Delhi BJP President Harsh Malhotra highlighted the frustration among Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders, notably Arvind Kejriwal, following the conclusion of social activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike and the commencement of talks between students and the Central government. Malhotra mentioned that AAP had vested hopes in the “CJP” movement, believed to be backed by AAP leaders, for a political resurgence in Delhi and Punjab.
With Wangchuk ending his hunger strike and the likelihood of a government-student agreement rising, the entire AAP leadership has openly encouraged protesters to persist in their demonstrations. Malhotra emphasized the BJP government’s attentiveness to student issues, such as paper leaks, leading to the proposal of stringent laws. He criticized Kejriwal’s silence on the pharmacy exam paper leak in Punjab as indicative of double standards.
Malhotra pointed out that Kejriwal, along with Sanjay Singh, Saurabh Bharadwaj, and Gopal Rai, who had been absent from Delhi for a year, have begun making baseless remarks about the student movement. They have started criticizing Prime Minister Modi’s proposition for a robust anti-paper leak law, including fast-track court trials, post a parliamentary discussion. Malhotra suggested that Kejriwal’s aim to extend the student movement to revive his political standing has been thwarted by the potential government-student accord, leading him to incite students openly.
