Ahead of the Punjab election on Sunday, the Aam Aadmi Party chief has been attacked by the BJP and Congress over a video of a former party leader, Kumar Vishwas, claiming that he had spoken about becoming PM of a separate state.
He called himself “world’s sweetest terrorist.” “They have all ganged up against me and they are calling me a terrorist. It is a comedy it is a laughing matter. If that is the case, then why doesn’t Modi-Ji arrest me?”
100 years back, Bhagat Singh was called a terrorist by the British & I'm his staunch follower. Today, history is repeating itself. These all corrupt people have teamed up to brand the disciple of Bhagat Singh a terrorist, but people know the truth: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal pic.twitter.com/bqFoR9ULmW
— ANI (@ANI) February 18, 2022
The reference to Bhagat Singh drew sharp reactions from other political leaders. Former cricketer and BJP leader Gautam Gambhir tweeted, “Bhagat Singh sacrificed his body for the country, got it cut into pieces but did not allow his country to be broken into pieces. Shameful to take his name for power.”
Please for your politics don’t compare self to the brave man of Mother India, Shaheed Bhagat Singh.
— Priyanka Chaturvedi🇮🇳 (@priyankac19) February 18, 2022
Punjab Congress objected and said the comparison is a disrespect to the national hero. “We object @ArvindKejriwalcomparing himself with Shaheed Bhagat Singh. Kejriwal apologised to Majithia, an infamous culprit in the drug trade. He also colluded with anti-Punjab terrorists for votes. To compare himself with Shaheed Bhagat Singh is disrespect of our national hero!” it tweeted.
Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi slammed Kejriwal and tweeted, “Please for your politics don’t compare self to the brave man of Mother India, Shaheed Bhagat Singh.”
