Arvind Kejriwal is criticised by Anna Hazare for his excise policy: “You’re intoxicated with power”
Kejriwal was reminded of his own passages from his book “Swaraj” by Anna Hazare when she criticised Delhi’s alcohol regulations.
Veteran social activist and anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare on Tuesday penned a letter to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticising Delhi’s liquor policy and accusing him of becoming intoxicated with power while quoting himself from his book Swaraj.
Swaraj was a book that Kejriwal wrote in 2012 before he entered politics.
“You had authored a book called Swaraj before entering politics. You already had the foreword I wrote for the book. In the book, you made boasts about the Gramsabha and its alcohol policy. Whatever you wrote serves as a reminder to you that “In his letter, Hazare referenced paragraphs from Kejriwal’s book that discuss the issue of alcohol addiction in rural areas and potential solutions.
Hazare included the following in the letter: “I had high hopes for you because you had written the book flawlessly. However, it appears that after entering politics and rising to the position of Chief Minister, you have forgotten these statements. Your newly developed excise policy appears to encourage the habit of alcohol addiction. The law may result in liquor stores in every region of the state. You choose to implement such a programme even though it may encourage corruption and work against the interests of the general public.”
In the letter, Anna Hazare claimed that “it seems that as booze has the intoxication, so has with the power, and you too have been intoxicated with the power.” Kejriwal’s decision to enter politics was announced during a Team Anna meeting on September 18, 2012, and Hazare reminded Kejriwal of this by saying, “You forgot that founding the political party was not the aim of our movement.
The party that was created by putting an end to the historical struggle appears to have followed the Delhi Excise Policy, which is a very regrettable development, he remarked. “Because we initially outlawed alcohol in Ralegan Siddhi village, I am writing you this letter. We frequently protested to change Maharashtra’s alcohol laws. The campaign resulted in the law banning alcohol. A village or community will impose a prohibition on alcohol if 51% of the women vote in favour of it “The letter states this.
“The Delhi government also anticipated such a course of action. But that’s not what you did. People are also perceived to be caught in this vicious cycle of power to money and vice versa. This is unsuitable for a political party that sprang from a significant movement, “In his letter’s conclusion, the seasoned social reformer said.