AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit back at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, dismissing the BJP’s proposed bill on forcing jailed chief ministers and others to resign as a “smokescreen to shield the party’s own corruption”.
Taking to X, Kejriwal tagged Shah and wrote, “Should a person who welcomes criminals accused of serious offences into his party, gets their cases dismissed, and elevates them as ministers, deputy chief ministers, or even chief ministers, not be required to resign from his position?”
The AAP Chief asked whether the Prime Minister, who inducts tainted politicians and elevates them to the posts of Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister, would resign by the same logic.
He further demanded clarity, “How many years of imprisonment should such a person face?”
He added that if a jailed leader is later proven innocent, the minister responsible for filing false cases should be the one sent behind bars.
“If someone is falsely implicated in a case, sent to jail, and later acquitted, how many years of imprisonment should the minister responsible for framing him face?” he wrote on a social media post.
Taking a jibe at Delhi BJP’s governance by contrasting with his own tenure, Kejriwal said that under the so-called “Jail Government” there was never a shortage of electricity, water, medicines, or accountability in schools — but in just seven months of BJP’s rule, the system has collapsed.