After 49 days as Delhi Chief Minister filled with high drama, protests,
controversies and delivering on some parts of the Aam Aadmi Party
manifesto, Arvind Kejriwal quit on Friday Feb 14,2014 along with his Cabinet.
Soon after announcing his resignation as the Delhi Chief Minister,
Arvind Kejriwal urged Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung to dissolve the
Delhi Assembly soon so that re-polling can be held.
Stepping down as Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal emerged as the champion of an anti-corruption law that could not be implemented because of the BJP and the Congress.
While the voting on the introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill took place in the 70-member Assembly, 42 members were against it and only 27 were in favour of the Bill. Apart from the Aam Aadmi Party members, neither the Bharatiya Janata Party nor the Congress leaders were in favour of the Bill
Arvind Kejriwal has now chosen to stay out of power and use it as a launchpad to national politics ahead of the 2014 elections
"Now we will take our fight from the Assembly to Parliament," Kejriwal said on Friday in the Delhi Assembly.
It was imminent, with the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government locking horns over the Jan Lokpal Bill's Constitutionality, the Centre and the Congress harped on why the Bill could not be brought into the Assembly as it had not got assent from the Home Ministry.
But legalities aside, the political message had been sent. Arvind Kejriwal had come out as the man who wanted a strong anti-corruption law, who would go to any extent to get it cleared.
The Congress said he wanted to run away from his responsibilities. "Whatever happened today is very unfortunate but I think the way the AAP was proceeding it was clear that they did not show the zeal to fulfil all the promises they had made to the people of Delhi," said Congress leader Ajay Maken
Activist Anna Hazare called Kejriwal's resignation unfortunate. "It is very unfortunate how under the pressure from the opposition Delhi CM Kejriwal had to resign. The two issues that he had raised about Lokpal and Mohalla Sabha are very important''
Arvind Kejriwal's tenure as the Delhi Chief Minister may have come to an end. But this end has the promise of a massive new beginning that is solely looking at the coming Lok Sabha elections
After the resignations of the Delhi Chief Minister and the Cabinet were accepted, the Aam Admi Party, on Saturday Feb 15,2014 announced its nationwide anti-corruption campaign called the 'Jhadhoo Yatra'. Their election campaign will formally begin on 23 February with AAP members spreading out to more than 300 constituencies
Stepping down as Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal emerged as the champion of an anti-corruption law that could not be implemented because of the BJP and the Congress.
While the voting on the introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill took place in the 70-member Assembly, 42 members were against it and only 27 were in favour of the Bill. Apart from the Aam Aadmi Party members, neither the Bharatiya Janata Party nor the Congress leaders were in favour of the Bill
Arvind Kejriwal has now chosen to stay out of power and use it as a launchpad to national politics ahead of the 2014 elections
"Now we will take our fight from the Assembly to Parliament," Kejriwal said on Friday in the Delhi Assembly.
It was imminent, with the Lieutenant Governor and the Delhi government locking horns over the Jan Lokpal Bill's Constitutionality, the Centre and the Congress harped on why the Bill could not be brought into the Assembly as it had not got assent from the Home Ministry.
But legalities aside, the political message had been sent. Arvind Kejriwal had come out as the man who wanted a strong anti-corruption law, who would go to any extent to get it cleared.
The Congress said he wanted to run away from his responsibilities. "Whatever happened today is very unfortunate but I think the way the AAP was proceeding it was clear that they did not show the zeal to fulfil all the promises they had made to the people of Delhi," said Congress leader Ajay Maken
Activist Anna Hazare called Kejriwal's resignation unfortunate. "It is very unfortunate how under the pressure from the opposition Delhi CM Kejriwal had to resign. The two issues that he had raised about Lokpal and Mohalla Sabha are very important''
Arvind Kejriwal's tenure as the Delhi Chief Minister may have come to an end. But this end has the promise of a massive new beginning that is solely looking at the coming Lok Sabha elections
After the resignations of the Delhi Chief Minister and the Cabinet were accepted, the Aam Admi Party, on Saturday Feb 15,2014 announced its nationwide anti-corruption campaign called the 'Jhadhoo Yatra'. Their election campaign will formally begin on 23 February with AAP members spreading out to more than 300 constituencies
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