Anna defends Kejriwal over I-T notice

Kejriwal was asked to clear his dues totalling Rs 9.27 lakh after his resignation from Indian Revenue Service.

Taking strong exception to the income tax department’s notice to his key team member Arvind Kejriwal,veteran social activist Anna Hazare has urged the government not to target a man of integrity and character.

“I appeal to the government that it is not appropriate to target Arvind Kejriwal. He has devoted his time to social work,neglecting his family. He doesn’t ask for money,” said Hazare while addressing people here on Friday.

I have seen Kejriwal from close quarters. He is doing a selfless service for society. He could have made money if he wanted to,but he is not like that…,” he added.

Meanwhile,former Karnataka Lokayukta Justice N. Santosh Hegde alleged that the government has been vindictive against his civil society activist colleagues.

“This government seems to be doing wrong things at a wrong time. They could have done it much earlier or they could have done it later. Right now,when Arvind Kejriwal is in news for other reasons,you (the government) serve a notice on him,” Hegde told reporters in Bangalore.

The chief commissioner of income tax had issued a notice to Kejriwal last month,to clear his dues totalling Rs 9.27 lakh after his 2006 resignation from the Indian Revenue Service (IRS).

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