Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal said that the political alliance with Congress, as part of the INDIA bloc, is temporary, stating that they only came together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in this Lok Sabha election.
“It’s not like we have married. This is not an arranged or love marriage. We have come together to save the country and fight this election till June 4,” Kejriwal said in an interview.
The AAP chief stated that the aim is to defeat the BJP for now and end the “dictatorship and goondagardi of the present regime”.
The Delhi Chief Minister further noted that AAP and Congress joined forces wherever necessary to challenge the BJP. “It is important to save the country. AAP and Congress came together wherever an alliance was needed to defeat the BJP and put up one candidate. The BJP does not have any existence in Punjab,” he added.
Kejriwal claimed that the AAP would win at least 15 out of 22 seats in the national capital in this general election and added that the INDIA bloc would also win at least 300 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats.
The Delhi CM made these comments in an interview with TV broadcaster India Today, which aired on Wednesday.
‘No question of resigning as Delhi CM’
During the interview, Kejriwal made it clear that he will not resign as Delhi Chief Minister even after his interim bail ends on June 1 in the money laundering case related to the excise policy scam.
“My going back to jail is not an issue. This country’s future is at stake… Let them jail me for as long as they want, I will not be cowed down.”
“There is no question of resigning as Delhi Chief Minister only because the BJP wants me to,” he stated.
The Supreme Court had granted Kejriwal 21 days of interim bail on May 10, requiring him to surrender on June 2.
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first published: May 29, 2024, 16:03 IST
