3:25 pm: Kejriwal is a specialist in telling lies: Harsh Vardhan
BJP leader Harsh Vardhan accused outgoing Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of playing to Congress' script. Addressing a press conference, the BJP leader said that the resignation episode was a strategy and a conspiracy hatched with Congress' consent.
Harsh Vardhan accused the AAP of getting funds from foreign organisations.
He said first time the country saw a chief minister who calls himself an anarchist. He accused Kejriwal of being a specialist in telling lies.
3:05 pm: Worst ever government Delhi witnessed, says Jaitley
Senior BJP leader Arun Jatley today wrote a blog and heavily criticised AAP. Jailtley writes, "The nightmare is finally over. The worst ever State Government that Delhi has ever witnessed has resigned. The AAP party Government decided to submit its resignation to the Lt Governor. The past 49 days witnessed an unconventional Government. It was a Government without an agenda and without an ideology. It was a Government committed to populism and demagogue."
Also Read: Thank God, nightmare is over: Arun Jaitley on AAP govt's exit
2:50 pm: Bedi hits out at AAP over Jan Lokpal Bill
Former Kejriwal's teammate Kiran Bedi said that the Lokpal and Lokayukta Bill passed by Parliament is effective so the Jan Lokpal Bill is insignificant and AAP is just making it an issue.
Hitting out at the outgoing Kejriwal government, Bedi said that AAP was elected for governance, but it was only involved in disruptions and dharnas. Lalu
2:30 pm: Kejriwal running away from responsibility, says Lalu
Blaming Kejriwal for running away from responsibility, RJD chief Lalu Prasad today said he had resigned as chief minister of Delhi as he could not meet the tall promises made to the people.
"Kejriwal knows he cannot fulfill the tall promises made by him so running away from responsibility," the RJD chief tweeted.
2:15 pm: Lt Guv forwards Kejriwal's resignation to PresidentLt Governor Najeeb Jung today forwarded Arvind Kejriwal's resignation to President Pranab Mukherjee for final decision on whether to bring the national capital under a spell of central rule or dissolve the House for holding elections along with Lok Sabha polls as recommended by the outgoing Cabinet.
2:00 pm: Cong, BJP have backstabbed Delhiites: AAP
Addressing a press conference AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that Arvind Kejriwal resigned as he thinks that if he cannot fulfill the pre poll promise of passing the Jan Lokpal Bill made to the people, his government should not continue.
Singh said both BJP and Congress are in connivance and are not serious in tackling the corruption menace.
Both the national parties came together as Kejriwal last week took a decisive decision to start a probe against industrialist Mukesh Ambani, the AAP leader asserted.
He said AAP will expose both Congress and BJP in the country and his party will be holding two rallies in Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on February 23 and March 02 respectively.
Another AAP leader Yogendra Yadav said that Kejriwal will launch the national campaign with these two rallies.
When asked whether Kejriwal would contest the General Elections, Yadav replied, the party will deliberate on this matter. However, Yadav said party will fight national elections and Delhi polls under Kejriwal's leadership.
1:45 pm: Kejrial urges people to come together
A day after he tendered his resignation, Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the people to come forward and fight against corruption. The AAP chief tweeted:
1:35 pm: AAP has been exposed: Gadkari
Lashing out at Arvind Kejriwal and his party, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari exhorted that hollowness of AAP and its chief has been exposed.
1:10 pm: Will expose AAP's inability to deliver on promises: Vijay Goel
BJP leader Vijay Goel said that AAP government in Delhi itself wanted to quit as it failed to fulfil its pre-poll promises.
Goel said that the BJP will hold a dharna on Jantar Mantar to protest against the Aam Aadmi Party.
"We will protest at Jantar Mantar on February 18 and will expose AAP's inability to deliver on promises made during its election campaign," Goel said
12:42 pm: Nitish reacts to AAP Cabinet's resignation
Reacting to the developments in Delhi, Bihar Chief Nitish Kumar said that it was bound to happen.
12:30 pm: AAP's focus on LS polls: Binny
Former AAP leader Vinod Kumar Binny today criticised Kejriwal and said that it was not possible for the AAP chief to fulfill the poll promises and that is why he resigned. Binny further accused Kejriwal of eyeing Lok Sabha elections.
Binny who had earlier termed Kejriwal as 'Hitler' said that some of the AAP leaders are feeling a sense of insecurity within the party and they should come forward and speak up.
12:05 pm: AAP leader attacks BJP, Cong
Giving details about party meet, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said that the leaders are meeting to deliberate the strategies for upcoming Lok Sabha elections and Delhi polls. He said that BJP and Congress are in hand-in-gloves and do not want to eradicate corruption. AAP members will travel across the country and expose the two national parties.
