Kejriwal a coward, his heroism confined within Assembly: Himanta
The Hindu
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal over his comments during a rally in Guwahati, calling the AAP chief a “coward” whose “heroism” is confined within the Assembly.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has slammed his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal over his comments during a rally in Guwahati, calling the AAP chief a “coward” whose “heroism” is confined within the Assembly.
Mr. Sarma criticised Mr. Kejriwal for not making any reference in his speech to allegations of corruption against the BJP leader, which he had reportedly made in the Delhi Assembly.
“He had made charges of corruption against me in the Delhi Assembly, but I cannot act on it as he is protected by regulations. I had challenged him to repeat the same allegations outside the House and then I will see him in court.
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“But, he didn’t have the courage to say anything here. He spoke a lot of ‘ anab-shanab’ [rubbish], but nothing on charges against me,” Mr. Sarma said at a presser on Sunday.
The Assam CM had on Friday threatened to file a defamation case against Mr. Kejriwal if the Aam Aadmi Party leader alleged corruption cases against him outside the Assembly.
“The heroism of Kejriwal is confined within the assembly as he is protected by privilege there,” Mr. Sarma said.
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