Rama Krishna Sangem
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal who was released from Tihar jail a couple of days ago thrown a masterstroke at BJP by announcing his resignation on September 15, Sunday. All these months, BJP has been demanding that Kejriwal should step down as CM in view of his involvement in the Delhi liquor scam. Now that he has accepted the demand and challenged the let people decide whether is involved in the scam.
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said he will resign as the chief minister of Delhi in the next two days. Arvind Kejriwal said that he would accept the chief minister’s post only if people certify his honesty in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections. “We will go to the court of people to prove our innocence,” he said.
He also demanded that the elections be held in November 2024 instead of February 2025. He claimed the BJP wanted to break the party and form its government. He said they also wanted to destroy his morale but failed.
“They wanted to break the party, break Kejriwal’s courage and morale… they have made a formula– break parties, break MLAs, send leaders to jail. They thought they would form a government in Delhi by sending Kejriwal to jail…But they couldn’t break our party… they couldn’t even break away from the party workers,” he said.
Arvind Kejriwal also talked about why he didn’t resign as the chief minister of Delhi. “I didn’t resign because I wanted to protect the country’s democracy… They have made a new formula — wherever they lose, they send the CM to jail and form their government,” he added.
Arvind Kejriwal appealed to all the opposition chief ministers to not resign if they are sent to jail on false charge. Kejriwal’s decision to step down is expected to enhance his image the ordinary people of Delhi. He would be seen as someone who is not after power and that he is not afraid of quitting too, if necessary, his post. Now the ball is in the BJP’s court to prove that they enjoy the support of Delhi people.
