New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused central agencies of conspiring to arrest Delhi chief minister Atishi in false cases to undermine the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) governance and popular welfare schemes, ahead of Assembly election.
Kejriwal’s ‘prediction’ was based on information received from ‘sources’.
“As per sources, recently there was a meeting between CBI, ED, and I-T, and they have been asked to arrest Atishi by fabricating any false case against the chief minister,” Kejriwal said at a press conference with Atishi and other party leaders beside her.
“The probe agencies have also been asked to conduct raids on me, Saurabh Bhardwaj and other AAP leaders to distract us ahead of the Assembly election,” Kejriwal alleged.
Assembly polls are due in Delhi by February, and Election Commission of India (ECI) is expected to issue notification any day now.
The former chief minister also slammed the BJP for failing to deliver results during its decade-long governance in Delhi.
“In the last 10 years, the BJP has no work in Delhi. They are asking for votes only by criticising and abusing Kejriwal. But the Aam Aadmi Party has a positive campaign based on the work done,” Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal claimed that recent initiatives launched by the AAP government, including Mahila Samman Yojana and a scheme providing free medical treatment for senior citizens, have rattled the BJP.
However, Delhi government’s Women & Child Development and Health departments issued public notices on Wednesday distancing themselves from AAP’s promised schemes of providing Rs 2,100 to women and free treatment for the elderly.
“We have announced the Mahila Samman Yojana and a scheme for free medical treatment of senior citizens. The BJP is rattled by registrations for these schemes. The Delhi cabinet has already approved the ₹1000 allowance, and a notification has been issued,” insisted Kejriwal.
Kejriwal, who is leading the registration drive, alleged that Atishi could be arrested in a “fake” case.
“They are completely rattled with Mahila Samman Yojna and Sanjeevani Yojna. They have hatched a plan to come up with a fake case and arrest chief minister Atishi in the next few days,” Atishi posted on X.
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BJP dismissed Kejriwal’s claims.
“After Arvind Kejriwal’s false claims and fake announcements about the Mahila Samman Yojana and Sanjeevani Yojana were debunked through public notices issued by the Delhi government, he has become unhinged and is resorting to baseless accusations. He knows his facade has crumbled, and AAP is headed for defeat in the upcoming elections. In today’s press conference, the only thing he didn’t do was shed tears,” BJP leader Amit Malviya said.
Congress leader Ajay Maken said that Kejriwal is making such claims to “stay in limelight” and his statements are like “throwing stones in the pond to create ripples.”
