Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, while addressing the workers on Sunday, said that he will resign after two days and will demand early elections in Delhi. He said that until the public does not give him a ‘certificate of honesty’, he will not sit on the Chief Minister’s chair. Kejriwal, who was released on bail from Tihar Jail on Friday in the case of alleged corruption in the liquor policy, said that he will hold a meeting of AAP MLAs in the next few days and some other leader of the party will take over the post of Chief Minister. During this, he also told why he did not resign from the CM post from jail. Read all the updates related to this here-
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal is an honest leader: Anil Deshmukh
Arvind Kejriwal Live: NCP leader Anil Deshmukh said, ‘Arvind Kejriwal is an honest politician. The BJP had implicated him in a false case. However, the Supreme Court’s decision made it clear that the CBI had made false allegations against him and arrested him. Now Arvind Kejriwal wants to go directly to the public and if they feel that he is honest, they should vote for him.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal has no respect for the people or the constitution: Shahzad Poonawala
Arvind Kejriwal Live: During a TV debate, Shehzad Poonawala said that Lord Shri Ram had taken the fire test of Mother Sita on the advice of a washerman. Kejriwal has neither the shame of the people nor the Constitution. The earlier Kejriwal used to demand resignation even before the allegations were made. Why did he change by the time 2024 came?
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Speaker Ram Niwas Goyal reaches CM residence
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Delhi Assembly Speaker Ramniwas Goyal has reached the residence of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Delhi Assembly has not been dissolved yet. AAP leaders are meeting Kejriwal after reaching the CM residence. The Speaker has also reached in this connection.
Arvind Kejriwal Live: People are aware of the drama: Brajesh Pathak
Arvind Kejriwal Live: On Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to resign from the post of Delhi CM two days later, UP Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak said, ‘The people of Delhi are aware of this drama and whenever assembly elections are held in the national capital, BJP will form the government there.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal will take a U-turn after two days
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to resign, ‘Why does he (Arvind Kejriwal) need two days? He will take a U-turn after two days and say that his MLAs have asked him to continue (as Delhi Chief Minister). I challenge him to immediately resign along with the entire cabinet and hold elections soon.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal is not hungry for power: Farooq Abdullah
Arvind Kejriwal Live: On the announcement of resignation of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, National Conference President Farooq Abdullah said, ‘He wants to go to the people again and leave the decision to them. The allegations leveled against him could not be proved. It is a big thing that he left his chair and proved that he is not hungry for power. He wants to win the trust of the people.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Atishi told why Kejriwal needs 2 days
Arvind Kejriwal Live: On Kejriwal asking for two days, Atishi said, ‘Today is Sunday, tomorrow is Eid-e-Milad holiday, so the next working day is Tuesday. So we need two days.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Why did you not resign earlier: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Arvind Kejriwal Live: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said, “Why did he not resign earlier? We are staunch opponents of Lalu Yadav but he too resigned from the post of Chief Minister. Jharkhand CM (Hemant Soren) also resigned from his post. Was he afraid that the chair would slip from his hands? Why does he need two days? The person who led a movement against big corruption will make such a compromise with corruption, today the people of India have bowed their heads in shame.”
Arvind Kejriwal Live: It is difficult to find a person like Kejriwal: AAP Haryana President
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Haryana AAP president Sushil Gupta said, ‘It is very difficult to find an honest person like Arvind Kejriwal. He (Arvind Kejriwal) was the commissioner of the Income Tax Department. If he wanted to earn money, he could have earned it from there. He served the people and became the Chief Minister… BJP tried very hard to break us. They did everything but Arvind Kejriwal was not afraid and neither bowed down nor broke. Arvind Kejriwal decided that he would go to the people’s court.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: He has the right to express his opinion: Congress leader Sachin Sawant
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Congress leader Sachin Sawant said on Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s announcement, ‘This is his own opinion. He has the right to express his opinion. If he (Arvind Kejriwal) wants to go to ‘Janta Ki Adalat’ then it is his opinion. I don’t think anyone should have any objection to this.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Government only did propaganda and corruption: Bansuri Swaraj
Arvind Kejriwal Live: BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said, ‘Today Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has tried to put a moral cover on the obligations of his bail condition but the people of Delhi are very intelligent. The public knows that if Kejriwal had to resign then why does he need 48 hours? The condition of Delhi is deteriorating because the Kejriwal government has not done any work, it has only done propaganda and corruption.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal told when he took the decision to resign
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Sources say that Kejriwal had decided to resign in the AAP office. They said that he had decided to resign in jail itself.
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Should have resigned earlier: Upendra Kushwaha
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) president and Rajya Sabha MP Upendra Kushwaha said on Kejriwal, ‘He should have resigned earlier… I don’t believe that the public will accept him after tarnishing the reputation of the post of Chief Minister.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: CM is steeped in corruption: Dharmendra Pradhan
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Kejriwal’s resignation announcement, ‘The sooner Arvind Kejriwal resigns the better. The people of Delhi are distressed. They are drowned in corruption… Arvind Kejriwal is one of the most corrupt politicians in India.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: CM post is important: Congress leader Ajay Rai
Arvind Kejriwal Live: On Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigning from the post of Chief Minister two days later, Congress state president Ajay Rai said, ‘This is his (Arvind Kejriwal’s) own decision. I would just like to say that the post of Chief Minister is important. One should work on this post every day and serve the public every day.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal playing sympathy card: MP minister
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Madhya Pradesh minister Rakesh Singh said on Kejriwal’s resignation announcement, ‘The person who spoke against dynastic politics and corruption has come out after spending 170 days in jail. After coming out of jail, he is playing the sympathy card to deal with the negativity spread among the public due to his involvement in Delhi’s liquor policy. The person who spoke against dynastic politics is making his wife the Chief Minister. This proves that there is a difference between his actions and words.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Asked for time to make Sunita Kejriwal CM: Shahzad Poonawala
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Shahzad Poonawala said, ‘If someone wants to learn how to turn compulsion into achievement, then they should learn from Arvind Kejriwal… If it was Arvind Kejriwal of 2011-12, he would have resigned before going to jail or after going to jail… He can just do formality and sit in the Sheesh Mahal… Today one thing is clear that two days are being taken so that Sunita Kejriwal can be made the Chief Minister.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: It’s his wish: Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary
Arvind Kejriwal Live: On Arvind Kejriwal’s statement announcing his resignation, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhary said, ‘This is his wish, if he can remain CM in jail, he can remain CM outside as well. There may be some more serious matters which need attention.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Kejriwal has surrendered himself to the public: Gopal Rai
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Gopal Rai said, ‘The people of Delhi made Arvind Kejriwal the Chief Minister because of his honesty… But the way BJP ran a mega campaign for the last 2 years to prove Arvind Kejriwal corrupt, it failed to do so. All the leaders came out of jail. For the first time in the history of the world, a leader has openly said that if he (Arvind Kejriwal) is honest then vote for him, otherwise don’t vote… Arvind Kejriwal has handed himself over to the public. Now the public will decide whether he is honest or dishonest.’
Arvind Kejriwal Live: The public has already given its answer three months ago: Virendra Sachdeva
Arvind Kejriwal Live: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva says that the public has already given its verdict three months ago. When he came out of jail during the Lok Sabha elections, he had told the public that if you vote for me, I will not go to jail. Then the public rejected him. This time too the public will give him an answer. He has done corruption in everything.