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Released Indian opposition leader Kejriwal to resign as Delhi chief minister​

Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government, a day after he was released from prison on bail in a graft case.

Kejriwal was granted bail on Friday by India's Supreme Court and left prison on Saturday almost six months after being detained in relation to alleged irregularities in the capital city's liquor policy.

Kejriwal is a fierce critic of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a former anti-corruption crusader whose decade-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) quickly rose to mainstream politics, although its clout is relatively small compared to older opposition parties.

AAP had expected that Kejriwal's release from prison would allow him to campaign as a chief minister in regional elections next month in the northern state of Haryana, and in Delhi early next year.

Kejriwal, announcing his resignation as chief minister at a meeting with AAP workers, said he would only return to the post if people certify his honesty by voting for him in the upcoming Delhi election. He called on the Election Commission to bring forward the Delhi election to November, from February 2025.

"I demand elections be held in November with Maharashtra elections, I demand the elections be held immediately," Kejriwal said.

He was first taken into custody in March by India's financial crime-fighting agency, weeks before the country's national elections, in relation to Delhi's liquor policy.

Although he was granted bail in that case in July, he remained in detention due to his arrest the previous month by the federal police in another graft case related to the same policy.

Kejriwal, 55, and AAP deny the allegations and say the cases are "politically motivated".

https://www.reuters.com/world/india/released-indian-opposition-leader-kejriwal-resign-delhi-chief-minister-2024-09-15/?taid=66e6d92afe14e2000114315b&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

 

[deltexas]

Breaking - Kejriwal to resign from CM post

Another drama by this chor. He knows his term anyway is getting over in 5 months...so wants to resign now, gain public sympathy and win the next election again.

He said, 'Jab tak delh ki janta mujhe honest nehi maanta...I wont be CM'. Waah...kya drama kar raha hai. Looks like watched too many saas bahu serials in jail

Anyway, I hope high court bar him from contesting next election.

Taking his playbook from the nehru Ghandy family.. typical of them. Resign just a few months before term and claim sympathy as you said.. why didn't he resign a year or more ago?? Nope.. elections are close thats why..

 

[JaDed]

I’m a 100% right wing person now @big_gamer007 after seeing the statements of Raga in US from Sikhs to Modi, this guy is an absolute mut and extremely dangerous for India.

 

[Romali_rotti]

I’m a 100% right wing person now @big_gamer007 after seeing the statements of Raga in US from Sikhs to Modi, this guy is an absolute mut and extremely dangerous for India.

No no no.

This is the wrong attitude, we need our Puppu to be the future PM of India for the next 100 years.

This will ensure Scamgress won't come to power in our lifetime.

 

[Hitman]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1835292744794669481

 

[gani999]

What does the 'A' stand for?

 

[big_gamer007]

I’m a 100% right wing person now @big_gamer007 after seeing the statements of Raga in US from Sikhs to Modi, this guy is an absolute mut and extremely dangerous for India.

Haha the biggest weapon BJP has is not their IT cell, not their andhbhakts, not their Godi Media not Adani/Ambani but Rahul Gandhi.

Dude has single handedly destroyed an entire party.

 

[BouncerGuy]

AAP's Atishi To Be Delhi's New Chief Minister, Chosen By Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi minister Atishi will take over as Chief Minister after Arvind Kejriwal resigns from the top post after a meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena this afternoon. The decision was taken at an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) legislators' meeting today.

At the meeting of AAP MLAs today, party leader Dilip Pandey proposed that Mr Kejriwal decide on the Chief Minister face. When the AAP national convener proposed Ms Atishi's name, all AAP MLAs stood up and accepted it and Ms Atishi was elected leader of the legislature party.

Ms Atishi now holds key portfolios in the Delhi government such as Education and Public Works Department. An Oxford University alumnus and a Rhodes scholar, Ms Atishi has worked extensively in the AAP's flagship exercise to overhaul education in Delhi's schools.

An MLA from Kalkaji, the 43-year-old became a minister after Mr Sisodia was arrested in a corruption case linked to Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy. When Mr Kejriwal and Mr Sisodia were behind bars, Atishi articulated the party's position at party events and media exchanges.

On August 15, Mr Kejriwal chose her to hoist the tricolour at Delhi government's Independence Day event. While Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena foiled the plan, it was clear that the AAP leadership placed immense faith in Ms Atishi.

Speaking to the media after the announcement, Ms Atishi thanked her mentor Mr Kejriwal. "Arvind Kejriwal has trusted me and given me this responsibility. I appeal to all people of Delhi to make your son, your brother Arvind Kejriwal the Chief Minister again because he is honest."

The elevation of Ms Atishi comes two days after Mr Kejriwal's shocking announcement to step down from the top post. Addressing a gathering of party workers on Sunday, the Delhi Chief Minister said, "Two days later, I will resign as Chief Minister. I will not sit on that chair till the people announce their verdict. Elections in Delhi are months away. I got justice from the legal court, now I will get justice from the people's court. I will sit on the Chief Minister's chair only after the order of the people."

