By IANS,
New Delhi : Civil rights activists Tuesday denied they have used any “uncivil” language against the government and instead asked the government to be “more tolerant” and not be “so arrogant”.
Speaking to reporters here, social activist Arvind Kejriwal said: “The government should be more tolerant. Our language is not uncivil but they should not be so arrogant. Our fight is not against any individual but the system.”
He was referring to the allegation made by Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, who is a government representative on the Lokpal bill drafting panel, that Team Anna was using the kind of language and discourse that was “unacceptable”.
Sibal said that the civil rights activists are calling ministers on the drafting committee “cheats, liars and tricksters”.
“Anna Ji said that the government has lied from time to time and is plotting against us. What is wrong in that? They are upset because of these comments but the people of India are upset for the last 62 years,” he said.