At the mega rally, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said, “We had assembled in this Ramlila Maidan 12 years ago during the India against corruption movement. Today, we have gathered here again to remove a dictator. This campaign will also become fruitful.”
Staff Reporter
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday slammed the Centre’s ordinance as dictatorial and claimed that the Union Government will bring similar ordinances in other states too which include Punjab and Rajasthan.
He attacked the Centre over its ordinance to have control over administrative services in the National Capital, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
Addressing the AAP’s mega rally against the Centre’s ordinance at Ram Lila Maidan here, the Delhi Chief Minister said: “We have come to know that this is Modi ji’s first attack. Through the ordinance, today dictatorship is being implemented in Delhi. Tomorrow this will be brought everywhere, Punjab, MP, Rajasthan.”
He asserted that he would stand against the ordinance. “I will get it cancelled and implement the Supreme Court’s order to save democracy. This is not just against Delhi. Similar ordinances will be applied in States as well soon.”
Mr. Kejriwal further said, “Compare 21 years of Mr. Modi’s work and Mr. Kejriwal’s 8 years of work. Mr. Kejriwal has done more work, though I didn’t have as much power at Mr. Modi. If they put one Manish Sisodia in jail, we have a 100 more.”
The Delhi Chief Minister accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not letting him work and accused him of “demolishing Mohalla Clinics, stopping Yoga Classes, and withholding medicines at hospitals.”
Kejriwal took a dig at the Prime Minister by narrating a story about a “Class 4 educated king” and called Delhi’s seven MPs “slaves to the BJP.” He accused them of obstructing the development work in Delhi.
“PM Modi has ruined the entire country. Unemployment is increasing, inflation is increasing, corruption is increasing, GST has ruined businessmen, the railway is in poor condition, but BJP doesn’t know how to stop it. The 4th pass King doesn’t know how to handle the situation. He will issue Rs 2000 notes and then ban them.”
Kejriwal said his party’s movement against corruption was successful, similarly the movement to save the Constitution will also be successful.
“12 years ago, we had gathered at the same Ram Lila Maidan today to fight against corruption. I bow to this platform. It is a holy platform. Today, from this platform, we have gathered to remove an arrogant dictator from the country. As the movement against corruption was successful, similarly this movement to save the Constitution will be successful,” the AAP national convenor said.
In his address, the Delhi Chief Minister thanked Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi for ‘fighting the battle of Delhiites’ in the Supreme Court.
“The Supreme Court gave a decision in favor of the people of Delhi. I thank Abhishek Manu Singhvi from this platform for fighting the battle of Delhiites. Within a week of the Supreme Court order, the Prime Minister overturned it. For the first time in 75 years, such a Prime Minister has come,” Kejriwal said.
He said: “Today democracy is ending in the country, this is called dictatorship. The Supreme Court said in its decision that India is a democracy, the people choose a government, and the government has the right to work. But Modi ji says he does not accept the order of the Supreme Court and he has changed that decision through an ordinance. Modi ji’s ordinance says that now there will be no democracy in Delhi, dictatorship will continue, Prime Minister says that he will run the government through LG.”