Kejriwal Should ‘Resign’: Congress Divided as ED Arrests Delhi CM

New Delhi: arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal by Enforcement Directorate (ED) has once again thrown Congress party into disarray, with leers expressing divergent views on matter, exposing an open divide within party.

Maharashtra Congress leer Sanjay Nirupam voiced his concerns, stating, " Court will decide if Arvind Kejriwal has taken any money or not, I cannot say anything on that... But when a person, especially a CM, is accused of corruption and says that he will run government from jail and not resign, this indicates a very wrong trend... A person who taught honesty from 2011-14 and claimed that he is a 'Kattar Imaandar', is not displaying any basic elements of ethics... If he is honest, n he should resign... Running a government from jail is not legal and practically possible... On basis of ethics and legalities, he (Arvind Kejriwal) should resign..."

Nirupam's remarks highlight internal strife within Congress party regarding Kejriwal's arrest and subsequent actions. 

Earlier Punjab Congress MP Ravneet Singh Bittu denounced Aam Ami Party (AAP) terming m "thugs." Bittu's scathing remarks questioned integrity of AAP, labeling m as hypocrites who promised Swaraj and Jan Lokpal but resorted to corruption. He highlighted ongoing corruption case in Delhi as merely scratching surface, emphasizing yet-to-be-resolved issues surrounding Raghav Chha. 

Congress bigwigs call Kejriwal’s arrest ‘unconstitutional'

This comes following several Congress leers opposed to Arvind Kejriwal's arrest calling it “death of democracy" and “unconstitutional".

Criticising PM Modi's government, Congress leer Priyanka Gandhi Vra regarded how Arvind Kejriwal was arrested as “unconstitutional".

“Fight your critics in electoral battle, confront m boldly, and of course attack ir policies and working style - this is democracy. But in this way, using power of all institutions of country to fulfil one's political objective and weakening m by exerting pressure is against every principle of democracy," wrote Priyanka Gandhi on X in Hindi.

Criticising present situation of Delhi Chief Minister, Congress leer Udit Raj said that heavy police security around Delhi CM's residence turned it into a “camp" as if Arvind Kejriwal is a “dacoit".

“A scared dictator wants to create a de democracy. While capturing all institutions including media, breaking up parties, extorting money from companies, freezing account of main opposition party was not enough for 'devilish power', now arrest of elected Chief Ministers has also become a common thing. INDIA will give a befitting reply to this," wrote Rahul Gandhi on X.

Mentioning freezing of Congress' accounts and arrest of Hemant Soren, Congress leer Sandeep Dikshit criticised manner in which CM Arvind Kejriwal was arrested by ED officials. “What is this way of reaching someone's house to arrest m? Be it freezing Congress' accounts, arresting Hemant Soren, or arresting Arvind Kejriwal, ED is just relating it to elections. re is no or explanation. We condemn this action. You cannot kill a democratic party right before elections," he told reporters.