Arvind Kejriwal News Highlights: Bhagwant Mann wants big ‘fatwa’ for AAP supremo

Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann said, “You all have to vote on May 25. If you give such a big 'fatwa' then Kejriwal Sahab will not have to go to jail again... BJP's government is not being formed. AAP and INDIA alliance are coming to power.”

On Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's '10 guarantees' for Lok Sabha polls, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva said, "They are saying that they will provide free electricity 24 hours a day in the whole country. In Delhi, the middle class is buying electricity at ₹8. The business class is buying electricity at ₹11-13. Do you want to provide this kind of electricity to the whole country? Our Prime Minister is providing better electricity than this under the Solar Yojana..."

BJP leader Tejasvi Surya on Sunday called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal the "poster boy of corruption", saying he has no moral right to comment on graft or transparency.

The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha chief was taking part in a roadshow for the BJP's Chandni Chowk candidate Praveen Khandelwal.

"Do you really think Kejriwal has any credibility left? He has made many u-turns in his political life. Many young people like us participated in the 2013 Anna Hazare movement, thinking it to be a non-political campaign against corruption," the Bangalore South MP said.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday visited the residence of Dr Abhishek Manu Singhvi to express his gratitude.

Dr Singhvi represented Kejriwal in a crucial legal battle regarding the liquor policy, securing interim bail for the Chief Minister just before the Delhi Lok Sabha elections on May 25.

Taking to social media platform X to express his appreciation, Kejriwal remarked, "Visited Dr Singhvi at his residence today to thank him and his team. It's because of him that I am able to campaign today. He has always been a source of strength for all of us".

" My fault is that I built schools for Delhi-NCR...I arranged facilities for free medicine for people but when I was in jail, for 15 days they did not give me diabetes medicine...I was not given insulin for 15 days inside jail..." Kejriwal said speaking at the roadshow.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday a plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal challenging a Delhi High Court order upholding the summons issued to him in a criminal defamation case for retweeting an allegedly defamatory video circulated by YouTuber Dhruv Rathee in May 2018.

A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta is likely to hear the matter in which Kejriwal has admitted that he "committed a mistake" by retweeting the alleged defamatory video.

UP Congress president Ajay Rai on Sunday supported Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's claim that if the BJP comes to power again, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath would be side-lined.

Rai claimed that the BJP must have felt that CM Yogi is getting stronger after regaining power in the state. Earlier the party did the same with Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh, with Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan and with Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh, Rai claimed.

Delhi's chief minister and AAP chief, Arvind Kejriwal, announced "Kejriwal ki Guarantee," outlining ten works to be done on a war footing if the INDIA bloc comes into power after winning theLok Sabha elections. "These guarantees are the vision for the new India, without them a country cannot become powerful,” Kejriwal said. Read More

Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Begusarai, Giriraj Singh launched a scathing attack against Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal and said that he is afraid and is not a man of his word.

"Kejriwal is scared and has just come out on parole from jail...Arvind Kejriwal is the name of a person who didn't stick to his words when Ram Mandir was in dispute, he used to say that I wouldn't go to the place that was built after demolishing a mosque, but then he became a Ram devotee, Hanuman devotee, but he is neither a Ram devotee nor a Hanuman devotee, he is a power devotee," Giriraj Singh lashed out.

The Aam Aadmi Party's students' wing, Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS), on Sunday took out a cycle rally here and appealed to the public to vote against "dictatorship".

The rally was flagged off from the party's headquarters at Rouse Avenue under the campaign 'Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se'.

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi said that questions regarding the Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's alleged role in the now scrapped excise policy will continue to do rounds until he does not get a clean chit or bail from the court.

"There is no tradition of negating the ruling of the Supreme Court, we welcome the verdict and respect it," he told ANI a day earlier.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Farmers will be provided MSP as per Swaminathan Commission report, full statehood to Delhi also part of my guarantees, said Arvind Kejriwal.

Read here- Kejriwal's 10 guarantees

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: People have to take call whether to go for 'Kejriwal ki Guarantee' or ‘Modi Guarantee’, said Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Delhi minister and AAP leader Atishi said, "Today, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal held a meeting with MLAs. All the MLAs expressed their happiness on his release. BJP's attempt to break AAP has completely failed. After Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, AAP has become stronger and has emerged as a family. AAP has fought this dictatorship together, and after Arvind Kejriwal's release, we will defeat this dictatorship."

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: "After Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, Sanjay Singh, Manish Sisodia, and Satyendar Jain were already in jail. All the top four leaders were inside the jail. They (BJP) were trying to break the party, but our MLAs said that the biggest thing is when people stay together during hard times," said Delhi minister and AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj after the party meeting at Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, PTI reported.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: UP Congress president Ajay Rai responded to Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's remark about BJP disposing of Yogi Adityanath if their government is formed, saying, "What he has said definitely carries weight. They must be feeling that Yogi Adityanath is getting stronger in UP as he has got his second term. This is what has happened in Madhya Pradesh with Shivraj Singh Chauhan, in Rajasthan with Vasundhara Raje, and with Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh."

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: "I was worried that medicines should not be stopped from reaching the public. Free electricity and water should not be stopped, but all of you did a very good job and did not let any conspiracy succeed," said Delhi CM.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: “Their aim behind sending me to jail was to break AAP and topple our government. During this time, BJP also contacted many AAP MLAs and leaders, but you people did not break. The whole country is proud of you people,” Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal told his MLAs.

“Only Aam Aadmi Party can give India a bright and good future. The work done by our government in Delhi and Punjab is discussed all over the world,” said Delhi CM.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: “It’s a good feeling to meet you all after so long. I feel the order given by the Supreme Court day before yesterday wasn’t less than a miracle. I used to worry that if work in Delhi would stop or people would stop receiving medicines from the hospitals or any other issue related to electricity or water availability would come up then they (BJP) would get another chance… we would have lost the narrative in between the election. However, our party has been strengthened more after the arrest. Their (BJP) plan has failed to break our party,” AAP chief said in meeting with MLAs.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: “After my arrest, AAP became more united,” said Delhi CM and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to party MLAs.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Aam Aadmi Party MLAs have gathered at the residence of Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor, Arvind Kejriwal. Kejriwal has convened a meeting with the party's MLAs at his home.

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Saturday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart LK Advani was not allowed to contest elections due to the "retirement at 75 years of age" formula that had been "formulated by PM Narendra Modi".

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Delhi BJP president Virendraa Sachdeva said, "He is currently out on bail, with only a few days remaining. He is aware that he will return to jail on June 2. His frustration is apparent... Unfortunately, Delhi has a chief minister who is unable to sign documents or visit the Secretariat."

Arvind Kejriwal News Live: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal convened  a meeting on Sunday with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs in the national capital. This is his first interaction with the legislators following his release from Tihar Jail after the Supreme Court granted him interim bail until June 1.