Atishi Marlena will be the new Chief Minister of Delhi. Arvind Kejriwal proposed her name in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Legislature Party meeting on Tuesday. The MLAs agreed to it.
Announcing Atishi’s name, Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai said – We have taken this decision in difficult circumstances. Kejriwal’s honesty was questioned. Until the public elects him, he will not sit on the Chief Minister’s chair.
At 1 pm, Atishi spoke to the media and said – ‘I thank my guru Arvind Kejriwal ji, who gave me such a big responsibility. Do not congratulate me, do not garland me, it is a sad moment for me and the people of Delhi that the beloved Chief Minister will resign.’
After Atishi becomes the CM, Kejriwal will now submit his resignation to Lieutenant Governor (LG) Vinay Saxena at 4:30 pm. A proposal to form a new government will be presented. The Delhi government has called a two-day assembly session on 26 and 27 September.
After getting bail from the Supreme Court in the liquor policy case on 13 September, Kejriwal had announced to leave the post of Chief Minister on 15 September. He had said, ‘Now the public should decide whether I am honest or dishonest. If the public washes away the stain and wins the assembly elections, I will sit on the chair again.’
As the Chief Minister till the elections, I will work with only one objective that is to make Kejriwal the Chief Minister of Delhi again. I will have only one objective. BJP will conspire against Delhi through LG. I will try to protect the people of Delhi.
Atishi said, “Yesterday evening, an elderly woman told me that Kejriwal is like a son and he is being harassed so much. She started crying and said that I will go from house to house and will say that Kejriwal should be made the Chief Minister. “
Atishi said Delhi is angry today and is angry because of the conspiracy against Kejriwal. They know that if Kejriwal is not the CM, free electricity will not be available, government schools will be in bad shape, good treatment will not be available in hospitals, mohalla clinics will be closed, free bus travel for women, pilgrimage for the elderly will stop. They have seen that there are BJP governments in 22 states, but they are not able to provide free electricity, bus travel in any of them.
