NEW DELHI: Making his first main public look since AAP’s defeat within the Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal has as soon as once more taken goal at INDIA bloc-ally, Congress. Talking at AAP’s ‘Ek Shaam Shaheedon Ke Naam’ occasion on Sunday, Kejriwal accused each the BJP and Congress of colluding, alleging that neither occasion values the contributions of nationwide icons Bhagat Singh and BR Ambedkar.
“We take into account Bhagat Singh and Baba Saheb Ambedkar our beliefs. There are photos of each of them in our home and in each workplace of the Delhi and Punjab governments. The very first thing the brand new authorities in Delhi did was to take away the photographs of each. We had been ready for them (BJP) to announce Rs 2,500 to girls. However they eliminated the photographs of Bhagat Singh and Baba Saheb and put up photos of their leaders first,” Kejriwal mentioned.
He added, “After we put up the photographs of those two, Congress protested that Gandhiji’s image was not put up. Nonetheless, when the BJP eliminated the photographs of those two, Congress didn’t say something. There’s a collusion between these two.”
Kejriwal recalled how Bhagat Singh’s letters from jail had been delivered to his comrades regardless of being vital of the British. In distinction, he alleged that his personal letter from jail by no means reached the Lieutenant Governor and as a substitute led to a present trigger discover towards him. “Bhagat Singh had the liberty to write down any letter, however I used to be not even allowed to write down two traces,” he mentioned, calling the BJP “worse than the British.”
“I wrote a letter to LG that I used to be in jail, so Atishi must be allowed to hoist the flag. There was nothing unsuitable with this. I gave a letter to the jail superintendent, however the letter didn’t attain LG, and I received a present trigger discover that how dare I write such a letter. Bhagat Singh had the liberty to write down any letter, however I couldn’t write a letter of two traces. You (BJP) are worse than the British,” he mentioned.
AAP suffered a significant electoral setback in Delhi, shedding to the BJP, which secured 48 of the 70 seats. Kejriwal’s return to public life on the Shaheed Diwas occasion marks a major second for the occasion because it makes an attempt to regain momentum. The occasion, held on the AAP headquarters, was attended by senior leaders, MLAs, councillors, and office-bearers.
Kejriwal’s feedback additionally replicate the deepening rift between AAP and Congress, who had been allies within the 2024 Lok Sabha elections however changed into fierce rivals through the Delhi meeting polls. The marketing campaign noticed Rahul Gandhi launching scathing assaults towards Kejriwal, accusing him of corruption and misgovernance. The Congress had alleged that AAP was answerable for the liquor rip-off and criticised Kejriwal for failing to keep up the legacy of earlier Congress-led governments in Delhi.
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The animosity between AAP and Congress had intensified within the run-up to the elections, with Kejriwal incessantly hitting again at Gandhi’s allegations. “Modi places individuals in jail even by making faux instances just like the liquor rip-off. Why have not you and your loved ones been arrested in open-and-shut instances like Nationwide Herald? How did Robert Vadra get a clear chit from BJP? It’s higher in case you do not preach on worry and bravado,” Kejriwal had mentioned in response to Gandhi’s criticisms. He additionally accused Congress of working hand in hand with BJP to defeat AAP.
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