‘PR Stunt’: How BJP Reacted To Arvind Kejriwal’s Bid To Resign As Delhi Chief Minister

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addressed AAP workers on Sunday. (Screengrab)

BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari criticizes Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's resignation plan as a "PR stunt," alleging it’s an attempt to salvage his image and shift blame

Shortly after Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced that he would resign from his position within the next two days, the BJP on Sunday slammed the move as a “PR stunt.” Party national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said that Kejriwal’s decision was an attempt to salvage his image among Delhi voters, who now view him as a “corrupt” leader.

“He has understood that his image among the people of Delhi is not of an honest leader but of a corrupt leader. Today, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is known across the country as a corrupt party,” Bhandari told news agency ANI.

He said that Kejriwal’s move was reminiscent of the “Sonia Gandhi model,” referring to the period when Congress was reportedly accused of influencing government decisions through then-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh while he was in office. The BJP leader claimed that Kejriwal’s resignation plan is a strategy to shift blame and make someone else a scapegoat amid fears of losing the upcoming Delhi elections.