CONTROVERSY’S FAVOURITE CHILD

CM versus L-G

A tussle between the Delhi CM and the Lt. Governor began even before the AAP government took office in 2015. The two could never see eye-to-eye on any issue, be it decisions on appointments, police, public order or land. When the tussle got out of hand, the judiciary had to get involved to resolve the fight but to no avail. Najeeb Jung finally resigned from his position in December 2016

Gajendra Singh suicide

The AAP government faced severe criticism when a farmer from Rajasthan committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree during a rally in Delhi in April 2015, while Kejriwal was speaking. He was protesting against the central government's land Bill. Kejriwal was criticised for not stopping his speech even after the death

Jitender Singh Tomar’s ‘fake degree’ case

Kejriwal charged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had never got a degree. But, the law minister of Delhi, Jitendra Singh Tomar’s LLB degree was found to be fake. Tomar was expelled from the party and is undergoing trial

Delhi police vs Kejriwal

Relations are strained between the agencies which ensure law and order in Delhi, and their control which rests in the hands of the Lieutenant Governor and ultimately the Union home ministry. Kejriwal has made no secret of the fact that he detests the Delhi Police but concedes he would like control of the force

Sandeep Kumar sex scandal

A controversial CD involving former social welfare and women and child development minister Sandeep Kumar emerged in August 2016. It showed him in a compromising position with two women, and he was booked for rape after one of them a made a complaint

Self-promotion via advertisements

Around ~526 crore on was spent in 2015-16 on radio advertisements for the AAP government. Opposition parties say “self publicity” amounts to corruption