Arvind Kejriwal’s Punjab visit for vipassana stirs ‘luxurious’ row

NEW DELHI: BJP and Congress launched a scathing assault on Aam Aadmi Party nationwide convener Arvind Kejriwal questioning scale of the safety convoy that accompanied him on Tuesday as he arrived in Hoshiarpur in Punjab for a 10-day Vipassana meditation retreat and his continued entry to privileges whilst he holds no workplace.
AAP returned fireplace alleging that BJP was participating in an “unnecessary slander campaign” and claimed that Kejriwal was accompanied by safety as per the Z plus safety cowl accredited by the ministry of residence affairs. Hoshiarpur SSP Sandeep Kumar Malik mentioned Kejriwal was Z-plus protectee and the safety cowl was offered to him accordingly.
Since dropping Delhi polls, that is the primary time Kejriwal has left Delhi and his choice to decide on Punjab for Vipasanna meditation has but once more given rise to speculations of whether or not he’s now taking a look at a much bigger position in Punjab.
Last week, the shock announcement by AAP of its Rajya Sabha MP Sanjeev Arora’s candidature for contesting the but to be notified bypoll for Ludhiana West constituency in Punjab on Wednesday triggered hypothesis that the emptiness in Upper House was being created to finally make approach for Kejriwal’s entry to Parliament. AAP management rejected the declare.
A recent controversy broke out when a video displaying Kejriwal’s 21-vehicle cavalcade went viral on-line on Wednesday because it entered the forest relaxation home in Chauhal, Hoshiarpur, on Tuesday evening. Another video of him going to a vipassana centre in Anandgarh village, 12 km from Hoshiarpur, emerged by which the car rely was shut to 2 dozen.
“After losing the election, he is now looking for a Rajya Sabha seat because he is addicted to a luxurious lifestyle. Vipassana is just an excuse, the real reason for his presence in Punjab is the turmoil in AAP’s Punjab unit,” Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva alleged as he spoke to PTI Videos.
Congress too stepped up its assault on AAP with Punjab chief of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa and different representatives alleging that Punjab’s assets have been being blatantly misused whereas AAP had no qualms in flaunting VVIP tradition. They highlighted that when AAP fashioned a authorities in Punjab, Kejriwal and Mann mentioned that those that demand safety ought to depart politics.