New Delhi: After Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was quizzed by the Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) on Sunday, Congress senior chief Ajay Makan requested the social gathering not to “support” and “show any sympathy” to the AAP convener.
Makan claimed that supporting him would “confuse” the social gathering cadre and “benefit” the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Further, he additionally urged the legal professionals and senior working committee members to chorus from representing Kejriwal or his authorities in courtroom.
“I appeal to capable advocates and senior working committee members, now steering committee members, to please refrain from representing Kejriwal or his government in court. While it is within their professional realm to represent anyone, doing so for Kejriwal’s government and associates sends the wrong message to our cadres and confuses them”, Maken mentioned. “It ultimately benefits the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by dividing Congress Party votes,” Maken added in his tweet.
Maken’s remark comes a day after Congress has been taking different Opposition events on board to defeat the BJP within the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls. Former Member of Lok Sabha Maken mentioned that Kejriwal and his associates who face critical corruption costs ought to not be proven any sympathy or help.
What Makan mentioned?
Taking to Twitter, Maken mentioned, “I believe that individuals like Kejriwal and his associates who face serious corruption charges should not be shown any sympathy or support. The allegations of LiquorGate and GheeGate must be thoroughly investigated and those found guilty should be punished.” He additional added, “It is important for all political leaders, including those from the Indian National Congress (INC), to recognize that the money gained through corrupt means by Kejriwal has been used against the Congress Party in several states, including Punjab, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Delhi.”
“Kejriwal founded the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in 2013 with the aim of fighting corruption, following the Anna Hazare movement. The party promised to enact the Lokpal bill, which the opposition parties viewed as a solution to corruption in the Congress Party. However, Kejriwal dissolved his own government in February 2014, just 40 days after coming to power, demanding a strong Lokpal bill, which was later made public”, he mentioned.
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CBI asks 56 questions from Kejriwal
Meanwhile, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday mentioned the CBI requested him round 56 questions on the excise policy case and that he answered all of them. Emerging after about 9 hours of questioning by the CBI in reference to the now-scrapped excise policy of his authorities, Kejriwal slammed the BJP saying it needs to end the AAP “but it will not happen”.
“I want to say that the entire excise policy case is false. They do not have any evidence that the AAP is wrong. It’s a result of dirty politics,” he informed the media at his residence after his questioning.
It is alleged that the Delhi authorities’s excise policy for 2021-22 to grant licences to liquor merchants favoured sure sellers who had allegedly paid bribes for it, a cost strongly refuted by the AAP. The policy was later scrapped.
(With inputs from businesses)
