna. Anna warns other political parties such as BJP that he would fight against those elements from that party who want to encourage corruption and indulge in black money activities. This confused me in the beginning of my research; but soon I became conscious of the fact that grass root workers of Congress party are not the ones these spokespersons represent but only the party high command members. I must clarify here what difference is there in the two. Corruption in this party and other member parties of UPA is prevalent in primarily only the party high command people and their associate groups or creamy layer of that party although, largely, grass root workers are not involved in those activities. These clever people from these parties actually exploit the grass root workers by many ways in stead. 

I saw that many honest Congress workers suffocating because of this anti Anna tirade. They told me that these spokespersons do not represent the true spirit of the Congress party but only the corrupt segment who has hijacked the party high command position. This observation clearly shows that these spokespersons are not representing the party but only the black money segment. From this, I may say that they are actually spokespersons of the black money lobby (BML) of the UPA. All resistance to Anna is only from the black money lobby that is enjoying position as high command of that unfortunate party. When this became clear, I could understand all the accusations made by them very evidently. 

• RSS and or Hindu chauvinists back Anna

• Anna is also corrupt or his team is corrupt and so they have no right to demand Janlokpal bill

• Anna is blackmailing UPA and Congress party by engaging in such negative campaign

• Anna tries to be above Parliament and by that, insults the very spirit of democracy

• Anna is not respecting other members of Social Liberty group particularly Aruna Roy

• Anna is doing politics; he should remain as only a worthless social worker like Medha Patkar

• Anna should enter politics by coming with his party to contest elections 

RSS and or Hindu chauvinist back Anna - We saw during the movement that all segments of Indian people had joined the protest and that means if members of RSS have also joined that does not mean that they have supported exclusively. Are RSS members not Indians? Why they cannot join such a movement? I saw Congress people having talked in favor of the movement until their upper hands scolded them to refrain from it. 

There is a saying that success has many takers and failure has none. This also explains why now many groups have joined the team Anna and that includes BJP, RSS, Social liberties group who generally opposed Anna. Every body now wants to claim credit for the movement; any one shall appreciate that perfectly. 

Anna is also corrupt or his team is corrupt and so they have no right to demand Janlokpal bill - If Anna is corrupt then that is very fine, as the Jan Lokpal bill shall put him in the trial box and punish if found guilty. Therefore, there should not be any objection for a person who wants to have Jan Lokpal bill to stop corruption. Why they expect that, only by a person, who is not corrupt should take or initiate such move? It is a different point that, Anna is corrupt, had not been proved so far. 

While making all the absurd comments on Anna they conspicuously avoid saying anything about the reasons, why they delay the bill by not putting up it for early clearance. 

Anna is blackmailing UPA and Congress party by engaging in such negative campaign - Anna is definitely using blackmailing strategy to force them to yield and pass the bill early, what is wrong in that? Know more about Hindu political science to understand this strategy of Anna. 

Anna tries to be above Parliament and by that, insults the very spirit of democracy - Here we should understand the democracy in which Anna is working and the democracy in which Parliament stands. There are two types of democracies and they are “natural democracy” and “constitutional democracy". Anna and erstwhile Mahatma Gandhi worked in the environment of natural democracy and our present Parliament or a governing body of any government anywhere in the world is usually working in constitutional democracy. Only the Parliament of England is exception to that as that was in natural democracy in the beginning period. 

Natural democracy is, based on the natural rights of freedom of many types, no law required to control it. Natural democracy is, by all means, above any constitutionally designed democratic system and that includes our Parliament. 

Constitutional democracy controls many freedoms according to the interest of the ruling class and that very often goes against the norms of natural democracy. When that situation develops, activists of natural democracy raise their voice against it. Today what we experience is a situation similar to that condition. 

Anna is not respecting other members of Social Liberty group particularly Aruna Roy - We all know that Aruna Roy is a handy woman of Congress party. To protect Black money lobby (BML) of UPA, they want to use her to reduce importance of Anna and his efforts. As Anna became successful in his attempt many shrewd people have begun to collect around him calling it Anna team. However, Anna has categorically stated that he has no team but he has followers and if at all we have to say Anna team, then all Indians backing Anna is Anna team. 

Anna is doing politics; he should remain as only a worthless social worker like Medha Patkar - What is politicking? What Gandhi did during the freedom struggle? Did he not play vital role as a political agent while dealing with British government? Simple definition of politicking is to deal with government intelligently and without violence; some call it diplomacy; next option is war. That means there are only two ways available to deal with people in power and they are either politicking or war. We have seen the other option used by other countries around, while deposing their governments; we prefer to use politicking or diplomacy. In politicking, other methods are used and one of them is to blackmail. Presently Anna is using that to force UPA government to pass the bill. 

In Indian Political Science, they mentioned them as this, Saam, Daam Danda and Bheda. The third, Danda is similar to war. Saam means negotiation; Daam means to pay money to settle the issue; Bheda means to divide the ruling force and by that to reduce their strength and then overthrow it. Blackmail comes under Bheda. Present day propaganda against Anna by the spokespersons of BML of Congress party also comes in this Bheda. Bheda is, to deviate, people of India against Anna. If they can use it against Anna why can’t Anna use it against them? 

By criticizing Anna in very many ways, the Black money lobby (BML) spokespersons such as Singhvi and Digvijay Singh are trying to use Bheda method. We should also note that by my research generally, 26 % population working in the government and semi-government departments is beneficiaries of various modes of corruption and black money and so they are against Anna’s movement. They shall criticize him and his team. From this assessment, one can understand anybody who condemns or shows dislike for Anna. 

Anna should enter politics by coming with his party to contest elections –All the same, Anna hopes that the existing political parties are not so bad that they need be condemned altogether; he hopes that they shall do their chosen work diligently so that a formation of yet another political party may not be the need. We already have many political parties. Nevertheless, to save nation from these anti national people Anna shall found a political party, if the existing fail to deliver the results, to contest in due course but that needs time and until such time what he is doing is the best possible. Nobody can develop a worthy political party overnight. 

I hope my explanation to their accusations shall satisfy the people of India. 

Recent attacks on Bhushan and threats to Anna and other associates is another move by the BML of UPA. More drama expected in the near future. They may attack Anna by forming a group, Shivaji Sena, to counter Shiv Sena; anything is possible now. We are watching how the Black money Lobby plans to dissuade Anna from his negative campaign against Congress party. 

Anna has preferred to keep Mauna Vrat or not speaking, that is as a reaction for all the silly accusations and criticism made by the BML spokespersons.

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