Senior Aam Aadmi Social gathering (AAP) chief Raghav Chadha right this moment reacted to his social gathering boss Arvind Kejriwal saying to give up as Delhi Chief Minister and mentioned he has determined to offer “agnipariksha” (trial by hearth). Mr Kejriwal right this moment introduced to resign after two days and vowed to not sit in CM’s chair until folks give him a “certificates of honesty”. His remarks got here two days after he was launched on bail from Tihar within the Delhi liquor coverage corruption case.
“At the moment he (Mr Kejriwal) determined to offer agnipariksha. Folks of Delhi will show him trustworthy by voting for the AAP,” Mr Chadha informed reporters.
Invoking a scene in Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan’s movie “Deewar”, he mentioned the folks of Delhi will write on their fingers that “Mr Kejriwal is harmless”.
Arvind Kejriwal introduced his shock resignation from the highest submit at a celebration assembly this afternoon.
“Two days later, I’ll resign as Chief Minister. I cannot sit on that chair until the folks announce their verdict. Elections in Delhi are months away. I bought justice from the authorized courtroom, now I’ll get justice from the folks’s courtroom. I’ll sit on the Chief Minister’s chair solely after the order of the folks,” he mentioned.
“I wish to ask the folks of Delhi, is Kejriwal harmless or responsible? If I’ve labored, vote for me,” Mr Kejriwal mentioned, including {that a} assembly of AAP MLAs will likely be held throughout the subsequent two days to decide on the brand new Chief Minister for the nationwide capital.
He additionally demanded that the Meeting elections within the nationwide capital, scheduled for early subsequent yr, be held in November together with the polls in Maharashtra.