Coining the slogan "Jo kare Kejriwal ko pyaar woh kare Modi ko inkaar (those who love Kejriwal reject Modi)", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal held roadshows in Chandni Chowk and North West Delhi in support of Congress and joint INDIA alliance candidates in the national capital on Wednesday.
During the roadshow, Kejriwal claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "not coming back to power" on June 4. "I have made enquiries across the country.
Their (BJP's) seats are reducing everywhere, be it Haryana or Uttar Pradesh. If the INDIA bloc comes to power, we will work for the progress of the country and end dictatorship.
It does not matter whether I go to jail, what matters is that the Constitution should be saved and it's your responsibility," the AAP Chief said while addressing a gathering at Jahangirpuri.
Scores of party workers and supporters of both Congress and AAP came to witness the roadshow of Kejriwal in support of JP Agarwal and Udit Raj. While he didn’t do a roadshow in North east Delhi, Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar accompanied Udit Raj while campaigning.
While appealing to people to vote for candidates of the alliance to end "dictatorship" and "save" the Constitution, Kejriwal said that the INDIA bloc will work for the country's progress if it forms government at the Centre.
The AAP and the Congress, both members of the bloc, are contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi under a seat-sharing arrangement. The Kejriwal-led party is contesting four of the seven parliamentary seats in the national capital, while its alliance partner has fielded candidates from three. Kejriwal, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the Delhi liquor policy case, was released from Tihar Jail on interim bail granted by the Supreme Court.
"I have come straight from jail to be amongst you. These people (BJP) put me behind bars and I missed you a lot. I love you a lot. I know that even you love me a lot. I am a small person.
Ours is a small party with governments in Delhi and Punjab," Kejriwal said. "I was wondering why I was put in jail. What is my fault? These people are quite powerful," he said, adding that his "fault" was providing good education to children, building good schools for them, opening Mohalla Clinics and arranging for free medicines for people.
"Now, they are saying I will have to go to jail again. It is in your hands whether I go to jail. If you choose lotus (the BJP's symbol), I will have to return to jail. If you choose INDIA bloc candidate, I won't have to go to jail," the AAP national convener said, adding that when people go to vote, they should think whether Kejriwal should go to jail.
Congress and joint INDIA candidate JP Agarwal for Chandni Chowk said, “The atmosphere here is very good; the people want a change this time. The current government didn’t work for the people; the people want democracy in the country and not fascism.”
Further, Kejriwal alleged that efforts were made to break him while he was in jail "but because of the blessings of Lord Hanuman, I stayed strong".
He said, "They are saying that they want 400 seats since they want to accomplish big things. What are those big things? It was found that they want to end reservation. Baba Saheb Ambedkar has written an excellent Constitution. Do not think about the heat on May 25 and step out to vote."
