AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal claimed on Wednesday that Delhi Chief Minister Atishi may be arrested in a "fake" case by the central investigative agencies at the behest of the BJP. Addressing a press conference, Kejriwal, who was flanked by Atishi, said, "We got to know from our sources that a meeting was held and investigative agencies have been ordered by the BJP to arrest CM Atishi in a fake case." The BJP is trying to distract AAP from campaigning for assembly polls, he alleged.
AAP convener said, “A few days ago, we received information from our sources that a meeting was held between the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and Income Tax departments. In this meeting, orders were given from higher ups to somehow fabricate a false case and arrest Delhi’s Chief Minister, Atishi.”
Taking full responsibility of his claims, he said, “These agencies have been directed from above to frame Atishi in some fabricated case and arrest her. They have also been instructed to conduct raids on all senior leaders of the AAP before arresting Atishi, in the coming days.”
He claimed that raids will be conducted on him, former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj, former Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain, and Atishi. “Their goal is to distract us from our election preparations and campaigning and to entangle us in other matters,” he said.
"We came to know that they are preparing a fake case on Atishi in the transport department, and they want to halt the scheme of free bus rides for women," the AAP chief said. "I will not let the scheme of free bus rides for women stop till I am alive," Kejriwal, who is out on bail in a case related to excise policy 'scam',” asserted.
He further added that the public does not like this kind of politics. “Ask for votes based on your work. Tell the people what you have achieved in Delhi over the last ten years and what you plan to do in the future. Simply putting people in jail or abusing them won’t earn you votes,” he asserted.
Kejriwal further alleged that for years, such plots have been hatched, "dragging us into fabricated cases and imprisoning us, but the people will give a fitting reply to this".
The people do not like this kind of politics and the BJP should tell the people of Delhi what they have done in the city over the last 10 years and what they plan to do in the future, the party said in a statement.
Further, Atishi expressed her faith in the justice system of this country. “Just as all our senior party leaders who were falsely implicated were eventually granted bail after the truth came out, I am confident that truth will prevail again,” she said.
The senior AAP leaders said to the BJP that by filing false cases against us, they are attempting to block the essential services for the people of Delhi. “Whether it's trying to stop the free bus travel for women through a case against me, or filing cases against schools, the electricity department, or Mohalla Clinics, the people of Delhi are closely watching,” she added.
