Gujarat Election 2022: Bhupendra Patel Is 'Puppet CM', Can't Even Change His Peon, Says Arvind Kejriwal

Gujarat Election 2022: Arvind Kejriwal alleged that there is a secret pact between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal speaks during a public meeting.

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Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said Bhupendra Patel is Gujarat's "puppet chief minister" who cannot even change his peon.

In a rally in Khambhalia in Dwarka district in support of AAP's chief ministerial candidate Ishudan Gadhvi, Kejriwal alleged that there is a secret pact between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. 

"There are two faces before the people of Gujarat. One is Isudan Gadhvi and the other is Bhupendra Patel. Who will you vote for, who will you make chief minister?" Kejriwal asked.

Gadhvi is a young, educated man "whose heart beats for the poor" and he is also the son of a farmer, the Delhi chief minister said.

"When he hosted a show on TV, he raised the issues of farmers and did not indulge in 'tu-tu-main-main' (noisy debates). He has worked for the farmers and dedicated his life for the farmers and unemployed youth," Kejriwal said.

"On the other hand, there is Bhupendra Patel. He has no power, he is a 'kathputli' (puppet) CM. He cannot even change his peon. He is a good man, he is not bad. I have heard that he is very religious. But nobody listens to him. He is a puppet CM," the AAP leader said, asking the audience if they wanted a puppet CM or an educated CM.

Kejriwal further claimed that chairs were empty at Union home minister Amit Shah's rally at Khambhalia on Monday.

"People of Khambhalia did not attend his rally, and today thousands of people have come here....They are here to make their son Isudan the CM of Gujarat," he said.

Election battle ground for Gujarat is witnessing a three-cornered battle this time with AAP trying to make in-roads in the state. Polling will be held in two phases in the state on December 1 and 5 while counting of votes will be done on December 8.