AAP national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Sunday once again turned the lens on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s age and questioned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on if it supported the BJP’s politics of using central probe agencies to topple Opposition governments, force senior leaders to retire, and induct corrupt people into the party.
In his first ‘Janta ki Adalat’ public meeting at Jantar Mantar after stepping down as chief minister, days after the Supreme Court granted him bail in the excise policy case, Kejriwal asked RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat five questions.
“The way Modi ji is breaking other parties by luring or threatening them with the ED, CBI, and bringing down governments, is this right for the country’s democracy?…” he asked.
He also asked Bhagwat if he agreed with the BJP’s politics of inducting “most corrupt” leaders. Pointing out that the BJP was born from the RSS’ womb, Kejriwal asked its chief if he had advised Modi against this.
In another question, he asked Bhagwat how he felt when BJP national president J P Nadda said before the Lok Sabha elections that his party didn’t need the RSS.
Kejriwal went on to say the RSS and BJP made a rule that a politician will have to retire after turning 75 years old. “Veteran leaders like L K Advani ji and Murli Manohar Joshi ji were retired, but now Amit Shah ji is saying the rule will not apply to Modi ji,” said Kejriwal, adding that he hoped the RSS chief and other leaders would answer his questions.
