Activist Anna Hazare has said AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal was doing a “good job” as Delhi Chief Minister, but he started opening liquor vends and faced the people’s wrath as a result.<\/p>\n
A woman, Rekha Gupta, becoming the new chief minister of the national capital was a matter of pride, he told reporters on Friday, adding that the people voted for her because of her “pure thoughts and deeds”.<\/p>\n
As chief minister, Mr Kejriwal should have set an example before society but went astray, said Mr Hazare whose anti-corruption movement is credited for the birth of the Aam Aadmi Party.<\/p>\n
“The earlier CM (Kejriwal) was doing a good job and became Delhi chief minister thrice. I did not speak anything (against him) as he was doing a good job. But then, he slowly started opening liquor vends and issuing licences. Then I got upset,” Mr Hazare told reporters, referring to the AAP government’s controversial excise policy.<\/p>\n
Mr Hazare, notably, is known for a staunch opposition to the consumption or sale of liquor.<\/p>\n
Mr Kejriwal was once Mr Hazare’s associate in the anti-corruption movement, but the two parted ways after the former formed the AAP in 2012.<\/p>\n
In the elections earlier this month, the BJP ousted the AAP from power in Delhi, with Kejriwal losing his seat.<\/p>\n
The Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate have alleged that irregularities had been committed while modifying the Delhi excise policy 2021-22 and undue favours extended to licence holders. The policy was later scrapped.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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