"Ever since Kejriwal's govt formed in Delhi, he had no power": AAP MP Sandeep Pathak hits back at BJP

Reacting to BJP's accusations of a PR stunt, Pathak said, "Ever since Arvind Kejriwal formed government in Delhi, he has had no power. At every step, he has been stopped from performing his duties. The court has acquitted Arvind Kejriwal. It was the people who put their trust in Arvind Kejriwal and elected him as their CM. So now it will be the people who will decide if he should continue to be the CM of Delhi... He did not resign from prison because he wanted to set a trend that if you are being dominated by a dictator, you have to stand up to your morals, democratic values, and the constitution..."

AAP MP Sandeep Pathak further said, "Arvind Kejriwal resigned from his first government in just 49 days, owing to his principles. His only aim is to work for the country. Today the kind of accusations being put on Arvind Kejriwal by the BJP can't be tolerated by any self-respecting person."

As soon as Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced his intent to resign as Delhi CM in two days, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari termed it a "PR stunt" and said he is doing this to restore his image.

Bhandari further said that Kejriwal wants to apply Sonia Gandhi's model, where she made Manmohan Singh a dummy Prime Minister and ran the government from behind the scenes.

"This is a PR stunt of Arvind Kejriwal. He has understood that his image among the people of Delhi is not of an honest leader but of a corrupt leader, today Aam Aadmi Party is known across the country as a corrupt party. Under his PR stunt, he wants to restore his image," said Bhandari.

BJP leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa said that Arvind Kejriwal is not sacrificing anything, as, according to the Supreme Court's order, he is forced to resign from the post of Chief Minister.

Sirsa further alleged that Kejriwal had asked for two days just to convince all MLAs to make his wife the Chief Minister of Delhi.

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that he will resign from the position of Chief Minister after two days and won't sit on the chair of CM, until the public of Delhi declares him "honest."

Kejriwal further said that if the public votes for him, it will give him a certificate for his honesty. He also said he would ask for early polls along with the state of Maharashtra.

Kejriwal was released from Tihar Jail on Friday evening, hours after the Supreme Court granted him bail in a corruption case related to the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam. (ANI)