Maoists Come Out In Support Of Anna Hazare

Underground Maoists have come out in support of civil activist Anna Hazare's mission for the setting up of a Lok Pal to curb corruption, reports Times of India.

Manas, a spokesperson of the Simant regional committee, a unit under the Bihar Jharkhand North Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee (BJNCSAC) said certain issues that the Maoists have been raising since long are now being taken up by people from the civil society.

"We have been saying that India has to get rid of fascism and imperialist rulers for establishment of neo-democracy and the leaders in civil society seem to have realized it as the need of the hour," he said.

Agreeing to the fact that "corruption at different levels of government and black money owned by capitalist business class and imperialist ruling class safely stashed in foreign accounts is national property", Maoists are of the opinion that minor changes or reforms in governance cannot deal with such big issues.

"We do not doubt the integrity of Hazare but it would be premature to think that the way he is approaching the issue is going to be addressed by the government, which is under grip of corporate houses," he said.

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