Delhi's Chief Minister and the national coordinator of the Aam Aadmi Party engaged in a candid discussion with Aaj Tak. He addressed numerous issues forthrightly and took aim at the BJP, claiming that his next targets would be Bengal's Chief Mamata Banerjee and Kerala's Chief Pinarayi Vijayan if he were to resign.
India Today's Executive Editor Preeti Chaudhary inquired why Arvind Kejriwal claimed that not Modi, but Amit Shah would be the next Prime Minister. Kejriwal answered, suggesting an online search would reveal that, in 2019, Amit Shah himself announced the retirement of all individuals above the age of 75 within the BJP organization and government. He referred to the retirements of LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Yashwant Sinha, and mentioned undisclosed succession battles within the party.
Delhi's CM claimed there's significant tension within the BJP, as the current Prime Minister wishes to appoint Amit Shah as his successor. Kejriwal alleged an underlying conspiracy aiming to arrest him, forcing his resignation, and warned that his resignation could be the beginning of a threat to India's democracy.
'My resignation spells danger for democracy'
Upon being asked why he wouldn't resign from the CM post, Kejriwal responded that Modi knew he couldn't be defeated in Delhi and hence conspiracies were being woven to arrest him and force his resignation. He emphasized his dedication to the struggle, his history of working in slums, and his own previous resignation only 49 days into his tenure, indicating he wouldn't relent now.
Sisodia's resignation doesn't topple the government: Kejriwal
Kejriwal further noted that while his deputy Manish Sisodia's resignation would not collapse the government, his own would. The government is unable to show where the money is, despite allegations of a 100-crore scandal, and Kejriwal claimed the Supreme Court had given him a clean chit.
