Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia…
CM Amarinder Singh
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday dismissed Arvind Kejriwal’s apology to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Bikram Singh Majithia saying that it reflected the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor’s political inexperience.
Amarinder said it also appeared to be a desperate attempt to reduce the burden of defamation cases against him before the 2019 Parliamentary elections.
In an interview with a television news channel on Saturday, the CM quipped that Kejriwal was always ‘jumping here and there’. “I don’t know why he does that, but this is no way for a chief minister to behave, irrespective of his lack of experience,” said Amarinder Singh.
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No government can function in isolation but Kejriwal had completely isolated himself, said the CM, adding that AAP had completely lost ground in all states. Kejriwal seemed to have apologised to Majithia over drug charges possibly to prepare for next year’s polls, but the fact was that things had changed for the worse for him, Singh added.
On the AAP future in Punjab, the CM said the party’s legislators were totally disappointed and were reportedly looking for alternatives in order to safeguard their own future. The decline in AAP had taken place over a period of time and the party’s MLAs were completely disillusioned with their leadership, added the CM.
Citing the change in public mood, Amarinder Singh expressed the optimism that the Congress would form the next government at the Centre, either on its own or in a coalition with like-minded parties.
Asked about the mood in the Congress following the Tripura results and the subsequent bypoll results in UP and Bihar, the CM said all political parties had their ups and downs.
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