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| India leader LK Advani begins anti-graft campaign | |
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| India's main opposition leader LK Advani has begun a 38-day journey across the country as part of a campaign to protest against corruption. | |
| The 83-year-old leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began his journey in an improvised vehicle from the northern state of Bihar. | |
| Mr Advani will meet supporters and hold public meetings during his journey. | Mr Advani will meet supporters and hold public meetings during his journey. |
| Analysts say he is projecting himself as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections. | Analysts say he is projecting himself as a prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 general elections. |
| But Mr Advani has denied this saying that the party "will decide on who will become the prime minister when the elections come". | But Mr Advani has denied this saying that the party "will decide on who will become the prime minister when the elections come". |
| Mr Advani began his Jan Chetna Yatra (National Consciousness March) from Sitab Diara village in Bihar's Saran district. | |
| The choice of the place to launch the campaign is significant - India's legendary socialist leader, the late Jayaprakash Narayan, was born in Sitab Diara. | The choice of the place to launch the campaign is significant - India's legendary socialist leader, the late Jayaprakash Narayan, was born in Sitab Diara. |
| 'Public anger' | 'Public anger' |
| "There has been a rise in public anger and there is no doubt that the reason for such anger is the ruling government," Mr Advani told reporters ahead of the march. | "There has been a rise in public anger and there is no doubt that the reason for such anger is the ruling government," Mr Advani told reporters ahead of the march. |
| The government has been hit by a series of corruption allegations in recent months, and is under pressure to come up with strong anti-graft laws. | The government has been hit by a series of corruption allegations in recent months, and is under pressure to come up with strong anti-graft laws. |
| Mr Advani said he would also raise the issue of the flight of illicit money from India and judicial and electoral reform during his journey across two dozen states. | Mr Advani said he would also raise the issue of the flight of illicit money from India and judicial and electoral reform during his journey across two dozen states. |
| The ruling Congress party said Mr Advani's campaign was a ploy by BJP to force a mid-term election. | The ruling Congress party said Mr Advani's campaign was a ploy by BJP to force a mid-term election. |
| "The objective of this campaign is how 2014 can be fast forward-ed to 2012, something which is not going to happen," party spokesman Manish Tewari was quoted as saying by The Indian Express newspaper. | "The objective of this campaign is how 2014 can be fast forward-ed to 2012, something which is not going to happen," party spokesman Manish Tewari was quoted as saying by The Indian Express newspaper. |
| Mr Advani has undertaken such campaigns in the past. | Mr Advani has undertaken such campaigns in the past. |
| In 1990, he travelled across India, whipping up support for a campaign to build a temple on the site of the 16th century Babri mosque in Ayodhya. | In 1990, he travelled across India, whipping up support for a campaign to build a temple on the site of the 16th century Babri mosque in Ayodhya. |
| That led to violent scenes there with the destruction of the mosque by Hindu hardliners, followed by some of India's worst religious violence since partition. | That led to violent scenes there with the destruction of the mosque by Hindu hardliners, followed by some of India's worst religious violence since partition. |