'Hang Me Publicly If...': Arvind Kejriwal Takes Dig At PM Modi Over Corruption

Speaking an event in Ludhiana, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the central probe agencies are trying to prove "by any means" that he is "a thief".

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal

Source : PTI

New Delhi: Hitting out at the Centre, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said the government has put the central probe agencies after him to prove “by any means” that he is “a thief”, and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi can hang him publicly if corruption of even a paisa is found against him, news agency PTI reported. Speaking at an event in Punjab’s Ludhiana, CM Kejriwal said, “They put the CBI, ED, Income Tax and police after me. Why? There is only one purpose -- which is to prove by any means that 'Kejriwal chor hai (Kejriwal is a thief)' and prove that he has indulged in corruption.”

Speaking an event where he dedicated 80 'Aam Aadmi Clinics' to the people of Punjab, Kejriwal said, “I want tell Modi ji if Kejriwal is corrupt, there is no one honest in this world. I want to tell him that the day you find corruption of a single paisa against Kejriwal, hang me publicly. But stop this roz-roz ki nautanki and tamasha (daily drama).”

Earlier on April 16, Kejriwal was questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the Delhi excise policy case in which his former deputy Manish Sisodia is already in jail. The agency had summoned the Delhi Chief Minister as a witness.

Praising the AAP government in Punjab, Kejriwal said the state is making quick progress and it is witnessing development for the first time. “Punjab is making quick progress. For 75 years, people only saw loot and for the first time the state is touching heights of development,” Kejriwal said.

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He further congratulated his Punjab counterpart Bhagwant Mann and the state police for handling the issue of Amritpal Singh “with maturity”.

Taking a dig at the BJP over the ongoing violence in Manipur, he said, “We handled border state like Punjab but they are unable to handle Manipur.”