Published 18:28 IST, November 24th 2019
Manish Sisodia's congratulatory post for BJP's Delhi CM-face Manoj Tiwari in good faith?
Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia congratulated state BJP chief Manoj Tiwari after Union Minister Hardeep Puri publically endorsed Tiwari for CM face
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Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Sunday "congratulated" state BJP chief Maj Tiwari after Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri publically endorsed Tiwari to be party's CM face. Sisodia retweeted a news ncy's tweet of Puri's dress with post, "I congratulate Maj Tiwari Ji on being me BJP's chief ministerial candidate for upcoming assembly elections." Puri was quoted as saying, "We are going to fight Assembly elections under leership of Maj Tiwari Ji and we will rest only after making him Chief Minister." w, wher Sisodia's greetings meant good faith or was satirical in nature, perhaps he can answer best.
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Endorsement for Maj Tiwari
Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday batted for Delhi BJP chief Maj Tiwari as chief ministerial candidate of party in upcoming Delhi Assembly elections scheduled early next year. "We are going to contest Assembly elections under leership of Maj Tiwari Ji and we will rest only after making him Chief Minister," said Puri dressing a public meeting in national capital. This came a day after he said he h intention to run for post of Delhi chief minister.
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Challenge to Kejriwal
In his dress on Sunday, Hardeep Singh Puri also attacked sitting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on reports of supply of contaminated water in certain parts of Delhi. "Kejriwal Ji says that Delhi's water is t that b. If that is case, n drink a litre of that water, you'll kw wher it's b or t," challenged Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
BJP h placed its bets on Dr Harsh Vardhan, w Union Health Minister, during 2013 assembly elections, while former IPS officer Kiran Bedi was its CM face in 2015, w Lt. Goverr of Puducherry. In both elections, party tasted defeat from Aam Ami Party, especially a crushing one in 2015 by securing just three seats in 70-seat Assembly.
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16:18 IST, November 24th 2019