New Delhi: Union Minister Prakash Javadekar has said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had called himself an ‘anarchist’ and there is not much of a ‘difference between an anarchist and a terrorist’.
Javadekar’s remarks come a few days after the Election Commission (EC) issued a show cause notice to BJP MP Parvesh Verma for allegedly calling Kejriwal a ‘terrorist’.
Javadekar raked up the issue of Kejriwal ‘staying a night at the Moga residence of Khalistan Commando Force chief Gurinder Singh during the Punjab Assembly polls’ at a press conference here Monday.
“You knew it was a militant’s house. Still, you stayed there. How much more evidence do you need?” Javadekar said. “Kejriwal is now asking with a sad face, ‘am I a terrorist?’ You are a terrorist and there is a lot of evidence to prove that. You yourself had said you are an anarchist. There is not much of a difference between an anarchist and a terrorist,” the senior BJP leader asserted.
Flanked by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and Union Minister Anurag Thakur, Javadekar said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was supporting Shaheen Bagh, where slogans of ‘Assam ko azadi’, ‘Jinnah wali azadi’ were being raised. “Supporting such slogans is also terrorism,” Javadekar stated.
The minister alleged that Kejriwal stood with Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), where ‘anti-India slogans were raised, and did not grant sanction to prosecute (those who raised the slogans)’.
“You threatened January 26 that you would stop their prosecution. How much more proof do you need? The people of Delhi now know that you are the chief of liars, you are an anarchist and sympathise with terrorists,” said Javadekar.
“You are supporting Shaheen Bagh, JNU, the slogans being raised there and all such anarchists…then you are definitely a terrorist. This is your identity, no matter how innocent face you make,” Javadekar added.
The EC had issued a show cause notice to Verma, the BJP MP from West Delhi, for allegedly calling Kejriwal a ‘terrorist’. He was earlier barred from campaigning for 96 hours (four days) for making controversial remarks at a poll meet recently.
An emotional Kejriwal had later said it was for the people of Delhi to decide whether they consider him their son, brother or a terrorist.
“How have I become a terrorist? I’ve arranged for medicines… did so much for the needy. I’ve never thought of myself or my family… am ready to give my life for the nation,” Kejriwal had stated.
PTI
