AAP attacks Amit Shah, says he can’t match CM on nationalism

The AAP trained its gun on BJP chief Amit Shah on Friday, saying a man whose “criminal history is known to the entire country” is now issuing “certificates of patriotism”.

Intensifying the war of words over the surgical strikes, the AAP also said that Mr Shah is “not capable” of standing beside chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on the issue of nationalism.

“Amit Shah is a blotch on political values. He does not have credentials to even utter Kejriwal’s name. The entire country is aware of his criminal history. He was externed (from Gujarat) and faced murder charges. “It is surprising that Mr Shah is issuing certificates of patriotism and honesty,” deputy chief minister and AAP leader Manish Sisodia said.

Mr Shah, who was an accused in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encou-nter case, was acquitted of murder charges by a special CBI court on December 30, 2014.

“The Army is ours. Our brothers from the hinterland join the force. How come they (BJP) have become the contractors of the Army and patriotism. They are questioning Kejriwal’s patriotism The entire country is aware of his patriotic sentiment. Is Shah even capable of standing next to Kejriwal when it comes to patriotism ” Mr Sisodia asked.

Earlier on Friday, Mr Shah took potshots at Mr Kejriwal, saying he was the first one to cast doubts over the occurrence of surgical strikes.