BJP Delhi Secretary and MP Bansuri Swaraj said that Aam Aadmi Party plays ‘sympathy card’ and issues statements to portray themselves as helpless and victims in front of the public to gain political sympathy.
She said that AAP leaders tried to create an impression after the Home Ministry’s approval for prosecution of Arvind Kejriwal, as if his arrest was done illegally.
“Arvind Kejriwal has a team of top lawyers. It would have been better if AAP leaders had consulted those lawyers before making comments on the legality of his arrest so that they could understand the law,” Swaraj said.
She emphasized that AAP leaders should understand from their lawyers that the Home Ministry’s permission to prosecute a Chief Minister is required only when the Court takes cognizance of the chargesheet.
Meanwhile, AAP MP Sanjay Singh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologize to Arvind Kejriwal publicly as the entire case of excise policy was false and the arrest of AAP leaders was illegal.
He said, “It has been proved yesterday that the excise policy scam was orchestrated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah. The arrest of then chief minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal was illegal and false.”
“You have been running this false case for three years and now you know that you need sanction to prosecute Arvind Kejriwal,” he added.
Yesterday, the union home ministry gave the go ahead to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to take action against them in the Delhi liquor policy scam case.
The development which comes days ahead of the Delhi assembly elections, will pave the way for the ED to prosecute Kejriwal under the anti-money laundering law.
The 70-member Legislative Assembly in Delhi is scheduled to go for polls on February 5, 2025. Besides the ruling AAP, the BJP and the Congress are the main contenders. Over the years, AAP has seen a decline in winning seats in 2020 as compared to 2015. The party won 67 seats in Delhi for the year 2015 and 62 in 2020.
