New Delhi:
Gandhian activist Anna Hazare has announced that he will form a national level trust soon to run his anti-graft movement. He held a series of meetings today in Delhi with his supporters, including former Army chief Gen VK Singh, to finetune the next course of action.
He also joined a protest, the first after his split with Arvind Kejriwal over the anti-corruption movement turning political, demanding the release of social activist Medha Patkar who was arrested yesterday during a protest against a river project in Madhya Pradesh.
"We will soon form a national level trust and announce its name. We are in the process of making a coordination committee which will have two representatives from each state. Working committee will also be formed soon," Anna Hazare, who arrived in Delhi last evening, said.
Anna said his objective was not to pull crowds but to work at the grass root level.
Anna's day began with a lengthy meeting with the former Army chief and later he visited a locality in north-east Delhi checking for an office for his movement in the capital.
At the protest outside Madhya Pradesh Bhavan in support of Ms Patkar, he alleged the detention of the activist shows that democracy is being murdered.
"Government is privatising public wealth. Whoever objects to it are harassed. Constitution is being bypassed. If Patkar is not released fast, we will launch an agitation," he said.
He also held meetings with volunteers at Maharashtra Sadan in Delhi. Activist Kiran Bedi was also present.
Sources said Anna was to inaugurate the Delhi office of the movement during this visit but the choice of building in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi did not go well with him.