Support ‘secular mahagathbandhan’, stop Modi-Shah duo: Kejriwal

PTI, Apr 25, 2019, 2:48 PM IST

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said his party would do everything to stop the Modi-Shah duo from coming to power and support any “secular mahagathbandhan” after the general election.

Addressing the media after releasing the party manifesto here, Kejriwal said the AAP’s focus would be on getting full statehood for Delhi. “We will fight our battle on the issue of getting full statehood for Delhi,” he said. Kejriwal targeted Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah over his remarks to remove “infiltrators” except Hindus, Sikhs and Buddhists. “This proves that the BJP plans to remove all other religions except these three religions,” he said.

He alleged that the country’s unity was being challenged by the BJP and asserted that the general election could help save the nation. “We will do everything to stop the Shah-Modi duo. We will support any grand alliance government. The 2019 election is to save nation, save Constitution. We are Indians first, then Hindu or Muslim,” Kejriwal said. “Our unity is being challenged. The country can be saved only if we don’t get divided across religion and caste lines, he added.