New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, accusing him of breaking political parties and toppling non-BJP governments.
Speaking at the “Janata Ki Adalat” event at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, Kejriwal questioned RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on whether he endorsed the BJP’s tactics of targeting opposition leaders and governments. He posed five specific questions to the RSS chief.
“With all due respect, I want to ask Mohan Bhagwat ji five questions – the way Modi ji is breaking parties and bringing down governments across the country by luring them or threatening them with ED and CBI, is this correct? Modi ji has included the most corrupt leaders in his party, whom he himself called corrupt, do you agree with such politics?” Kejriwal said at the gathering.
After spending nearly six months in jail in an excise policy case filed by the CBI, Kejriwal was released last week following a bail by the Supreme Court.
“BJP was born from the womb of RSS, it is the responsibility of RSS to ensure that BJP does not go astray, have you ever stopped Modi ji from doing wrong things?; JP Nadda said during the Lok Sabha elections that he does not need RSS. Has the son grown so much that he has started showing his displeasure?”
Kejriwal was released from Tihar jail last week following bail by the Supreme Court in a corruption case filed by the CBI in the Delhi excise policy case.
Kejriwal asserted that he joined politics to serve the country and not for power or post. He said he resigned from the post of Delhi Chief Minister as he was hurt by corruption allegations. He added that he earned only respect and not money in the last 10 years as Delhi Chief Minister.
“The son is showing his displeasure to the motherly institution. Didn’t you feel sad when he said this?; You people have made a law that leaders will retire after 75 years… Amit Shah is saying that this rule will not apply to Modi ji. What applied to Advani ji, why will it not apply to Modi ji?” Kejriwal further asked.
Calling the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls an “agni pariksha” for him, he urged people not to vote for him if they thought he was dishonest.
The AAP leader stated that he would vacate the chief minister’s official residence after the “shraddh” period during Navratri and would move in with the people, who have been offering him accommodation.