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It’s my bad luck, says Kejriwal
It’s my bad luck, says Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party, Arvind Kejriwal, Anna Hazare. AAP chief and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said only Anna Hazare could explain "why he is backing Mamata Banerjee.
- Dismisses Hazare's claim and said his Aam Aadmi Party supported all the 17-point raised by him
- Anna never wrote a formal letter to us. He gave me a note with points and asked me what I thought of it
- Manish Sisodia, Sanjay, Ashutosh and I - met him the next day and said we endorsed all his points
New Delhi: AAP chief and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said only Anna Hazare could explain "why he is backing Mamata Banerjee." "I don't feel betrayal. It is my bad luck that Annaji did not like us, and liked Mamata politics (instead), " Mr Kejriwal said.
Kejriwal became a nationally-recognized figure in 2011 when he flanked Anna, who fasted for 16 days to demand the new anti-corruption law that has just been cleared by Parliament and births a national ombudsman or Lokpal. But he publicly differed with his mentor and split when he formed the AAP last year.
Kejriwal maintained, "Annaji is a very respected person for us but there may be difference of opinion. Whatever Annaji says about us is very serious for us..." The Gandhian activist explained why he preferred Mamata Banerjee to Arvind Kejriwal in a joint press conference with the West Bengal chief minister in Delhi. Announcing he has chosen to end a self-imposed ban on support to political parties to campaign for her, Mr Hazare said, "I had sent my 17 points to Arvind Kejriwal as well, but he never responded."
"I will neither support nor oppose Arvind," he added.
Kejriwal dismissed Hazare's claim and said his AAP supported all the 17-points raised by Anna. "Anna never wrote a formal letter to us. He gave me a note with 17 points written and asked me what I thought of it. Four of us - Manish Sisodia, Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and I - met him the next day and said we endorsed all his points," he said.
