Arvind Kejriwal and Lalu Prasad Yadav hugging each other at the swearing-in ceremony of Nitish Kumar in Patna has grabbed eyeballs, and deservedly so. For a political leader who came to power on a non-corruption plank, hugging a leader like Lalu, with a history of corruption and conviction in a fodder scame case, was not just visually odd but is also being seen by many as a betrayal of the people’s trust. Kejriwal has also been accused of ‘finally becoming a true politician’.
Arvind Kejriwal view:
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought to defend his anti-graft credentials saying it was the RJD chief who “pulled and hugged him”, and it did not amount to an “alliance”. Kejriwal said that AAP worked “against BJP” during the Bihar assembly polls and supported the chief ministerial candidature of Nitish Kumar. He termed the JD(U) leader as a “good person” and someone who has done “good work”.
“I go to Rashtrapati Bhawan. All party leaders come there. They meet us. In Nitish Kumar’s swearing in Lalu Yadav was on the stage. He shook hand and pulled me and hugged me. And held my hand and raised it. It was projected and questions were asked. We have not formed an alliance. We are against his record of corruption and we’ll always oppose it,” Kejriwal said.
Yadav, said it was not mere hugging, but the defeat of ideals to form a bloc against the BJP. “Political capital of the movement sold to symbols of political corruption.Ashamed!”.
Arvind ji's Tweet:
“Laloo made crores in fodder scam. But no order for recovery of that money. Just 25 lakh fine and few years in jail. A sweet deal,” the Delhi CM had tweeted.
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