Amid a war of words between the government and the civil society members over Lokpal Bill, both sides will meet in New Delhi on Wednesday to draft the bill.
Anna Hazare on Tuesday reminded the ministers in the joint committee that differences could be resolved through dialogue and not confrontation.
As the government and the Congress continued its attack on the civil society members, Hazare said he cannot force anyone not to level allegations by putting a hand on their mouth, but said the civil society has every right to raise issues.
The activists, who shot off letters to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will push for the inclusion of prime minister, judiciary and members of parliament under the ambit of the Lokpal, an issue on which the government is at loggerheads with the civil society.
"We feel that the government has accepted some of our demands and a lot more needs to be done. There is time till June 30," he said. "If nothing happens, we will see then," Hazare added.
He said the civil society will put forth their views in the meeting and if their demands were not met, they will start their agitation again.
The last meeting on June 6 was boycotted by the civil society to protest the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev's protest. Congress had called Hazare an "unelected tyrant" while the civil society has taken exception to Mukherjee's remarks that they were undermining democracy.
Asked about allegations that he was associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hazare said, "How can I put a hand on their mouth and prevent them from making allegations? In my lifetime I have never gone close to any political party. Every party is similar. Some are graduates in corruption while some others have got doctorates in corruption."
When asked if he considered BJP a corrupt party, he evaded direct reply and said, "Why should I say, you people know."
On allegations that the civil society was undermining democracy, Hazare said the civil society became masters of the country when it turned republic.
Emphasising that the government has to listen to people's opinion, he said there was nothing wrong in civil society highlighting issues, as the government is a representative of the citizens and are answerable.
"We do not deny that Parliament is a big institution. But Parliament is not in Delhi alone. Have a look at the Constitution. The village parliament is bigger than the Parliament in Delhi. Nobody thinks about it. Who has send them to Parliament?" he said.
Hazare also said there is so much corruption. "People in the government act like kings and that is why people should reflect on what Congress leader Digvijay Singh said about bringing the prime minister under the ambit of the Lokpal Bill. It is not just Anna Hazare's question," he said.
Asked why they were not pulling out the drafting committee as there was so much of mistrust, Right to Information activist Arvind Kejriwal said, "They have to work with this. At least, we can put on record our dissent note."
