Hashtag Politics | Don’t ‘insult’ Bhagat Singh, say events as AAP compares its leaders to the liberty fighter

As Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia was questioned on Monday by the CBI in the liquor policy case, BJP MP Manoj Tiwari hit out at Kejriwal and his social gathering, saying it’s “insulting” Bhagat Singh and different freedom fighters by evaluating ministers of Kejriwal authorities who’re dealing with corruption prices to them.”

Kejriwal in a tweet on Sunday had termed his AAP’s combat with the ruling-BJP because the “second freedom wrestle”’, and in contrast Sisodia and Jain to martyr Bhagat Singh.

जेल की सलाख़ें और फाँसी का फंदा भगत सिंह के बुलंद इरादों को डिगा नहीं पाये

ये आज़ादी की दूसरी लड़ाई है।मनीष और सत्येंद्र आज के भगत सिंह है

75 साल बाद देश को एक शिक्षा मंत्री मिला जिसने ग़रीबों को अच्छी शिक्षा देकर सुनहरे भविष्य की उम्मीद दी

करोड़ों ग़रीबों की दुआएँ आपके साथ है https://t.co/slc3lb1Mqp

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 16, 2022

Sisodia reached the CBI workplace with a lot of AAP supporters protesting in opposition to his questioning.

“Individuals of Delhi are laughing at them. Nevertheless, the unlucky factor is that they’re soiling the names of Bhagat Singh and different freedom fighters by evaluating them to a minister who’s in jail and Sisodia who’s an accused within the liquor rip-off,” Tiwari mentioned.

This isn’t solely an insult to Shahid-e-Azam Bhagat Singh but in addition to all these freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for the independence of the nation, he mentioned.

Tiwari additionally mentioned that Kejriwal and his ministers forgot to attend the Gandhi Jayanti programme on October 2 at Rajghat however when CBI summoned Sisodia for questioning in corruption in excise coverage, he “ran” to Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial.

“They haven’t answered even one pointed query in regards to the corruption within the excise coverage. There have been documentary proof and sting movies exposing the corruption, however they’ve at all times diverted the difficulty,” he claimed. Tiwari rejected ideas that the timing of the CBI summons was linked to the Gujarat election marketing campaign.

“It’s a democracy and no person can cease anybody from campaigning. However why are they operating away from a probe? “Kejriwal appears to have some data of astrology and he’s even claiming that Sisodia can be arrested by the CBI,” he mentioned.

In the meantime, Punjab Congress chief Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday additionally slammed AAP convener’s comparability of Delhi Ministers to Bhagat Singh, terming it as unlucky.

“No particular person can ever match the sacrifice and dedication of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Ji. On the younger age of 23, He gave his life for the motherland. Comparability of corruption accused Satyendar Jain & @msisodia with Bhagat Singh Ji by @ArvindKejriwal is unlucky,” mentioned Warring in a tweet.

No particular person can ever match the sacrifice and dedication of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh Ji. On the younger age of 23, He gave his life for the motherland.
Comparability of corruption accused Satinder Jain & @msisodia with Bhagat Singh Ji by @ArvindKejriwal is unlucky. pic.twitter.com/3RsJRA513a

— Amarinder Singh Raja Warring (@RajaBrar_INC) October 17, 2022

Chatting with reporters later, Warring mentioned, “It isn’t proper to match anybody with Bhagat Singh. Be it Raja Warring or anybody else.” “(Manish) Sisodia saab generally is a good individual. (Arvind) Kejriwal saab generally is a good individual, (Bhagwant) Mann saab generally is a good individual. However it’s not proper to match anybody with Bhagat Singh,” mentioned Warring.

Earlier, Chairman of All India Kisan Congress and Bholath MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira also sought an unconditional apology from the Delhi CM for equating his ‘corrupt and tainted’ ministers like Manish Sisodia and Satyender Jain, dealing with critical corruption prices, with Shaheed Bhagat Singh.

“That is sacrilegious as Kejriwal has insulted Bhagat Singh, the best martyr of our freedom wrestle who sacrificed his life for the nation. The Delhi Chief Minister has shameless audacity to match his tainted ministers, who’re looting India, with him,” Khaira mentioned in an announcement right here.

The firebrand Congress legislator mentioned if Kejriwal may tender an unconditional apology to somebody like Bikram Singh Majithia, he ought to have the ethical braveness to apologise to the nation for insulting Bhagat Singh.

Kejriwal had made the remarks after the investigating company summoned Sisodia for questioning on Monday in reference to alleged corruption within the formulation and implementation of the now-scrapped excise coverage. Earlier, the Delhi CM had additionally requested to award Satyendar Jain with Bharat Ratna.

AAP leaders, together with Kejriwal, have claimed that the case registered in opposition to Sisodia was pretend and he was known as for questioning to cease him from campaigning in poll-bound Gujarat.

Sisodia has additionally rejected allegations in opposition to him and asserted that the campaigning by AAP wouldn’t cease even when he was arrested. The AAP chief mentioned he was a follower of Bhagat Singh and was not frightened of going to jail for the nation.

(With inputs from PTI)