CEC indulging in politics, wants job after retirement, says Kejriwal
The HinduAam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission of India was favouring the Bharatiya Janata Party as Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar was eyeing a post-retirement job. Referring to the EC’s letter on Thursday asking him to provide evidence of Yamuna’s poisoning before 11 a.m. on Friday, Mr. Kejriwal said, “The EC’s should not be using that kind of language. यमुना के पानी में मिलावट कर बीजेपी ने उसको ज़हर बना दिया। इस पर आवाज़ उठाने पर दोनों पार्टियाँ बीजेपी और कॉंग्रेस मेरे ऊपर केस करना चाहती हैं। आज मैं इन दोनों पार्टियों को चैलेंज करता हूँ कि ये हाई-अमोनिया वाला पानी पी कर दिखाओ, अगर नहीं तो जनता से माफ़ी माँगो। जो पानी आप… pic.twitter.com/Ie5zeHuBcr — Arvind Kejriwal January 30, 2025 The AAP supremo said he will send three bottles of ammonia-contaminated water to the EC and Mr. Kumar. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini should also take a sip,” Mr. Singh said.
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