Massive crowds donning white caps and waving brooms in their hands flooded the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Hanuman Road office on Friday evening where he made public his resignation. Thick crowd of supporters kept pouring in till Kejriwal reached the office along with his Cabinet of Ministers from Delhi Secretariat after last Cabinet meeting.
Moments later it was declared that the Bill could not be ‘tabled’ in the Assembly, the party started sending messages in bulk asking the volunteers to gather at the party office. It is learnt that the party started sending messages around 4 pm and within an hour the office was inundated with the party’s supporters.
The environment was pepped up by the large screen which played the live telecast of the Kejriwal’s address to the Assembly session saying, “This seems to be our last session.” The sea of humanity in unison cheered his decision and jeered for the other two parties by shouting slogans, who Kejriwal alleged had joined hands to fall his Government.
laying a piercing attack at Congress and BJP, Kejriwal addressing his party workers from the window of the first floor of the premises, said, “The public will teach you a lesson. I am going to the lieutenant Governor to submit my resignation and I will pray to the God that he blesses the minute people like us and offers us opportunity to sacrifice our lives for the benefit of the people. Thick congregation of his supporters cheered in his support saying, “Kejriwal tum sangharsh karo, hum tumhare saath hain.”
Some supporters even expressed joy over his resignation and said that he should now contest lok Sabha elections due in May. “He will win the lok Sabha election and come back as Prime Minister,” said a supporter.
The CM accused industrialist Mukesh Ambani against who his Government lodged an FIR, that he rules both the parties as since last one decade the
Congress Government did not take any action and also BJP, who he accused of getting funds from him.
He further said that he was disheartened with what happened in the Parliament, where pepper spray was used in the Assembly on Thursday. “They wanted us to work as per their wishes. We have been repeatedly accused of not following the constitution for not seeking the Centre’s permission for tabling the lokpal Bill in the Assembly. I have read the Constitution and it does not say so. We followed the Constitution and I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Constitution,” said Kejriwal.
Council recommended dissolution of Assembly
In his resignation letter to Delhi l-G to accept his resignation the Arvind Kejriwal stated, “The Council of Ministers met this evening and decided to tender its resignation. The Council also recommends the dissolution of Delhi Assembly and immediate conduct of elections to the Delhi legislative Assembly.”