Arvind Kejriwal Must Explain Why Is He Backing 'Tukde-Tukde' Gang: JP Nadda

BJP president JP Nadda on Monday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of "supporting those who want to break India", as he raised the issue of AAP government not giving police the permission to prosecute ex-JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a sedition case. He also sought to know from the AAP national convener "whether acting against anti-nationals would hurt his vote bank"."Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and other anti-India forces raised seditious slogans like 'Bharat tere tukde honge' in JNU. They were threatening to violate India's sovereignty. Law enforcement agencies moved in, investigated the matter and in Jan 2019 were ready to file chargesheet," Nadda tweeted.

"They (police) sought Kejriwal's permission to prosecute this 'tukde tukde' gang but one year later, till yesterday, no permission was granted. Kejriwal must tell Delhi why is he supporting those who want to break India? Is it because acting against these anti-nationals will hurt his vote bank," he wrote on the microblogging site.

In its campaign for the February 8 assembly polls in the national capital, the BJP has often raised the issue of the AAP government so far not grating the Delhi Police its nod to prosecute the accused in the case of raising seditious slogans in the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

On January 14, the police had filed a chargesheet in the court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, including former JNU students Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya, saying they were leading a procession and supported the seditious slogans raised on the campus during an event on February 9, 2016.

A court is Delhi has directed the police to get the requisite nod by February 19. 

Earlier, the war of words between top leaders ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections is intensifying with each passing day. On Friday, it was Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s turn to answer the BJP’s allegations on development work done during his tenure. A day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah levelled charges of corruption and the AAP government of deceiving people, the Chief Minister had a curt clap back. Hitting back at the BJP leadership, Kejriwal took to Twitter on Friday and said that people of Delhi have forced the opponents to seek votes on real issue.

“I am glad that you were able to spot a ‘few CCTVs’. Sometime back, you had claimed that you couldn’t spot a single camera. Take out some time, you would see schools also. I am extremely happy that the people of Delhi have forced the BJP to seek votes on CCTV, schools and kachchi colonies,” Kejriwal said in a reply to Delhi BJP’s tweet on Amit Shah. In the tweet, Amit Shah had said, “the Aam Aadmi Party government had promised to install 15 lakh CCTVs across Delhi. But only a few were installed, the AAP government is making fool out of people.”