Should Kejriwal Resign If Arrested? AAP To Ask Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday announced that it will launch a signature campaign seeking public feedback on whether Delhi chief minister and AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal should resign if he is arrested, or whether he should continue to run the government from jail.

The campaign, called "Main Bhi Kejriwal" (I am also Kejriwal), will be carried out from December 1-20, party officials said, claiming that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was conspiring to implicate Kejriwal in a case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi excise police 2021-22 with the intention of weakening the AAP.

The BJP hit back, saying the AAP should be prepared to answer questions about the government's "failures" with respect to development work in Delhi.

Delhi minister and AAP leader Gopal Rai, addressing a press conference, said that as part of the signature campaign, volunteers will carry pamphlets and collect signatures across 2,600 polling stations in the Capital. "Our ministers, MLAs, councillors and volunteers will visit houses in 2600 polling stations to take their feedback. Between December 21 and 24, our MLAs and councillors will hold public meetings to gauge public opinion," he said.