Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal is going to resign from the post of Chief Minister of Delhi. Before this, Atishi’s name has been decided as his successor, who will take charge till the assembly elections are held in Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal had made it clear while announcing his resignation that Manish Sisodia also does not want to hold the chair as long as such a stain is on him. Manish Sisodia also wants to return only after getting a clean chit from the court of the people. In this way, Arvind Kejriwal had made it clear in his speech that Manish Sisodia will also not take charge.
Even after Arvind Kejriwal and Sisodia, there were many senior leaders like Kailash Gehlot and Gopal Rai who could have been considered. Still, why was the command handed over to 43-year-old Atishi? Let us know what are the reasons behind this…
Atishi was the only woman Chief Minister in the Delhi Government’s cabinet. When Arvind Kejriwal was in jail, she handled many important ministries without any controversy. This has increased Arvind Kejriwal’s trust in her. Not only this, she has been one of those select leaders who remained active even after Arvind Kejriwal went to jail and during the continuous raids. She was also at the forefront in attacking the BJP. Not only this, during this time it never seemed that she wanted to take any decision beyond her stature. This behavior of hers strengthened Arvind Kejriwal’s trust in her.
Atishi is considered a skilled and gentle speaker. Being a woman, it will not be easy for the BJP to attack her. Another woman could have been Sunita Kejriwal, but promoting her would have led to allegations of nepotism against Arvind Kejriwal. To avoid that, he has decided to promote Atishi. Highly educated Atishi has been associated with the Aam Aadmi Party since its inception. Earlier also, when there was a rebellion, Atishi did not leave Arvind Kejriwal’s camp.
Many leaders are tainted, but still away from fiery allegations
Aam Aadmi Party leaders are being surrounded in many cases including liquor scam, Delhi Jal Board scam. There are very few leaders who do not have any stain on them. Atishi is also one of those leaders. Atishi has not been accused of any scam till now. Not only this, being a woman, it will not be easy for BJP to corner her. She comes from the Punjabi community, a large section of which has been with the BJP. In such a situation, by promoting Atishi, Aam Aadmi Party has directly targeted another vote bank of BJP.
Beyond factionalism in the party, departments like education were handled well
Atishi has not been accused of conflict with anyone in the party so far. She is considered to be above factionalism. After Manish Sisodia and Satyendra Jain went to jail, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Atishi were promoted. Both became ministers. Atishi was given important ministries like Education, Finance, Planning, PWD, Water, Energy and Public Relations. She handled all these departments effectively. It is believed that this has also increased Arvind Kejriwal’s trust in her. Especially during Manish Sisodia’s imprisonment, she looked after the functioning of schools very effectively.