Never thought PM would copy Rahul: Kejriwal on terrorism charge

He added that he was suprised that the Prime Minister copies Rahul Gandhi in his allegations against the Delhi CM

Terming allegations levelled against him by former party leader Kumar Vishwas as 'comedy', Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday described himself as "world's sweetest terrorist who builds roads, hospitals and sends elderly people to pilgrimage."

Former AAP leader Kumar Vishwas had alleged that Kejriwal had spoken about becoming PM of a separate state. In a video, Kumar is seen saying, "One day, he (Kejriwal) told me he would either become CM (of Punjab) or first PM of an independent nation. He wants power at any cost."

PM Modi and Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were among those who attacked Kejriwal over Kumar Vishwas's video wherein he accused Kejriwal of making separatist comments.

In a dig at the BJP and Congress, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit back at both parties saying that the poet who caught "such a big terrorist" must be thanked.

"They have all teamed up against me and they are calling me a terrorist. It is comedy. If that is the case, then why doesn't Modiji have me arrested?" asked Kejriwal in a press conference on Friday.

Addressing the press conference, Kejriwal asked what were the Centre's security agencies doing until now. "What were agencies during the Congress and BJP's tenure doing till now? Why did they not arrest me? This is such a humorous matter," he added.

"Delhi Police, ED, Income Tax, and other agencies carried out raids at my office and residence in the last 7 years, but no agency could find anything against me. Then one day, a poet stood up and sang a poem. Thank that poet who caught such a big terrorist," Kejriwal said in a video message.

He added that he was surprised that the Prime Minister copies Rahul Gandhi in his allegations against the Delhi CM.

"Rahul Gandhi was first to make this allegation against me; PM Modi used the same language the next day, & Priyanka Gandhi & Sukhbir Singh Badal followed suit. No one had ever imagined that PM would copy Rahul Gandhi," he said.

"This is comedy. If their allegations are to be believed, I am a big terrorist. In this case, what were security agencies doing in last 10 years," he demanded.

Leaders of both parties in their campaign pitches had said that Kejriwal was associated with terrorists after poet and former leader Kumar Vishwas' poem which indicated that Kejriwal was in favour of separationists.

(With inputs from IANS)

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