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As chief minister, Kejriwal should have set an example before society but went astray, said the octogenarian activist whose anti-corruption movement is credited for the birth of the Aam Aadmi Party.
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Activist Anna Hazare said the party, led by Arvind Kejriwal, failed to understand its duty to serve people selflessly.
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Following Anna Hazare's letter to him on the alcohol policy, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal criticised the BJP on Tuesday, saying it was "using" the social activist because the CBI had found nothing in the investigation of his deputy Manish Sisodia.
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Anna Hazare in his letter to Arvind Kejriwal on August 30 mentioned excerpts from the book written by the Delhi CM in which he had talked about the ills of liquor
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In his letter to Uddhav Thackeray, Anna Hazare stated that the people of the state have demanded that the policy permitting sale of wine at supermarkets and walk-in shops be called back immediately.
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Maharashtra Skill Development Minister Nawab Malik had last Thursday said the state cabinet took the decision to give a boost to fruit-based wineries which provide additional income to farmers.
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The Congress is obviously inspired by the 2011 India Against Corruption movement which laid the groundwork for the demise of the Manmohan Singh-led United Progressive Alliance government which was swept aside by a resurgent Bharatiya Janata Party in 2014.
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The Union government has agreed to some of my demands and also announced setting up a committee to improve the lives of farmers, Hazare said.
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Hazare wrote four letters to the concerned authority to seek permission to stage his hunger strike at the Ramlila Maidan in Delhi but no response came from their side too, he said.
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Speaking to reporters in his Ralegaon Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Sunday, Hazare said had had been holding protests for cultivators since the last three years, but the government has done nothing to resolve the issues.
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In a recorded message, Anna Hazare appreciated farmers' protests at the borders of Delhi saying no violence has taken place in the last 10 days of the agitation.
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He said that curbing the spread of coronavirus and saving lives was more important than earning revenue through the sale of liquor at this critical juncture.
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Hazare, 82, said his health is not in a good condition but if people of the country take to the streets to safeguard the sanctity of the RTI Act, he would be ready to join them.
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A day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Javadekar showed a purported video of Hazare, in which the activist claimed that Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal after coming to power has not once met him.
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Hazare, 81, last week broke his week-long fast over his demand for appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.
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Hazare, 81, had started his indefinite fast on January 30 over appointment of anti-corruption watchdogs.
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Taking a dig at his political opponents, particularly the Shiv Sena which has appealed to the state government to save the life of the 81-year-old, Fadnavis said Hazare should recall the comments made in the past by the people who have met him and extended their support.
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The 81-year-old, who has lost 4.25 kg in the last six days since his fast over appointment of the anti-corruption watchdogs began, also accused the ruling dispensation of betraying people who voted it to power in 2014.
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As concerns over Hazare's health grew, the Shiv Sena and MNS sought the BJP-led government's intervention to save the 81-year-old activist's life.
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Earlier in the day, Bharatiya Janata Party ally Shiv Sena came out in Hazare's support, urging him to emulate socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan and lead an agitation against corruption.
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Hazare is protesting Modi government's for the delay in appointing a Lokpal at the Centre and against the Maharashtra government for not giving passage to the Lokayukta Act in the state
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This will be his third hunger strike over the demand of Lokpal in the last eight years.
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Hazare accused the NDA government of making excuses to avoid appointment of Lokpal at the Centre.
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The 80 year old anti-graft activist will launch the protest at his native village, on the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
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In a letter addressed to Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh on July 31, the anti-corruption crusader said he would start his protest at Ralegan Siddhi village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district.
