The tremors of a political earthquake in the national capital are spreading fast across the country. The support to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s dharna at the Lieutenant Governor’s house from the Opposition parties or the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party front is swelling with every passing day.
By Friday, when the sit-in dharna—by Kejriwal, Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) ministers Satyendar Jain and Gopal Rai—entered its fifth day, the AAP had already received support from three CMs and two former CMs. Nine political parties—including the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)—have extended their support to the AAP in its fight against LG Anil Baijal. Considering Kejriwal’s history of making scathing comments against the traditional political parties, the Opposition’s move to support the party is an interesting development.
