NEW DELHI: The Chief Minister of New Delhi and renowned leader of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from its post followed by announcement in the assembly; subsequently his party-led cabinet also presented their resignations.
AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal has presented his resignation over rejection of anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill by the collaboration of powerful political powers including Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian Congress, NDTV reported.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has placed its demand to hold re-election in the state; however, the political party’s government held state power for only 49 days.
“They know that if this law is brought in, their leaders will end up in jail,” Mr Kejriwal said to a cheering group of supporters at his party office this evening.
His trademark muffler was wrapped around his head amid talk of Kejriwal’s resignation while a growing crowd present at AAP office.
Earlier, in the raucous Delhi Assembly, he declared, “I will give up the chief minister’s office not once but 1000 times to fight against corruption.”
The legislators from the Congress and BJP who voted today to prevent him from tabling the Jan Lokpal Bill say they support the proposal, but cannot ignore the fact that it has been vetoed by Delhi’s constitutional head, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. The chief minister had firmly rejected the opinion that before it is presented for review in the legislature, the bill must be vetted by the Lieutenant Governor as a representative of the centre. (Read: Kejriwal’s family watches as Congress, BJP launch attack)
The Jan Lokpal Bill has been described by Mr Kejriwal as the raison d’etre of his Aam Aadmi Party, which was set up a little over a year ago. The party and its leaders said their mission was to cleanse the polity of deep-rooted graft and self-serving officers.
Other parties dismissed AAP as an upstart that had neither the experience nor the vision to offer governance.
In December, Delhi voters pointedly disagreed. In the first election it contested, AAP delivered a result of astonishing proportions, placing second. The Congress, decimated to third place, offered its support to AAP which then formed a minority government.
AAP leaders have warned that they have no interest in power; they have repeatedly disowned the Congress as an ally, frequently describing its union ministers as “India’s Most Corrupt.” Earlier this week, Mr Kejriwal ordered a criminal investigation against Union Oil Minister Veerappa Moily for allegedly colluding with India’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, to inflate gas prices.
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