'I'll resign after 2 days...won't sit on CM's chair': Arvind Kejriwal's big address since release from Tihar

By Shweta Kumari | First Published Sep 15, 2024, 12:30 PM IST

Two days after he was granted bail in the liquor policy case and walked out of prison after six months, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday that he would step down from the top post within the next 48 hours. Kejriwal emphasised that the future of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will now rest in the hands of the public.

"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," Kejriwal said.

आज मैं जनता से पूछने आया हूँ कि आप केजरीवाल को ईमानदार मानते हो या गुनाहगार

अब जब तक दिल्ली की जनता अपना फ़ैसला नहीं सुना देती है तब तक मैं CM की कुर्सी पर नहीं बैठूँगा।

मैं आज से 2 दिन बाद मुख्यमंत्री के पद से इस्तीफ़ा दे दूंगा। pic.twitter.com/i59f5U9gVV

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)

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"(The Supreme) Court has done what it could by ruling in my favor and granting me bail. Today, I have come to the people's court to ask you whether you consider Kejriwal guilty or honest. In two days, I will be resigning from the CM's position, and I won’t sit in that chair until the people give their decision," said Arvind Kejriwal while addressing party workers at AAP office in Delhi.

नवंबर में हो दिल्ली के चुनाव 🔥💯

अगर आपको लगता है कि मैं ईमानदार हूं, तो मुझे बड़ी संख्या में वोट दें। मैं अब चुने जाने के बाद ही मुख्यमंत्री की कुर्सी पर बैठूंगा। चुनाव फरवरी में होने हैं। मेरी मांग है कि नवंबर में महाराष्ट्र चुनाव के साथ ही दिल्ली में चुनाव कराए जाएं।

चुनाव… pic.twitter.com/ljCK2SFmBb

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)

He said that a new Chief Minister would be appointed after his resignation, with the decision to be made during a cabinet meeting set to take place in the coming two days. Kejriwal also demanded that the elections in the national capital, scheduled for February, be held in November along with the polls in Maharashtra.

In his address to the AAP workers, Kejriwal also launched an all-out attack against the Narendra Modi-led BJP government and said it was more dictatorial than the British.

"BJP thought that by sending me to jail, they will break our party. By breaking our MLAs, they will topple the government in Delhi and Punjab. Aam Aadmi Party is fighting against their conspiracies. They thought they would break my spirits but they have boosted my spirits even more," Kejriwal said.

बीजेपी को लग रहा था कि मुझे जेल भेजकर हमारी पार्टी तोड़ देंगे। हमारे विधायकों को तोड़कर दिल्ली और पंजाब में सरकार गिरा देंगे।

इनकी साज़िशों के ख़िलाफ़ आम आदमी पार्टी लड़ रही है। इन्हें लगा कि ये मेरे हौसले तोड़ देंगे लेकिन इन्होंने मेरे हौसले को और बढ़ा दिया है।… pic.twitter.com/7yv5vHzfxd

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)

Reflecting on the time spent in prison, Kejriwal stated, "When Shaheed Bhagat Singh was in jail, he wrote letters to many people and the British sent these letters to the people outside. But when I went to jail, I wrote only one letter to LG sahab that on August 15, Atishi should be allowed to hoist the flag in my place. But that letter was not delivered to LG Sahib and a warning was given that if you write a letter to LG Sahib now, your meeting with the family will be stopped."

जब शहीद भगत सिंह जी जेल में थे तब उन्होंने कई लोगों को पत्र लिखे थे और अंग्रेजों ने यह पत्र बाहर लोगों को पहुँचाए।

लेकिन जब मैं जेल गया तब मैंने LG साहब को एक ही पत्र लिखा था कि 15 अगस्त को मेरी जगह जी को झंडा फहराने दिया जाए।

लेकिन वो पत्र LG साहब को नहीं पहुँचाया… pic.twitter.com/owWZOmxrOD

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty)

Arvind Kejriwal was released from Tihar jail on Friday after being granted bail by the Supreme Court in connection with a corruption case linked to the now-scrapped liquor policy. Kejriwal becomes the fifth high-profile leader to get bail in the case after AAP leaders Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Vijay Nair and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)'s K Kavitha.

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