Removing BJP In 2024 Lok Sabha Polls Would Be Biggest Act Of Patriotism: Delhi CM Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has asked AAP volunteers to go door to door for the 2024 campaign for the opposition's I.N.D.I. alliance, but also advised to not try hard with diehards.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has said that removing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be the "greatest act of patriotism". The Chief Minister also accused the saffron party of failing to lead the country towards progress despite being in power for two terms. Addressing party volunteers in New Delhi, he said that people like Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers because they are polite unlike other party leaders who indulge in " hooliganism". 

"The people of my constituency heap praise on volunteers … AAP volunteers don't come from any political background. Our party is not a party with a political background. Even senior AAP leaders don't come from a political background, including me, Manish Sisodia. We are all 'aam aadmi'," Kejriwal said, as quoted by PTI. 

Kejriwal said, "This is the trademark of the AAP." He added that the BJP could have led the country to progress after having come to power a second time with full majority, but that did not happen. 

"... today we see that the atmosphere in the country has deteriorated on all sides. ... such intense polarisation was never seen in society. So much fighting, violence, corruption, and looting were never seen before. There is no peace anywhere," he said. 

He said that removing the BJP from power in 2024 would be the biggest act of patriotism. 

"The country will progress only then. The decisions they have taken, no one understands why they have taken them," he said, as quoted by PTI. The CM claimed that India's economy has gone at least 10 years backward due to the demonetisation in 2016.  

 

'No Agency Dares To Touch Them' 

Accusing the saffron party of ‘misusing’ the central agencies, the CM said, "They have put the Enforcement Directorate and the CBI behind many big industrialists. In recent years, 12 lakh wealthy individuals and businesspeople gave up their Indian citizenship and acquired foreign citizenship. This is a very serious matter." 

"If anyone involved in theft, goon activities, or harassment joins their party, no investigative agency dares to touch them," he said, adding "Thieves, goons, and molesters of women, all of them are there in their party."  

He further said, "Until now, people used to say there is no alternative. But now, everyone is looking at the INDIA (the opposition alliance) as an alternative...Since the INDIA Alliance was formed, I have received many messages from people saying that if the INDIA survives, their government will not be formed in 2024." 

He asked the party volunteers to go door to door and rally support for the alliance and asked them to refrain from trying too hard with the diehards. 

"My advice is not to argue with blind followers, talk to the patriots. The 2024 Lok Sabha election is very important for the country. If these people come back for another five years, they will completely destroy the country," he asserted. 

 

‘Kejriwal Afraid Of BJP’s Return’ 

Reacting to Kejriwal’s remarks, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said the CM was afraid of BJP's return to power "because it will ensure that every bit of his government's corruption gets exposed and brings an end to his misrule of Delhi."  

Speaking on Kejriwal's use of the term 'patriotism' in his speech, Sachdeva said, "People saw what kind of patriotism Kejriwal follows when he questioned the army and air force's valour."