'Earned only honesty, Modi-Shah attacked it': Arvind Kejriwal dares PM to hold Delhi polls again

Hitting out at the BJP, Kejriwal said he has earned only honesty and reputation in his entire life, which was being attacked by Modi and Shah through a "fake" liquor scam case.

New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal on Friday charged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of plotting the "biggest political conspiracy" in independent India's history to finish off AAP through a "fake" liquor scam case and dared the ruling BJP to call fresh elections in Delhi insisting that it will not get more than ten seats or else he will quit politics.

As soon as the court delivered the order discharging him and 22 others, including his close aide Manish Sisodia in the case, a teary-eyed Kejriwal told reporters that the court has proved that "Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and AAP are 'Kattar Imaandar' (brutally honest)".

"I always used to say that God is with us. Modi-ji and Amit Shah-ji together hatched the biggest political conspiracy of Independent India. The five biggest leaders of AAP were sent to jail to finish off the party. First time a sitting Chief Minister was "dragged out of his home and put in jail," he said, as he broke down.

"I have only earned honesty. They registered a fake case. Today, it's proved, the court has said 'Kejriwal Kattar Imandar Hai, Manish Sisodia Kattar Imandar Hai, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Kattar Imandar Hai....If you want power, do good things. There are so many problems -- inflation, unemployment, broken down roads, pollution -- solve these problems to come to power," he said.

As he arrived at his official residence on Feroze Shah Road, he was welcomed by his family and party members. Sunita Kejriwal, his wife, hugged him and later said, "Arvind Kejriwal led his entire life with honesty and for the progress of the country. But these people, in their greed for power, levelled fake charges, jailed his aides."

Later at a press conference, Kejriwal launched an attack on the ruling BJP, claiming that the saffron party could see they could not defeat us in Delhi and that they knew the people of Delhi were happy with them and so they hatched a conspiracy.

Insisting that he has "not earned a single illegal penny" and that he is "not like them", he said, "Delhi has been pushed into decline. The heaviest cost of PM Modi and Amit Shah’s pursuit of power has been borne by the three crore people of Delhi. Today, I challenge Modi-ji, if he has the courage, let him call fresh elections in Delhi. If his party secures even more than 10 seats, I will quit politics," he said.

He said the BJP targeted his and AAP’s honesty because the public knows that Kejriwal and AAP are honest.

“They conspired to finish the AAP, repeatedly saying, ‘Kejriwal is dishonest'. They accused me of a liquor scam, of taking money, of siphoning off Rs 100 crore. I have earned nothing in my life except honesty and respect," he said.

Asked about Congress' reaction, he said he wants to ask whether Robert Vadra, who is son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, or Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi go to jail. "AAP leader Sanjay Singh went to jail. What is Congress saying? Does it have no shame?" he said.