Former Delhi chief minister Atishi on Friday accused the BJP of resorting to political vendetta by reopening cases against AAP leaders after the Gujarat by-elections.
She claimed the saffron party felt threatened by the growing popularity of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the western state.
“The BJP has once again resumed its blatant misuse of central investigative agencies. The cycle of fake cases is back in motion. Even after the Supreme Court made a scathing observation against the BJP for misusing ED and CBI — stating these agencies are not independent and are being used with malicious intent — the BJP has restarted its political vendetta,” Atishi said.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Delhi Assembly, Marlena, accused the BJP government of resorting to these measures after losing the Visavadar by-election in Gujarat. She questioned the reopening of cases against AAP leaders after the Gujarat by-elections, threatened by the party’s growing popularity in the state.
“Threatened by AAP’s rising popularity in Gujarat, BJP has lost its composure. And so, the same agencies — which the Supreme Court called ‘caged parrots’ and gave an observation that they are acting with malice — are again being misused to file fake cases,” she added.
Marlena said the AAP is gaining ground in Gujarat, where people have seen the state’s public infrastructure deteriorate under three decades of BJP rule. “From schools and hospitals to broken, waterlogged roads — everything is crumbling,” she said.