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Has Team Anna Lost Its Way?
By siliconindia
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Friday, 21 October 2011, 08:14 IST |
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Former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde also has voiced his displeasure over the decision to campaign against the Congress in Hisar. "It was not the right thing to do and "we jumped the gun," he said about the controversial political decision. "I believe the (Hazare) movement is and should be apolitical. Even before Parliament could debate the Lokpal Bill, they went to Hisar and campaigned against the Congress. I don't think it was the right thing to do," he was quoted as saying in PTI.
Already plagued with internal crisis, Team Anna is now hit by yet another controversy as fresh allegations were made against its key member Kiran Bedi that she charged her hosts full fare on air tickets while availing discounts. It's alleged that she used her gallantry medal to get 75 percent discount on Air India tickets and then submitted inflated invoices to claim full fare from the organizers who have invited her to a function, reports PTI.
Reacting to the allegations, Bedi told PTI, "business class travel is part of the invitation/entitlement from the event organizers/corporates I'm asked to speak at. Travelling economy is a choice despite entitlement is to ensure that savings remain with the NGO. There is no personal gain here. Sorry to disappoint detractors trying real hard to find a smoking gun. However, I accept this kind of coverage as a part of the challenges which being in public life poses," she said. Rubbishing the allegations as baseless, she also added that the money "saved" went to NGO India Vision Foundation run by her.
