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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed AAP workers on Sunday. (Screengrab)
BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari criticizes Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation plan as a “PR stunt,” alleging it’s an attempt to salvage his image and shift blame
Shortly after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that he would resign from his position within the next two days, the BJP on Sunday slammed the move by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief as a “PR stunt.”
On Friday, Kejriwal was released from Tihar after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the excise policy-linked corruption case. In his first address to AAP workers, he said, “…until I am acquitted by the court, I will not sit in the Chief Minister’s chair.” BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said that Kejriwal’s decision was an attempt to salvage his image among Delhi voters, who now view him as a “corrupt” leader.
#WATCH | On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s ‘I am going to resign from the CM position after 2 days’ remark, BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari says, “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… pic.twitter.com/cr10rchu7y— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2024
‘PR stunt’
“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,” Bhandari told news agency ANI.
He said that Kejriwal’s move was reminiscent of the “Sonia Gandhi model,” referring to the period when Congress was reportedly accused of influencing government decisions through then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while he was in office. The BJP leader claimed that Kejriwal’s resignation plan is a strategy to shift blame and make someone else a scapegoat amid fears of losing the upcoming Delhi elections.
