Ousting BJP from power in 2024 would be greatest act of patriotism: Kejriwal

In a scathing attack on the BJP, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said ousting the party from power at the Centre next year would be the “biggest act of patriotism” that would clear all obstacles to the country’s progress. Addressing the party’s volunteers in his Assembly constituency on Sunday, the Delhi CM gave a clarion call to unseat the BJP at the Centre in the next year’s Lok Sabha elections, saying, “The people of my constituency are all praise for our government as much as they are for our party’s volunteers. Our volunteers don’t come with any political background. Our party itself doesn’t have a political background.” “Even senior AAP leaders, like myself Manish Sisodia, Satyendar Jain, Atishi, and Saurabh Bharadwaj, don’t have political backgrounds. We are the ‘aam aadmi’. The leaders of other parties are often found to be involved in hooliganism, skirmishes, and exploitation of people for their personal benefit. My sense is that people don’t like or favour such leaders. However, they like our leaders as they are polite and courteous. If you come across a leader, who appears to be a nice human being, rest assured that he is one among us. This is the trademark of the AAP.” the Delhi CM added. Saying that the BJP could have achieved a lot more with the mandate it had in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the AAP national convenor said, “The people blessed them (BJP) with landslide mandates in 2014 and 2019. They came to power with a significant majority in both elections. They could have achieved a whole lot more and put the country on the path to progress if they so wanted. However, today we can see how the ambiance in the country has vitiated under their rule.”