‘AAP to hold rallies in Delhi, Kejriwal will ask public about his honesty’

PTI, New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sandeep Pathak on Wednesday said the party will be holding rallies in Delhi where outgoing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will interact with people t o know about their decision on his honesty. Talking to PTI-Videos, Pathak, who is also the party’s national general secretary (organisation), said Kejriwal did not resign while in jail to save “democracy and the Constitution”. “The question arises - why did he resign now? Whenever you will try to suppress him, he won’ t bow down and stand like a mountain.

He resigned now because of his ideals. The BJP is toppling governments everywhere but when their chariot reached Delhi to do the same, Kejriwal diffused their plan by not resigning when he was in jail,” he stressed. Asserting that Kejriwal resigned for the sake of principles, Pathak said there was no need for him to step down since he had got bail and the government would have resumed functioning again. Outlining his party’s plan in the lead up to the Delhi Assembly elections, he said they are planning rallies in Delhi.

“They will be announced today or tomorrow. The idea is that Arvind Kejriwal will go to the public and will ask them directly that if they feel he is honest they should vote for him and make him the chief minister again. If they feel that he is dishonest, they should not vote for him. People will decide,” he said. Kejriwal has handed over the mantle to Atishi Marlena, who will be the chief minister till Delhi goes to polls early next year.