We have to make Arvind Kejriwal CM again: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi

Newly appointed Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Saturday called for the re-election of Arvind Kejriwal as the head of the state in the assembly elections that will be held in February.

"Arvind Kejriwal resigned as he wants a certificate of honesty from the people of Delhi. I do not think any politician in the world has done this. We have to re-elect him as the chief minister of Delhi in February," Atishi said.

She added that the BJP would stop free electricity, water and bus travel for women if elected to power in the national capital.



Further, she thanked Kejriwal for trusting her with the chair of the chief minister.

"First of all, I would like to thank Arvind Kejriwal for trusting me and giving me such a big responsibility to serve people of Delhi. I have taken oath as Delhi CM, however, it is a very emotional moment for us as Arvind Kejriwal is no longer CM. He is a person who has changed the image of Delhi in the last 10 years," added Atishi.


The Delhi chief minister said that the Aam Aadmi Party would not let any BJP conspiracy to succeed, referring to the alleged excise policy scam.

Arvind Kejriwal's resignation

The AAP national convener walked out of the Tihar jail on September 13, spending over five months there in an excise policy case.

In a surprise announcement two days later, Kejriwal said he would resign in the wake of BJP's "mud slinging" against him over corruption. He would return to the post of chief minister after getting "certificate of honesty" from Delhi people in the upcoming assembly polls, he said.