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Published 16:12 IST, October 6th 2024

Arvind Kejriwal’s Big Statement, Promises to Campaign For PM Modi If This Demand Is Met

Arvind Kejriwal has promised to campaign for the BJP if PM Modi provides free electricity in all NDA-rules states before the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections

Reported by: Isha Bhandari
Arvind Kejriwal’s Big Statement, Promises to Campaign For PM Modi If This Demand Is Met | Image: PTI

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal while addressing a public gathering on Sunday promised to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP ), challenging Prime Minister Narendra Modi to provide free electricity in all NDA -ruled states before the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

At the ‘Janata Ki Adalat’ event, former Delhi CM took a wield dig at PM Modi. “People are saying PM Modi has done nothing in his 10 years of power. If he does something now, at least in the last year, people might say he achieved something. There’s an election in Delhi in February. I ask him to make electricity free in 22 states, and I’ll campaign for him,” said Kejriwal. 

He further hit out at the central government comparing Delhi’s current situation to the underworld rule in Mumbai during the 90s. Kejriwal called the "double engine" governance model “double loot and double corruption.”

“Bullets are being fired daily, crime is on the rise, and BJP is busy stopping Delhi government’s work. We introduced bus marshals to protect women, but they stopped it.”

Was mistreated during my time in jail: Kejriwal 

Kejriwal also alleged that during his time in jail, he was mistreated, claiming his health was at serious risk. 

“My insulin supply was stopped in jail. My kidneys could have failed, and I could have died.”

Arvind Kejriwal was behind bars for over five months in connection with the Delhi Liquor policy case. The former CM was released on bail on September 13, following a Supreme Court order. 

Updated 16:12 IST, October 6th 2024

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