PUNE: Posters have appeared in the Pashan-Sutarwadi area of Pune urging Anna Hazare to ‘wake up’ against the ‘vote theft’ issue even as the veteran activist expressed sadness about being questioned on his stance and called the whole incident unfortunate.The posters featured a photo of Hazare sleeping. It carried a message urging him to ‘wake up’ and address the allegations of ‘vote theft’ made by the opposition against BJP and the Election Commission of India.After videos of the posters surfaced on social media, Hazare said, “I fought and helped bring in 10 laws — such as RTI and Lokpal — to curb corruption in the system. I feel sad that the youth are in a dormant state and expect me to lead another agitation at the age of 90.”He said, “The younger generation should come forward now and raise their voice. They are also citizens of the country and it is their responsibility too. Pointing fingers at others will not serve any purpose. After so many years of fighting against corruption, today I am being told to wake up. It makes me feel bad.”The opposition also questioned Hazare for not taking a stand on the vote theft allegations. State Congress chief Harshwardhan Sapkal said, “We will obviously be suspicious of his (Hazare’s) silence on the current issues against the govt. He led agitations against UPA and some members of his team became chief ministers and lieutenant governors later. Now, when there are several challenges to save democracy in our country, he has gone into a deep slumber.“NCP (SP) also reacted to the issue and demanded that the activist speak on the matter. Prashant Jagtap, city unit chief of NCP (SP), said, “During the UPA govt, Hazare led a nationwide agitation, but he is quiet when BJP is part of the govt. The Centre is selling the country’s assets to favour a handful of people and indulging in ‘vote thefts’. The activist’s silence has raised doubts, which is why people are questioning him.“