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In PM Modi's presence, Nadda slams Kejriwal on Gujarat: 'Kattar baiman'
BJP national president JP Nadda said that a ‘new party’ had emerged before the Gujarat assembly elections, which claimed it would form the next government in the state. “[The] leader of that party…should apologise to people,” he added.
BJP national president JP Nadda on Thursday took a swipe at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, calling him a ‘Kattar Baiman (utter betrayer)’ as he addressed party workers at the headquarters in Delhi following a landslide victory in Gujarat assembly elections. He made the comments while Prime Minister Narendra Modi was beside him on the stateg along with Union home minister Amit Shah and defence minister Rajnath Singh.
Nadda said that a ‘new party’ had emerged ahead of the Gujarat polls, which claimed it would form the next government in the state.
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“A new party came to insult Gujarat, leader of that party said that our government is coming in Gujarat. He should now apologise to people,” the BJP chief added.
Nadda said it was the first time it was the first time in independent India that a politician was needed to exhibit a board to determine his honesty. “This shows that he is a kattar baiman,” he added amid cheers from BJP workers present at the event.
Referring to Himachal Pradesh where the BJP got dethroned, Nadda took more digs at Kejriwal's side. “AAP got fewer than NOTA votes in as many as 25 assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh,” he was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
Meanwhile, Modi thanked the people of Gujarat for the record victory, and took jibe at the Congress party in the same breath. “We won by vision, not dynasty politics,” he said at the event.
“The results of Gujarat have proved how strong is the desire of the common man for a developed India. The message is clear that whenever there is a challenge before the country, people show their faith in BJP,” the prime minister added.
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According to the latest data shared by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the BJP has crossed the 150-seat mark, thereby setting a new record in Gujarat. The saffron camp has so far won 154 seats and is leading in two, while the Congress displayed it worst performance by managing to win only 17 seats. Kejriwal's AAP bagged five seats of the total 182 constituencies in the Gujarat assembly.
