Two prominent activists P V Rajagopal and 'Waterman' Rajinder Singh quit the Core Committee of Team Anna objecting to the movement taking a 'political turn' . The decision to launch anti-Congress campaign in Hisar, which both claimed was not taken by the Core Committee, appeared to be one of the reasons for these activists to quit the panel. 'I dissociate with the Team. The Team is turning political. There were statements indicating that including that on Hisar,' Singh said.
Rajagopal, who is in Kerala's Attappadi as part of an all- India yatra for land rights, wrote to Core Committee Convenor Arvind Kejriwal about his decision while Singh said he did not feel the need to write any such letter as he had not sought any membership in the first place.
The fresh trouble came amid Hazare's flip-flop on Prashant Bhushan that the Core Committee will decide on the continuance of the lawyer, who had created a controversy by advocating plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, in the team.
Singh, a Magsasay award winner known for his activities in water conservation, said he was never that active in the Team. 'When I felt that the Team is taking a political turn, I decided it is the day to quit,' he said.
Rajagopal said the developments in Delhi were 'too far for me' and that he was not comfortable with opinions of certain individuals being considered as the decision of the Team. A close aide of Rajagopal said the activist decided to quit as the 'dimensions' of the Team were not clear and that during the yatra, they were forced to face questions on the decisions of Hazare and other member though he was not involved in the decision making. Serious differences appeared to have cropped up in Team Anna on some important issues facing his campaign in the past one week after Hazare's latest position that the Core Committee of his campaign will meet and decide whether Prahsant Bhushan will continue in his team or not. In two days, Hazare has changed his stand on Bhushan, who is in the eye of the storm for his advocacy of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, thrice, much to the dismay of some of his team members.
Rajagopal, who is in Kerala's Attappadi as part of an all- India yatra for land rights, wrote to Core Committee Convenor Arvind Kejriwal about his decision while Singh said he did not feel the need to write any such letter as he had not sought any membership in the first place.
The fresh trouble came amid Hazare's flip-flop on Prashant Bhushan that the Core Committee will decide on the continuance of the lawyer, who had created a controversy by advocating plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, in the team.
Singh, a Magsasay award winner known for his activities in water conservation, said he was never that active in the Team. 'When I felt that the Team is taking a political turn, I decided it is the day to quit,' he said.
Rajagopal said the developments in Delhi were 'too far for me' and that he was not comfortable with opinions of certain individuals being considered as the decision of the Team. A close aide of Rajagopal said the activist decided to quit as the 'dimensions' of the Team were not clear and that during the yatra, they were forced to face questions on the decisions of Hazare and other member though he was not involved in the decision making. Serious differences appeared to have cropped up in Team Anna on some important issues facing his campaign in the past one week after Hazare's latest position that the Core Committee of his campaign will meet and decide whether Prahsant Bhushan will continue in his team or not. In two days, Hazare has changed his stand on Bhushan, who is in the eye of the storm for his advocacy of plebiscite in Jammu and Kashmir, thrice, much to the dismay of some of his team members.
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