Not chief minister anymore, but will try and do what I can: Arvind Kejriwal to ... - NDTV

New Delhi:  The morning after Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi chief minister, some of his supporters gathered outside his house hoping to meet him. As he came out to greet them, the Aam Aadmi Party chief smiled and said, "I am not the chief minister anymore, but will try and do what I can."

Mr Kejriwal resigned on Friday evening, soon after his push for the anti-corruption Jan Lokpal Bill was blocked in the state legislature by law-makers from the Congress and the BJP.

The Jan Lokpal Bill has been described by Mr Kejriwal as the raison d'etre of his Aam Aadmi Party, which was set up a little over a year ago. The party and its leaders said their mission was to cleanse the polity of deep-rooted graft and self-serving officers.

The legislators from the Congress and BJP who voted to prevent him from tabling the Jan Lokpal Bill say they support the proposal, but cannot ignore the fact that it has been vetoed by Delhi's constitutional head, Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. The chief minister had firmly rejected the opinion that before it is presented for review in the legislature, the bill must be vetted by the Lieutenant Governor as a representative of the centre.

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