Addressing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers during a “maha rally” at the Ramlila Maidan against the Centre’s “unconstitutional” Ordinance, party chief Arvind Kejriwal warned other States that they would be next on the list of similar Ordinances by the Union government.
The AAP supremo urged voters to choose an educated Prime Minister who could work for the betterment of the nation in the 2024 Lok Sabha election.
Mr. Kejriwal said that 12 years ago they had gathered at the Ramlila Maidan to fight against corruption and now they had gathered again at the same venue to fight and defeat a “greedy king”.
“We have gathered over here to defeat a dictator. Just like how that fight 12 years ago was successful, I am confident that this fight that we are starting from this holy ground of the Ramlila Maidan will also be successful and the dictatorship that we are experiencing in this country will come to an end,” he said.
He said the Prime Minister’s anti-Delhi Ordinance infringed upon the tenets of democracy and aimed to put Delhi under dictatorship.
On May 19, the Union government brought the Ordinance designating the Lieutenant-Governor as the administrator of Delhi, who will have the final say on the postings and transfer of all bureaucrats serving in the Delhi government.
“Mr. Modi is saying that he does not believe or follow the orders of the Supreme Court. For the first time in 75 years since our Independence, we have a Prime Minister who says that he is not going to listen to the orders of the Supreme Court. The people of this country are shocked at the attitude of the Prime Minister,” the Chief Minister said.
Speaking about the work done by the AAP government in Delhi, Mr. Kejriwal said, “Modiji often accuses me of distributing ‘free revdis’ to the poor. What is wrong if I assist those who need the assistance. You have instead gone on to distribute mega ‘revdis’ to your businessmen friends.”
Published - June 11, 2023 01:21 pm IST
