BJP mouthpiece ridicules Team Anna's plans to enter politics

Raising eyebrows about the likely fate of a political party formed by Team Anna members, the BJP mouthpiece in the editorial of its latest edition said, "Has someone the right to disgrace the faith of the people in the name of Janlokpal? Why the people were cheated? If the aim was politics then why all these things were done? Was it necessary to come into politics?"

The editorial asks if Team Anna had the right to engage in "emotional blackmail" with the feelings of Indians and whether people will support anyone like Anna Hazare if he now wants to draw attention of the nation towards genuine issues.

BJP had initially supported Team Anna's campaign for a strong and effective Lokpal with Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha even sharing the dais with Hazare last year. However, the relations soured this year when Team Anna members attacked the BJP during its agitation last month. The announcement that it will form a political party was the final breaking point.

"The manner in which Team-Anna hurled abuses against politics, political parties and political leaders from its forum, now that it has decided to enter politics what would they say about themselves? What kind of convention is this?" the editorial said.

It further states that no political analyst, sociologist or observer would say that Team Anna has followed what it preached. (MORE)