Social activist Anna Hazare.
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Mumbai: Social activist Anna Hazare on Saturday urged the voters of Delhi, which is going to polls next month, to vote for those with clean character and thoughts and ones who can sacrifice for the country and digest insult.
In a video message, Hazare also urged them not to vote for useless people as this would destroy the country.
"Delhi is going to polls. I urge voters to vote for those with clean character and thoughts, the one who walks on the path of truth, can sacrifice and digest insult," he said.
He said the voting process should not have the aspect of "I drink and it will facilitate drinking for others".
Someone has to sacrifice if India has to be saved, Hazare asserted.
Hazare had launched an anti-graft campaign with Delhi as its epicentre.
Following the agitation, his followers like Arvind Kejriwal in 2012 formed the Aam Aadmi Party, which came to power in the national capital in 2013.
However, Hazare had disapproved of Kejriwal joining politics.
Assembly polls will be held in Delhi on February 5, while votes will be counted on February 8.
Delhi Assembly Election 2025 | The first of two state assembly polls this year sees a three-way contest between AAP, Congress, and BJP in the nation's capital. AAP decided to contest the polls alone, causing rumours of a rift in I.N.D.I.A. BJP, meanwhile, is hoping the liquor excise policy scam and pollution in Delhi will give the saffron party an edge over AAP. Kejriwal, on the other hand, has different plans with his demand for reservations for Delhi Jats. Congress will also be looking to make its presence felt and has not held back from attacking its own alliance partner. Check live updates and track the latest coverage, live news, in-depth opinions, and analyses only on Deccan Herald.
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