Today Kejriwal will resign from the post of CM...
17-Sep-2024
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New Delhi : A series of meetings is going on in the Aam Aadmi Party. Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal is going to resign from the post of CM. It is being told that Kejriwal will meet the LG at 4.30 pm and submit his resignation, after which Delhi will get a new Chief Minister. There is also a possibility that the command of Delhi can be given to a minority or Sunita Kejriwal.
AAP sources said that apart from these, a member of the minority community can also be made the Chief Minister as the party has seen a decline in its support in the community since the 2020 Delhi riots. He said that in such a scenario, Delhi Minister Imran Hussain is also likely to be chosen. The Bharatiya Janata Party has said that Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal's resignation from the post of Chief Minister is not a decision taken in accordance with "principles", but out of "compulsion".
After being released from Tihar Jail on bail in the excise policy case, AAP national convener Kejriwal had said on Sunday that he would resign within 48 hours and demand early elections in Delhi. He had said that he would not sit on the Chief Minister's chair until the people give him a "certificate of honesty". Kejriwal had said that he would hold a meeting of AAP MLAs in a few days and a party leader would become the Chief Minister. AAP held several meetings on Monday.
Kejriwal held 'one by one' meetings with members of the party's highest decision-making body - Political Affairs Committee (PAC) - at his official residence and sought their opinion on the next Chief Minister. He had met senior leaders including former Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and Rajya Sabha member Raghav Chadha about the party's choice for the post of Chief Minister. Party insiders said that the names of Delhi ministers Atishi, Gopal Rai, Kailash Gehlot and Saurabh Bhardwaj are in discussion as possible contenders for the post of Chief Minister.
He said that Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal and Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goyal are also considered contenders. He said that Deputy Speaker of Delhi Assembly Rakhi Birla and MLA from Kondli Kuldeep Kumar are also potential contenders. Let us tell you that in view of the possibility of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal resigning on Tuesday, before that there will be a meeting of the Aam Aadmi Party Legislature Party, in which the name of the new Chief Minister will be discussed. Kejriwal will meet Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena at 4:30 pm and during this time he is likely to submit his resignation.(Agency)
