Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Saturday asked social activist Anna Hazare to get rid of “street-smart people” around him and alleged their whole campaign was anti-Congress and pro-BJP.
“I cannot advise Annaji... For God’s sake Anna get rid of street-smart people around you,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a private function here.
Mr Singh said Mr Hazare has unwittingly been driven into the “quagmire” of the Lokpal controversy kicked up by “street-smart” Team Anna members.
“Team Anna’s whole campaign is anti-Congress and pro-BJP, in spite of the fact that BJP opposed giving constitutional status to Lokpal by voting against it in Lok Sabha,” he said.
“Not a word from Team Anna and Annaji (against BJP for not voting in favour of giving constitutional status to Lokpal in Lok Sabha). Their whole purpose is to defame Congress,”he said.
Moreover, Congress does not enjoy two-thirds majority to pass the Lokpal bill in Rajya Sabha as some of its allies are not with the party on certain issues, Singh said.