Kejriwal says BJP no protector of Hindus
Delhi Chief Minister criticised the BJP over the murder of an Apple executive in Uttar Pradesh by a constable, saying the saffron party does not protect the interests of even Hindus
NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the murder of an Apple executive in Uttar Pradesh by a constable, saying the saffron party does not protect the interests of even Hindus.
In a series of tweets, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader asked why Vivek Tiwari was killed even though he was a Hindu when the BJP claims to be a protector of Hindus.
“Vivek Tiwari was a Hindu. Then, why they killed him? The BJP is not a well-wisher of Hindus. They (BJP) will not even think for two minutes if they will have to kill all Hindus to grab power,” said Kejriwal, who also spoke to Tiwari’s wife on telephone.
Kejriwal’s tweets drew sharp reaction from the BJP.
Delhi BJP President Manoj Tiwari on Twitter asked AAP workers to see how “narrow-minded” Kejriwal was.
He said his party was with the family of the deceased and action would be taken against those behind the murder.
Responding, Kejriwal said: “BJP called us narrow-minded when we asked for justice.” Vivek Tiwari was killed in Lucknow on Saturday when he was heading home after the launch of the iphone XS and XS Max.
The constable has been arrested and booked for killing the executive.
Meanwhile, calling the proposed amendment to the Electricity Act 2003 “anti-people” and “anti-federal,” Kejriwal said it would lead to a sharp hike in the electricity bills of the common man.
The bill would lead to huge tariff hikes and will result in complete control of the Centre over the power sector and total exclusion of the states, he told the media here.
“THE Amendment will Beneit selected private players. The power tariffs of small and medium domestic consumers will increase at least two to three times immediately all across India,” Kejriwal said.
“Presently, two of the three members of the electricity regulatory commissions are state government’s choice. The amendment proposes a sixmember selection committee with only one state government nominee, four central government nominees and one sitting Supreme Court judge,” he said.
“In effect, the central government will decide the constitution of all State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCS),” he said.