New Delhi: Speaking at the 'Janta ki Adalat' at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, outgoing Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, in a brave move urged the people of Delhi to not vote for him if they considered him to be dishonest. The Delhi Assembly polls are 'agni pariksha' for me, he said, requesting people of Delhi to caste their vote in favour of him only if they considered him to be morally upright.
Kejriwal walked out of Tihar jail on September 13 following a Supreme Court order granting him bail in the excise policy-linked money laundering case. Two days after being released from jail on bail in the excise policy scam case, he submitted his resignation following which AAP leader Atishi has took oath as the new CM.
Today, while addressing 'Janta ki Adalat' at Jantar Mantar in the national capital, Kejriwal made some key points regarding his resignation, the BJP's tactics against the AAP, and the upcoming Delhi election.
Justifying his resignation he said that he took the step because he was hurt by corruption allegations. "Have only earned respect, not money," he asserted. Questioning the audience about his honesty and faith in him, he said: "I am here to ask you if you think Kejriwal is a thief or those who sent me to jail are thieves."
The party supremo also lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking the RSS if it agreed with the BJP's politics of using central agencies to break up parties and topple opposition governments, and inducting "corrupt" leaders into its fold. Kejriwal asked five questions to Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat, including if the BJP's rule on age of retirement also applied to Modi as it did for LK Advani.
He questioned Bhagwat if he agreed with the BJP's politics of calling politicians "corrupt" and then inducting them into its fold. Kejriwal, in another question, asked Bhagwat how he felt when BJP chief JP Nadda said his party did not need the RSS, which is the saffron party's ideological mentor.
In an emotional tone, Kejriwal said that he would leave the CM's residence after the "shraddh" period during Navratri and go live among the people, who had been offering him accommodation. He said, "Have only earned love in last 10 years, that is why people are offering me their homes to stay in."
AAP leader and MLA Dilip Pandey said that the party members are confident about the citizens of Delhi terming Kejriwal to be an honest man at the 'Janta Ki Adalat' today. On September 19, AAP's National General Secretary (Organisation) Sandeep Pathak and State Convenor Gopal Rai rallied divisional in-charges, vowing to win every booth.
Pathak said "This time Delhi assembly elections are going to be so fierce that I don't think any party in the history of India would have contested elections at this level. The BJP got Kejriwal arrested by using its agencies to make false allegations. The BJP does not want the people of Delhi to enjoy services including free electricity, water, access to schools, hospitals, and mohalla clinics among others. Despite the arrest, we continued to carry out our duties."
Assembly elections are scheduled in Delhi in February 2025. Kejriwal had demanded early elections after he announced his decision to resign as Delhi CM.
ED-CBI is being misused: Pandey said that the people of this country and Delhi are eyewitness to how the BJP misused constitutional institutions like the ED (Enforcement Directorate) and Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) to crush the AAP.
When both the ED and the CBI failed in their endeavours, the BJP came up with a new plan of making baseless allegations against AAP leaders without showing any legitimate proof, eventually sending them behind bars, Pandey said.
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