South Delhi BJP candidate and the Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has hit out at the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders accusing them of playing sympathy card regarding Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's diet, who is lodged in Tihar jail since April 1 in the alleged excise policy linked money laundering case, and questioning their faith on the courts on Saturday. The BJP leader alleged that AAP leaders are holding press conferences on the Kejriwal’s diet controversy and trying to influence the court order.
Bidhuri questioned whether the AAP has faith in the courts or not. He said, “AAP leaders whether they do not have faith in the courts or do they have an unconstitutional intention to influence the courts by making wild allegations?”
Bidhuri said that the way the party leaders have unsuccessfully tried to play the sympathy card regarding Kejriwal's diet, shows to what extent they can lie. Adding to the ongoing debate about Kejriwal’s condition in jail, Bidhuri said “Kejriwal has requested the court regarding insulin and after hearing all the arguments, the court has reserved the decision on Friday. The court will give its verdict on Monday but the leaders of AAP do not even trust the courts and instead of giving arguments in the courts, they are trying to create a sensation by holding a press conference and are thinking that the courts can also be influenced by this. This will not happen.”
Bidhuri said that while the matter was heard in the court on Friday, on the same day AAP MP Sanjay Singh and Delhi Minister Atishi alleged that a conspiracy was being hatched to murder Kejriwal in Tihar Jail. “The surprising thing is that Tihar Jail comes under the Delhi government and these leaders are putting their own government in the dock,” he said.
Further he lashed out on senior AAP leader Saurabh Bhardwaj for saying that CM was not getting insulin and made a serious allegation of a conspiracy for Kejriwal's slow death. He said that Bhardwaj doesn’t even have the patience to wait for the Rouse Avenue Court’s order. “These leaders do not even have the patience to wait for the court's decision till Monday. In this way, on one hand they are expressing their distrust in the courts and on the other hand they are trying to create a wrong impression among the public,” he said.
He accused them of playing the sympathy card. “These leaders think that in this way they will create sympathy among the public towards Kejriwal but their tactics will not have any impact on the public. Kejriwal is lodged in Tihar like other prisoners arrested on corruption charges. He wants to get VIP status in jail and by breaking the rules, he should get facilities like a house, then this is not possible,” Bidhuri claimed, adding that the public has no sympathy towards Kejriwal.