Mr Kejriwal's Sunday shocker came two days after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a corruption case linked to Delhi's now-scrapped liquor policy. The bail order paved the way for his release from prison, six months after his arrest.

Post a commentAssembly polls in the national capital are scheduled for February, but Mr Kejriwal has demanded that they be held in November along with the Maharashtra election. The AAP leader and his former Deputy Manish Sisodia have said they would go to the people to seek their support and not return to the top jobs before the people's verdict.

SOURCE: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/aap...ster-name-proposed-by-arvind-kejriwal-6583407

 

[Rajdeep]

What does the 'A' stand for?

What a fool by gawd

This clown should at least do basic preparation before sitting in a stage in foreign country. Being Indira's grandson may give him a podium but every time he opens his mouth he will get exposed.

Absolute clown...no wonder Pakistanis and Indian anti-nationals want to see him as PM

https://twitter.com/x/status/1833354671198507389

 

[FearlessRoar]

'First Your Vote, Then Land': Arvind Kejriwal Claims BJP Will Demolish Delhi Slums If It Wins Polls

Delhi’s former Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor on Sunday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will demolish all slums in Delhi if it is voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections.

Addressing a press conference in the Shakur Basti area of the national capital, Kejriwal accused the BJP of prioritising land acquisition over the welfare of slum dwellers.

“They want your votes first and your land after the elections," Kejriwal said, referring to the BJP.

He also criticised the BJP’s ‘Jahan Jhuggi Wahan Makaan’ scheme, terming it an eyewash.

“In the past five years, they have constructed only 4,700 flats for slum dwellers," he added.

Kejriwal also alleged that the BJP has plans to take over the land currently occupied by slum dwellers without addressing their housing needs.

“They will demolish all the slums and acquire the land without any concern for the people living there," he said.

“The BJP’s love for the residents of jhuggis (slums) grows only during elections. They don’t care about the people living in jhuggis. Before elections, they want votes from them, and after elections, they want their land," Kejriwal said.

“Amit Shah ji lied to the residents of Delhi’s jhuggis when he claimed, ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan‘. But the BJP didn’t clarify whose house they were talking about. According to them, it’s ‘Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Unke Dost Ka Makaan’."

Kejriwal was accompanied by senior AAP leader Satyendar Jain, the party’s candidate from Shakur Basti constituency. Jain is seeking re-election from the seat for the fourth time after winning it in 2013, 2015 and 2020.

Delhi goes to polls on February 5 and the results will be announced on February 8.

The AAP, which won 62 of the 70 seats in Delhi in the 2020 elections, is eyeing a third consecutive full term.

'First Your Vote, Then Land': Arvind Kejriwal Claims BJP Will Demolish Delhi Slums If It Wins Polls - News18

Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of planning to demolish Delhi's slums without addressing the housing needs of residents, calling their promises under the 'Jahan Jhuggi, Wahan Makaan' scheme a sham.

www.news18.com

 

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[FearlessRoar]

Arvind Kejriwal's Car Attacked In New Delhi, Claims AAP; BJP Hits Back

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday accused the BJP supporters of pelting stones at the convoy of former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal during his campaign in the New Delhi constituency.

AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal is contesting against BJP’s former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi constituency in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls, scheduled to take place on February 5. The election results will be announced on February 8.

Arvind Kejriwal's Car Attacked In New Delhi, Claims AAP; BJP Hits Back - News18

Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was attacked during his campaign in the New Delhi constituency, claimed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).

www.news18.com

 

[Rajdeep]

Surprised no one posted this news. No income tax for people earning uptil 12 lakh/pa salary. Modi hai to mumkin hai...look at that respect he is getting parliament. What a leader.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885581295432175774

 

[Bhaijaan]

Surprised no one posted this news. No income tax for people earning uptil 12 lakh/pa salary. Modi hai to mumkin hai...look at that respect he is getting parliament. What a leader.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1885581295432175774

I welcome the move although it’s true that the government was facing a genuine threat of getting alienated with the middle class with its heavy and insensitive taxation policies during the last few years. I have followed politics in our country for years and i have never seen a finance minister getting this much hate as Nirmala Sitharaman was receiving for last many years. This is not a gift but BJP finally acknowledging that they cannot just mindlessly ignore the middle class forever in the name of Hindutva. The economy has suffered, people aren’t buying things, the aspiration to buy a home has been killed for millions.

Practically speaking, this will just bring people transition to the new tax regime. The benefits are exaggerated as the comparison is only being shown against previous tax structure in the new regime only.

 

[RexRex]

There are more important things to do for the Supreme Court and State Police in India but the amount of time spent outraging on this supposed 'controversy' shows the pathetic state of the justice system in India.