In a bid to rejuvenate his movement, Anna Hazare on Friday decided to expand his core team by inviting prominent citizens like former Army Chief General V.K. Singh besides considering formation of anti-corruption centres at district level.
At a meeting held here, Mr Hazare said he wanted to have a more inclusive core group having members with experience in a variety of fields including policy making, activism, corporates, judiciary, police and electoral reforms.
“The movement will now be a registered one, unlike before. It will be a Trust. There will be a Code of Conduct. It is not free for all. We have learnt from past experiences. It will have its headquarters in Ralegan Siddhi and other centres will act as support centres,” said activist Kiran Bedi, who attended the meeting.
She said Mr Hazare will be sending letters inviting several eminent people in the coming days to join his core team. Besides General Singh, those who will be approached by Mr Hazare to join the movement includes activists P.V. Rajagopal and Rajender Singh, former IPS officer Prakash Singh and media personality Minhas Merchant. Former Team Anna members like Justice Santosh Hegde and agriculture expert Devender Sharma, who have not taken a political plunge, will also be approached, Ms Bedi said.
“The movement will act as a think-tank on policy making. This is an inclusive movement. He wants the movement to act as an apolitical watchdog,” Ms Bedi said.