Goa, April 25 -- Social activist Anna Hazare has reacted sharply after Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MPs announced their decision to leave the party and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Hazare said that in a democracy, individuals are free to take political decisions, but also suggested that the responsibility lies with the party leadership for the mass exit.

"Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in a democracy. They must have faced some trouble, which is why they left," Hazare told reporters in Maharashtra's Ahilyanagar district.

He further added that the leadership should reflect on the situation, saying, "It is their fault. Had the party followed the right way, they would not have left." Hazare, who onc...