The Chief Minister of Delhi Arvind Kejriwal denounced Union Home Minister Amit Shah for allegedly labeling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters as “Pakistanis.” He urged Shah to refrain from “insulting” the citizens of the country and instead direct any criticism towards him.
In a press conference, Kejriwal said, “Yesterday Amit Shah came to Delhi. There were less than 500 people at the meeting. And he started abusing people in the country continuously. Amit Shah said that Aam Aadmi Party supporters are Pakistani.” He questioned, “I would like to ask them that people in Delhi voted us to power with 62 seats and 56 percent vote share. Are people from Delhi Pakistanis? In Punjab, people voted us to power in 92 out of 117 seats. Are the people of Punjab Pakistanis? The people of Gujarat have given us 14 percent votes. Are the people of Gujarat Pakistani? The people of Goa loved us and trusted us. Are they Pakistanis?”
Despite repeated denials from the BJP, Kejriwal again claimed that PM Modi intended to name Amit Shah as his successor, cautioning him against arrogance. “The Prime Minister has chosen you as his successor. You have become so arrogant that you have started abusing and threatening people! You are not the PM yet. And you have turned so arrogant,” he stated.
The Delhi Chief Minister asserted that Shah would not become Prime Minister because the Bharatiya Janata Party would lose the Lok Sabha elections.
“You have a grudge against me. Direct your insults at me, not at the people,” Kejriwal added.
Kejriwal also urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to concentrate on addressing the adversaries within his party rather than targeting him with abuse.