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Kejriwal vows quality education, aid for kin of slain soldiers in Punjab
Hitting back at Channi, Kejriwal said: “This time our (AAP) government will be formed in Punjab and this black person (Kejriwal) will fulfil all his promises. I do not make false declarations, because my intentions are clear and not false. Everyone knows whose intentions are false.”
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday hit back at Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his “kaala angrez” (black Englishman) jibe, saying that this “dark-complexioned man doesn’t make false promises”.
The Punjab CM had on Wednesday dubbed the AAP a party of “kaale angrez”, who are trying to take over Punjab after “chitte angrez” (British) were ousted from the country.
Hitting back at Channi, Kejriwal said: “This time our (AAP) government will be formed in Punjab and this black person (Kejriwal) will fulfil all his promises. I do not make false declarations, because my intentions are clear and not false. Everyone knows whose intentions are false.”
“My mothers and sisters like this ‘kala bhai’ (dark-complexioned brother). Everyone knows my intent is clear and everyone knows whose intent is bad,” Kejriwal told reporters at Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar, before heading to Pathankot.
He also accused the Punjab chief minister of abusing him for promising ₹1,000 a month to women in the state if AAP is voted to power. “I respect Channi sahab a lot. But, ever since I have announced that each woman in the state will be given ₹1,000 per month, he has been abusing me. A few days ago, he taunted me for wearing ordinary clothes, but I want to tell him I have no problem with this,” he said.
“Yesterday, he told me that I am ‘kaala’ (dark complexioned). I agree my colour is dark. I tour every village and while out in the bright sun, my skin has got tanned. Like him, I don’t tour in helicopters,” he added. “My mothers and sisters like this ‘kaala bhai’ (dark-complexioned brother). Everyone knows my intent is clear and everyone knows whose intent is bad.”
Later, at a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Pathankot, Kejriwal hailed the region as a land of heroes. “Pathankot and Gurdaspur have the highest number of recruits in the Indian Army and sacrifice their lives while defending the borders of the Nation,” he said.
The party leaders said the rally, which started from the local Shaheed Bhagat Singh Chowk and ended at Dhangu Chowk on Dalhousie Road, is dedicated to unity, integrity and brave warriors.
