'Puppet CM': Delhi BJP Releases Poster Taking Dig At Arvind Kejriwal, CM-Designate Atishi

New Delhi CM: Following Arvind Kejriwal's announcement to resign, Atishi was appointed Delhi's new Chief Minister. The BJP mocked Atishi as a "puppet" controlled by Kejriwal.

From left: Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, CM-Designate Atishi, and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari

Source : PTI

Immediately after Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday chose the only woman minister in his Cabinet Atishi to succeed him as the Delhi Chief Minister, the BJP took a dig at the duo, calling Atishi "Kejriwal's puppet". It released a poster depicting Atishi as a marionette being controlled with puppeteer's strings by Arvind Kejriwal.

Puppet CM of Delhi pic.twitter.com/1s31BS4b2N

— BJP Delhi (@BJP4Delhi) September 17, 2024

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva said that Atishi was an unwilling Chief Minister. "Arvind Kejriwal has forced Atishi to be CM. Just the face has changed. Atishi will also have to answer to Kejriwal," Sachdeva claimed. "AAP can change the faces and do a makeover but their leaders can’t change their habit. This makeover won’t change anything," he said.

VIDEO | “AAP can change the faces and do a makeover but their leaders can’t change their habit. This makeover won’t change anything,” says Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva (@Virend_Sachdeva) .

(Full video available on PTI Videos - https://t.co/n147TvqRQz) pic.twitter.com/YHhakPZaKt

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 17, 2024

Congratulating Atishi, Delhi BJP leader Manoj Tiwari accused Arvind Kejriwal of bringing Delhi to tears with his policies. There are potholes on the roads of Delhi. Electricity and water bills are increasing rapidly. The elderly are not getting their pensions. The reign of the tanker mafia continues. Atishi must pay attention to all these issues now," he said. "Arvind Kejriwal got 9 years and 8 months. Atishi is getting three months. After that, the code of conduct will come into force. I don't want to politicise this. I just want to congratulate Atishi," Manoj Tiwari added.

BJP leader Kapil Mishra accused the AAP of choosing a leader to lead Delhi who had "no connection" to Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption movement. He also accused Kejriwal of promoting "Naxal mentality" in Delhi. "Atishi's family had tried to stop the hanging of terrorist Afzal Guru. Kejriwal is committing the sin of imposing a Naxalite mentality on Delhi through the backdoor. Today, the Aam Aadmi Party is choosing a CM who never had any connection with Anna's movement and India Against Corruption. The people of Delhi will never accept a Naxalite Communist Chief Minister," Kapil Mishra posted on X.

आतिशी के परिवार ने आतंकवादी अफ़ज़ल गुरु की फाँसी रुकवाने का प्रयास किया था

नक्सली मानसिकता को बैकडोर से दिल्ली पर थोपने का पाप केजरीवाल कर रहें हैं

आज आम आदमी पार्टी एक ऐसा CM चुन रही हैं जिसका अन्ना आंदोलन और इंडिया अगेंस्ट करप्शन से कोई नाता कभी नहीं रहा

दिल्ली की जनता एक…

— Kapil Mishra (@KapilMishra_IND) September 17, 2024

What Congress Said On Atishi's Elevation As CM

AAP's INDIA bloc partner Congress, too, hit out at Atishi. Congress leader Udit Raj lashed out at the CM designate. Udit Raj said she was working contrary to her promises before the Delhi elections in 2020. "You are not fulfilling what you promised. You only worry about winning elections," Udit Raj said reported ABP News.

Although AAP and Congress are part of the INDIA bloc against the BJP at the Centre, the two are not allied in most states. The most intense of rivalry between the two parties can be seen in Delhi and Punjab.