A day after Ministers Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain resigned from the Cabinet, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday called a meeting of AAP MLAs and MCD councillors to discuss the party's strategies in the light of recent developments.
It was decided that the AAP will launch a door-to-door campaign from March 5 under which all MLAs will apprise people about the "false cases" registered against party leaders Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain.
The resignation of two of its ministers, allegations of graft, has thrown a new challenge for the AAP with its rivals using the development to discredit the party's key poll plank of "Kejriwal model of governance".
The Chief Minister, who is also convener of the AAP, convened the meeting at his residence, Civil Lines to chalk out future strategy to counter BJP propaganda.
The meeting was also convene to boost the morale of the party workers and leaders as upcoming assembly polls are likely to held in several states this year.
Addressing party's MLAs and councillors, Kejriwal on Wednesday said the BJP was using it as an excuse to stall the "good work done" by the AAP government in the national capital.
"It has been decided that AAP will do door-to-door campaigning & go to every house, speak to every person. We'll explain to them how PM is going to the extreme like Indira Gandhi did once...People will give an answer, they're watching everything and are angry", Kejriwal said. "He can't do what we are doing. They have in different states for several years but they couldn't fix a single hospital or school. So what can they do now? Their main aim to to stop work, the excise policy is an excuse. I want to assure everyone, work will not stop," Kejriwal said.
"It is no coincidence that nation's best performing health and education ministers are in jail today.
Addressing reporters after a meeting with AAP MLAs and councillors, the chief minister challenged the BJP: "AAP is a storm. We will be unstoppable now and our time has come."
"Two people who brought laurels to India have been jailed by PM. Excise Policy just an excuse, there was no scam. PM wanted to stop good work in Delhi..Sisodia was arrested as he did good work in education, Jain was arrested as he did good work in health", Kejriwal said. "If Sisodia joins BJP today, won't he be released tomorrow? All cases will be withdrawn. If Jain joins BJP today, all cases will be withdrawn & he'd be released from jail tomorrow. Issue isn't corruption but to stop work & send CBI-ED after opposition", he added.
Assuring that the Delhi Government's work will not stop, Kejriwal said Saurabh Bharadwaj and Atishi, who have been recommended for inclusion in the council of ministers, will carry forward the legacy.