Team Anna on Monday will reveal its campaign plans for the assembly polls in five states starting with Uttarkhand on January 21 and spending a major part of February in Uttar Pradesh but will not ask people to vote in favour or against any other party.
However, they added that they will not target a single party during the campaign but will put forward the need to have a strong Lokpal bill.
During these tours, the response of various parties to the movement and their stand on Lokpal bill would be told to the people. People would be encouraged to ask all parties whether they would bring a strong Lokpal bill.
Team Anna spokesperson said that the movement would not ask the people to vote in favour or against any other political party. It will be left upto their complete discretion.
The first state that the Team Anna is proposing to visit is Uttarkhand, where they would tour for three days till January 23 followed by Punjab for two days on January 24 and January 25. After this the team will return to Uttarkhand on January 27 and 28.
Team Anna's spokesperson again added that in the month of February they have dedicated to Uttar Pradesh elections which Team Anna would visit from February 2nd till February 25.
The tour program would coincide with the different phases of election in UP.
On February 28, 29 and March 1, the campaign will be in Goa.
Team Anna had faced criticisms for its anti-Congress stand earlier and it revised its stand eraly this month after a meak response to Anna Hazare's protest in Mumbai.
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