New Delhi: Two days after being granted bail and walking out of prison after six months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced his resignation from the top post at a party meeting on Sunday.
Kejriwal stated that he would only return to the post of Chief Minister after receiving a mandate from the people.
“Two days later, I will resign as Chief Minister. I will not sit on that chair till the people announce their verdict. Elections in Delhi are months away. I got justice from the legal court, now I will get justice from the people’s court. I will sit on the Chief Minister’s chair only after the order of the people,” he said.
“I want to ask the people of Delhi, is Kejriwal innocent or guilty? If I have worked, vote for me,” he said.
He said that a meeting of AAP MLAs would be held within the next two days to choose the new Chief Minister for the national capital.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said a member of the party will be named Chief Minister after his resignation.
He called for early elections in Delhi, urging that they be held in November alongside Maharashtra’s elections, instead of the originally scheduled February date.
He emphasized that he remained in his position as Chief Minister during his legal troubles to “save democracy” and advised other non-BJP leaders facing legal challenges not to resign under pressure.
“I want to appeal to non-BJP, do not resign if they register cases against you. This is their new game,” he said.
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Kejriwal launched an all-out attack against the Narendra Modi government and said it was more dictatorial than the British.
