"Threats Don't Befit A Chief Minister": Arvind Kejriwal Jabs Himanta Sarma

Himanta Sarma had called Arvind Kejriwal him a coward "who is hiding behind the veil of immunity in Delhi assembly and uttering white lies."

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in his first political rally in Assam, today hit out at Himanta Biswa Sarma for his warning on a remark inside the Delhi Assembly, saying open threats don't befit a Chief Minister. He also questioned Mr Sarma's leadership and said he has only done "dirty politics" in the last seven years. The Assam Chief Minister had challenged Mr Kejriwal to repeat his charge that there are cases against him in other states.

"I heard what Himanta Biswa Sarma has said. He was threatening me, saying if he comes we will put him in jail. The people of Assam are not like that, they are hospitable. They don't give threats. Himanta Biswa Sarma should learn about Assam's culture and tradition," the Aam Aadmi Party Convenor said.

Ahead of Mr Kejriwal's Assam visit for his party's mega conclave, Mr Sarma had called him a coward "who is hiding behind the veil of immunity in Delhi assembly and uttering white lies."

"Let him say there's a corruption case pending against me outside the assembly premises and I will sue him in the same manner I did with his colleague Manish Sisodia," the Assam Chief Minister told reporters in Guwahati.