Shah retorts our CM is the people of Delhi, ready for debate anytime
With just three days left for the Delhi Assembly elections, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal dared the BJP to announce its chief ministerial candidate by 1 pm on Wednesday and said he was ready for a public debate with the saffron party’s CM face.
Responding to Kejriwal’s challenge, Home Minister Amit Shah said, “Kejriwal ji asked us to declare our candidate for CM post. For this, there is no need to announce a CM face, just tell and time and place, people from the BJP will to take part in debate. As far as the CM goes, our CM is the people of Delhi.”
While releasing the manifesto, Kejriwal said if the BJP doesn’t announce its CM face, he will meet the Press at 1 pm with his next course of action.
“Manifestoes of BJP and AAP are out. It is important to have a detailed debate and discussion in a democracy, on the key initiatives addressed by different parties in their manifestos. People in a democracy should be able to ask questions and give opinions on the key poll promises of the manifestos,” said Kejriwal.
He said people want to know their CM faces before casting their vote. He also claimed that people are asking how and why we should vote for a party which does not have a CM candidate and if one will vote for the BJP, it will go waste.
“The people want to know the CM face of the BJP. If the people do not know their CM face, how and why should they vote for them? Amit Shah says he will decide the CM face after being voted into power, but the real power to decide the CM in a republic lies in the hands of the people,” said Kejriwal.
AAP chief said Shah is asking people to give him a blank cheque and he will fill the name of the CM after gaining power in Delhi. “But the people want to know the BJP CM face because if there is no CM face, people’s vote to the BJP will go waste,” said Kejriwal, adding in a democracy, the CM is elected and decided by the people not by Shah.
“I tell the people everywhere I go that your each vote will go for Kejriwal but you vote for BJP, who will you actually vote for? The vote will be of no use, it will be wasted. Delhiites are also asking by chance we vote for BJP, who the vote will go for? What if they (BJP) will name some un-educated and incapable person as CM post? Then it will be betrayal to the people of Delhi. Thus, the people will decide and choose their CM not Shah, says Kejriwal.
The Assembly polls in Delhi are scheduled on February 8 and the results will be out on 11th February.