President Pranab Mukherjee with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.(Photo: PTI)
President Pranab Mukherjee with Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and other AAP leaders during a meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Friday.(Photo: PTI)
A delegation of Aam Aadmi Party legislators led by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday met President Pranab Mukherjee and raised their grievances against the BJP-led Union government and Delhi lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung. In his submission to the President, Mr Kejriwal accused the BJP government of being anti-dalit and anti-minorities.
“We told the President that ever since the BJP has formed the government at the Centre, there has been a spurt in the incidents of attacks on minorities and dalits. Atrocities against them are rising,” he said after the meeting.
Mr Kejriwal also raised with the President the issue of “manhandling” of Aam Aadmi Party councillor Rakesh Kumar by BJP councillors during a joint session of the city’s three municipal’s bodies at Ramlila Maidan on Thursday. “Rakesh Kumar comes from a dalit family. How he was attacked at Ramlila Maidan yesterday by BJP councillors has been seen by the whole media present there. This is a very sad incident. Looks like the BJP hates minorities and Dalits,” he said.
The second issue that the delegation raised with the President, Mr Kejriwal said, was that of Delhi lieutenant-governor Najeeb Jung’s actions which are “out of his mandate and power”. “A ration shop was cancelled by food and civil supplies officials in Burari on charges of corruption against the shopkeeper as irregularities were found in his books. It was a right step towards fighting corruption.”
