Arvind Kejriwal resigns as Delhi CM, Atishi stakes claim to form govt
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Sep 17, 2024
Aam Aadmi Party leader Atishi has staked claim to form the government.
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, CM-designate Atishi, and Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena.
Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday tendered his resignation as the Delhi chief minister during his meeting with Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at the Raj Niwas.
“Arvind Kejriwal has submitted his resignation to Delhi LG... All MLAs have together decided upon nominating Atishi as the new CM... Atishi has staked claim to form the government,” Aam Aadmi Party leader Gopal Rai told reporters.
“Today Arvind Kejriwal has submitted his resignation. This is an emotional moment for the party and the people of Delhi...At the same time, the people of Delhi are resolving to make Arvind Kejriwal the chief minister again...Till the elections are not held I will be looking after Delhi and we have a staked claim to form the government,” ANI quoted Atishi as saying.
Atishi, 45, is the third woman chief minister of Delhi after Sushma Swaraj and Sheila Dikshit.
Atishi credited ‘Guru’ Arvind Kejriwal
In her first statement after being chosen as the legislative party leader, Atishi hailed Arvind Kejriwal and thanked him for assigning her the responsibility.
“It's possible only in the Aam Aadmi Party and under the leadership of Arvind Kejriwal that a first-time politician has become a chief minister. I come from an ordinary family and perhaps would not get even a poll ticket if I were in any other party,” she said.
“For the next few months, as long as I have this responsibility, I will try to protect the people of Delhi and run the government under the guidance of Arvind Kejriwal,” she added.
Atishi's elevation to the top post comes after Kejriwal announced that he would resign from his post and accept the post only if people certify his honesty in the Delhi elections.
“I will sit on the CM's chair only after being elected. The elections are supposed to be held in February. I demand elections be held in November with Maharashtra elections... Till elections are held, someone else from the party will be the chief minister,” he said in his address to AAP workers on Sunday.
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Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation while addressing AAP workers in Delhi (Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times)
AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced that he will resign as the chief minister of Delhi in the next two days.
Arvind Kejriwal said that he would accept the chief minister's post only if people certify his honesty in the Delhi assembly elections. "We will go to the court of people to prove our innocence," he added.
He also demanded that the elections be held in November 2024 instead of February 2025.
"Some people say that we will not be able to work because of restrictions imposed by the Supreme Court. Even they did not leave any stone unturned in imposing restrictions on us... If you think I am honest, vote for me in large numbers. I will sit on the CM's chair only after being elected. The elections are supposed to be held in February. I demand elections be held in November with Maharashtra elections... Till elections are held, someone else from the party will be the chief minister. In the next 2-3 days, a meeting of the MLAs will be held, where the next CM will be elected,” he said, per ANI.
Released Indian opposition leader Kejriwal to resign as Delhi chief minister
Released Indian opposition leader Kejriwal to resign as Delhi chief minister
-Indian opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday he will resign as chief minister of the Delhi regional government, two days after he was released from prison on bail in a graft case.
Kejriwal was granted bail on Friday by India's Supreme Court and left prison in the evening almost six months after being detained in relation to alleged irregularities in the capital city's liquor policy.
Kejriwal is a fierce critic of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and a former anti-corruption crusader whose decade-old Aam Aadmi Party quickly rose to mainstream politics, although its clout is relatively small compared to older opposition parties.
A had expected that Kejriwal's release from prison would allow him to campaign as a chief minister in regional elections next month in the northern state of Haryana, and in Delhi early next year.
Kejriwal, announcing his resignation as chief minister at a meeting with A workers, said he would only return to the post if people certify his honesty by voting for him in the upcoming Delhi election. He called on the Election Commission to bring forward the Delhi election to November, from February 2025.
"I demand elections be held in November with Maharashtra elections, I demand the elections be held immediately," Kejriwal said.
He was first taken into custody in March by India's financial crime-fighting agency, weeks before the country's national elections, in relation to Delhi's liquor policy.
Although he was granted bail in that case in July, he remained in detention due to his arrest the previous month by the federal police in another graft case related to the same policy.
Kejriwal, 55, and A deny the allegations and say the cases are "politically motivated".
Source - Hindustan Times
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Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, CM-designate Atishi, and Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena.
Released Indian opposition leader Kejriwal to resign as Delhi chief minister
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