New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, saying that if the ruling party at the Centre does not face defeat in this year's general elections, then the Aam Aadmi Party "will make India free of BJP" rule in the next Lok Sabha elections.
"The biggest challenger of BJP is Aam Aadmi Party. Today if BJP is scared of anyone, it is AAP...With utmost responsibility, I want to say that if BJP does not lose Lok Sabha elections in 2024, then AAP will make India free from BJP (rule) in 2029," Kejriwal said in the Delhi assembly.
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He said AAP became a national party in a short span of time and now the party has governments in Delhi and Punjab. AAP won the trust vote in the Assembly.
Kejriwal said AAP has received historic mandates in Delhi, got a sizeable percentage of votes in Gujarat assembly polls and has five MLAs in the state and the party has two MLAs in Goa.
"This is no small feat...so today they are only afraid of the Aam Aadmi Party," he said.
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"...today AAP has emerged as the biggest challenger to BJP. If they feel any threat, it is from Aam Aadmi Party and hence they want to crush Aam Aadmi Party by all means" he added.
Kejriwal took a dig at those "who succumb to pressure and switch sides" and said those who resist, regardless of the legal consequences, are honest.
He said those switching sides may be needing "BJP's protection" for their past deeds.
