New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Friday asked Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to clear the air around the allegations by former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas.
"Mr Kejriwal, give a straight answer. Is Kumar Vishwas telling the truth? yes or no," Rahul tweeted. His tweeted comes on the day when Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi demanded investigation against Kejriwal for his alleged remarks about wishing “to be the first Prime Minister of an independent nation (Khalistan)” as claimed by Vishwas.
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— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 18, 2022
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हाँ या ना?केजरीवाल जी,
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) February 18, 2022
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In a recent video of Vishwas, he is heard recounting a conversation with Kejriwal, who had allegedly said, "One day, he (Kejriwal) told me he would either become the CM (of Punjab) or first PM of an independent nation (Khalistan)... he wants power at any cost."
The video is being widely shared by Kejriwal's opponents, including PM Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to attack Kejriwal, who has been the campaign in-charge for the party for the Assembly polls for all the 117 seats, which are scheduled for February 20.
Chief Minister of Punjab is the latest to join Kejriwal's opponents by demanding a probe into the Delhi CM's alleged remarks. “I request Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order a fair investigation into Kumar Vishwas's video case."
Keeping politics aside, the people of Punjab have paid a heavy price for fighting separatism. Hon'ble Prime Minister needs to address the concerns of every Punjabi,” Channi wrote on Twitter. The latest attack on the Delhi CM comes a day after the Election Commission removed its ban the previous day on Kumar Vishwas's video of the allegations against Kejriwal.
AAP leader Raghav Chadha while dismissing the allegations on Thursday said that the parties “have come together to stop the Aam Aadmi Party from forming the government in Punjab”. He said that Congress, BJP and SAD leaders are continuously giving false statements to defame Arvind Kejriwal as part of the conspiracy”. “Even during the Delhi elections, the opposition parties had said that Arvind Kejriwal is a Naxalite, a terrorist, but the people of Delhi gave a befitting reply to the BJP.
The people of Delhi said that Kejriwal is not a terrorist but a nationalist. Kejriwal is their son, brother,” Chadha said. Responding to Vishwas's statement, Chadha questioned why he was silent since 2017 if he had any such information.
“Why did he remember these things a day before the election? If he had any evidence of terrorism against Kejriwal, why didn't he inform the security and investigative agencies? Was he also involved in this, why did he remain silent for so long?”
Chaddha further alleged that Vishwas “is spreading such fake news against Kejriwal during the election as he did not get a Rajya Sabha seat”. He alleged the party leaders of both the BJP and Congress were “exerting pressure on the editors of newspapers and news channels to run news against us."
Also read: Vishwas alleges Kejriwal supported separatists in Punjab; Raghav Chadha fires back, warns of 'stringent legal action'
