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Anna to tour country to advocate `right to reject`
Anna Hazare said he would undertake a nationwide tour before the 2014 General elections to advocate the voters` `right to reject` unwanted candidates.
Pune: Anna Hazare on Friday said he would
undertake a nationwide tour before the 2014 General elections
to advocate the voters` "right to reject" unwanted candidates.
"After the Jan Lokpal Bill, I will undertake a nationwide tour prior to 2014 General elections to plead for the `right to reject` of voters," he told reporters at the city airport after his arrival from Delhi. Hazare said the presence of "goondas" posed a threat to the democratic process in the country.
"The voters should have the option of rejecting unwanted candidates while exercising their franchise and asking for a repoll," said the activist, who later left for his native village Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district. The 74-year-old Gandhian reiterated that he was now "fit" to continue his anti-corruption agitation after undergoing treatment for his ailments in various hospitals.
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"After the Jan Lokpal Bill, I will undertake a nationwide tour prior to 2014 General elections to plead for the `right to reject` of voters," he told reporters at the city airport after his arrival from Delhi. Hazare said the presence of "goondas" posed a threat to the democratic process in the country.
"The voters should have the option of rejecting unwanted candidates while exercising their franchise and asking for a repoll," said the activist, who later left for his native village Ralegan Siddhi in Ahmednagar district. The 74-year-old Gandhian reiterated that he was now "fit" to continue his anti-corruption agitation after undergoing treatment for his ailments in various hospitals.
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