11:40 am: Delhi BJP's meet begins
A day after Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Cabinet resigned, BJP's Delhi unit met today to deliberate on future course of action.
11:30 am: 'Will fight LS polls under Kejriwal's leadership'
As Congress and the BJP are alleging that the AAP government in Delhi resigned as it has national ambitions, party leader Yogendra Yadav today said that his party will fight the upcoming General Elections under Kejriwal's leadership.
11:15 am: Bhushan says Assembly should be dissolved
AAP leader Prashant Bhushan today reiterated Kejriwal's stand that the Delhi Assembly should be dissolved and fresh elections be held.
He alleged that BJP and Congress didn't allowed the AAP government to function and remove corruption.
11:05 am: AAP leaders meet
A day after the AAP Cabinet resigned, the party leaders today held a meet to deliberate on future course of action.
The party leaders began arriving at Kejriwal's Tilak lane home in Delhi by 11 am.
11:00 am: Will recommend my name for CM's post: Shokeen
Independent MLA Rambir Shokeen, who had initially supported the AAP government said that he would meet BJP and Congress leaders and then the LT Governor. Shokeen said he would propose his name for the post of chief minister as he thinks he can do better than Kejriwal.
Also Read: Kejriwal's resignation, Jan Lokpal's fate unfortunate: Hazare
10:55 am: Dikshit accuses AAP of running away
Congress MP Sandeep Dikshit accused AAP of staging a political drama instead of doing constructive work in Delhi. The Congress leader accused Kejriwal of running away from responsibilities.
10:45 am: Dr Harsh vardhan takes on Kejriwal
BJP leader Dr Harsh Vardhan criticised Kejriwal for resigning and said that the AAP leader is eyeing Lok Sabha polls. He alleges that the people of Delhi have undertsood Kejriwal's politics.
10:20 am: BJP leader hits out at Kejriwal
Hitting out at Arvind Kejriwal, BJP leader RS Prasad said that the allegations levelled by the AAP leader against Narendra Modi are baseless. He said that people of India are behind Modi and not Mukesh Ambani.
His reactions comes a day after Kejriwal made a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of playing into the hands of the RIL chairman.
10:05 am: Will try to do whatever I can: Kejriwal
According to a news channel, Kejriwal today morning told his supporters gathered outside his residence that he is not the Delhi chief minister any more, but will try to do whatever he could.
10:00 am: Ready for polls, says BJP MLA
Reacting to Kejriwal's demand of re-elections in Delhi, BJP MLA RP Singh today said that the party is ready for fresh polls.
9:35 am: Delhi BJP to meet at 11 am
A day after Arvind Kejriwal and AAP Cabinet resigned, BJP's Delhi unit will meet at 11:00 am today to decide on future course of action.
Also Read: Kejriwal resigns, calls for fresh elections
8:00 am: Lt Governor to submit report
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung is expected to submit his report to the Centre on Saturday on the follow up action in the wake of resignation of the Aam Aadmi Party government here led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Jung is expected to forward his report to President Pranab Mukherjee through the Union Home Ministry for final decision on whether to bring the national capital under a spell of central rule or dissolve the House for holding elections along with Lok Sabha polls as recommended by the outgoing Cabinet.
The Lt Governor will send a "factual report" along with resignation of the Government and the Cabinet's recommendation.
7:00 am: MHA to send Kejriwal's resignation letter to President
The Union Home Ministry is expected to forward the resignation letter of Kejriwal for acceptance to the President Pranab Mukherjee today when it will receive it from the city Lieutenant Governor.
Sources said that LG Najeeb Jung is likely to send Kejriwal's resignation letter to the Home Ministry for further action.
Kejriwal, AAP Cabinet quit
Forty-nine days after he took charge of a minority Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his entire Cabinet resigned on Friday following a tumultuous day in the Assembly where combined Congress and BJP MLAs "defeated" his attempts to introduce Jan Lokpal Bill aimed at curbing corruption in high places.
After resigning from his post, Kejriwal made a scathing attack on the Congress and the BJP, accusing them of playing into the hands of industrialist Mukesh Ambani, against whom his Aam Aadmi Party government had filed a criminal case two days ago over a gas pricing row.
After resigning Kejriwal recommended dissolution of the assembly and holding of fresh polls.
Straight from the cabinet meeting, 45-year-old Kejriwal, who came to power riding tghe crest of an anti-graft movement and was called an anarchist for his street protest as CM, drove to the AAP headquarters in Central Delhi, three kilometres away from the Secretariat and addressed his supporters in pouring rain when he announced his resignation.
First Published: Saturday, February 15, 2014, 09:30
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