Kejriwal refuses to back BJP


New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS): The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won't prop up the BJP in Delhi's hung assembly, its founder leader Arvind Kejriwal said Tuesday.

Speaking a day after senior colleague Prashant Bhushan suggested giving issue-based support to the BJP, Kejriwal said: "Neither we will take support nor give support (to form a government). There is no question."

Kejriwal instead advised the Bharatiya Janata Party, which with 31 seats is the single largest group in the 70-member house, to take power with the help of the Congress, which has eight legislators.

The AAP finished with 28 seats in its maiden electoral debut. A party must have at least 36 legislators on its side to enjoy a bare majority.

"Let the BJP and Congress join hands... Both indulge in corruption. The BJP is the single largest party. Let them join hands with the Congress and form a government,"

Kejriwal said AAP leader and lawyer Prashant Bhushan's suggestion that AAP could give selective support for a BJP government was his personal view.

"It (was) his personal opinion," he said. "(What I am saying) is the party's opinion."

On Tuesday, Bhushan fell in line with the party's view.

Bhushan said there was no question of supporting the BJP as the one-year-old AAP was created as an alternative to national parties such as Congress and the BJP.

"We cannot support or take support from the Congress and BJP. My comment was in a rhetorical context ... if in case the two parties also follow the AAP policies and ideologies," he clarified.

Kejriwal said the AAP's near victory in Delhi -- the result Sunday ended 15 years of Congress rule -- had given "a ray of hope" to the nation.

Kejriwal appealed to the many "good people" in other political forces "who feel suffocated" to either revolt and reform their parties from within or quit their groups and join the AAP.

He said all right thinking people should "unite and utilise this historic opportunity" for the betterment of the country.

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  • Ronald D, Udupi

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    AAP looks greedy and looking for more!

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  • jeetendra hegde, mumbai

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    Mr .kejriwal you are the biggest betrayer of delhi voters who elected your AAP candidates...Like what HARSHAVARDAN told in the beginning that giving vote to AAP is a big waste, is coming to a reality...why don't you rule delhi if congress giving you a unconditional support to form a government as all like minded peoples wish....let come to power and fulfill all your election promises given to aam aadmi of delhi atleast...coz people of india came to know about your true colour so they won't want to repeat a mistake...atall...again.

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  • Ram, Dubai/Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    Friends before ridiculing bjp let it be clear bjp has said that they do not have the majority so they wont claim to form government. So why is Kejriwal barking when bjp hasnt asked his support.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    AAP and BJP refuse to rule Delhi because they cannot deliver FAKED PROMISES...

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  • Valerian Dsouza, Udupi/Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    Shri. Arvind Kejriwal is living upto peoples expectations.
    His thinking is clear that without absolute mandate from people, not to stake claim to form Govt.
    He is not power hungry, nor willing share power by giving support to other parties whose election manifesto and policies are different!
    He do not seems willing to dilute his principles! Really Great!
    Nowadays we rarely find such leaders!

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  • Fredrick Correa, Pernal/Mumbai

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    AAP has done the right thing by not supporting or taking support from these national parties. The Delhi voters who are wise, will know what to do in the re-election. For long Congress and BJP have taken us for granted. It is time that they come out clean and only those candidates who do not have any criminal charges and are corrupt free.

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  • naaz, mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    everybody playing politics, if kejriwal is sincere he should form the govt. with out side support from Cong or BJP. He knows that if he form the govt. he cannot fulfill the unthinkable promise made to Delhi people.

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  • NO CHANCE, ibrahim saudi/yanbu

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    EVEN IF THERE A CHANCE TO BECOME ANOTHER ELECTION, NO JOINING HAND WITH BJP SHOULD OCCUR. BJP IS REALLY A NIGHTMARE TO PEOPLE

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  • Sujith rajaka , polali,mangalore

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    APP can form government with congress if not CBI will start taking action against kejriwal

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  • Francis, Moodbidri/Dubai

    Tue, Dec 10 2013

    Anyhow our Capital have no government!!
    Log nahi ghar ka nahi ghat ka!!!

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