Aam Aadmi Party`s alternate politics is anarchy: Arun Jaitley

Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the conduct of Aam Aadmi Party was challenge to constitutionalism.

Zee Media Bureau/Manisha Singh

New Delhi: BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday that the conduct of Aam Aadmi Party was challenge to constitutionalism. He also said that anarchy cannot be alternate Politics.

Writing in his official site, Jaitley started with Congress vice president`s address to the AICC in Delhi. He said, “Rahul Gandhi’s address to the AICC was intended to boost the morale of his party cadres. They appear to be directionless. The decision not to have a prime ministerial candidate in the present context has put them to a psychological disadvantage. His address was aggressive but without specifics.”

On the vision of BJP`s PM candiadte for 2014 General elections, Narendra Modi, Jaitley wrote, “Narendra Modi addressing the National Council of the BJP was at his eloquent best. Political positioning apart, he used the occasion to lay down a positive vision of India. His address was prime ministerial. Emphasizing the importance of federalism, his address unfolded his vision of modern and strong India.”
He further said, “From agricultural sector to education and health he was full of positive ideas.”

Next Jaitley touched upon the AAP, which bagged 28 seats in the Delhi Assembly elections and is running a government with the support of the Congress` eight seats. “AAP was born as a reaction against conventional politics. It promised alternative politics. It is now clear that the alternative politics is anarchy. This has been admitted by the leader of the AAP,” he said.

He also said, “In the Lokpal movement, it was argued that the CBI as police of the Central Government cannot be under the control of the Central Government. The same people now argue that the State police must be under the elected representatives of Delhi. Needless to say that the utterances of its leaders lack in civility.”
Further, hitting at the AAP and its style of governance, the BJP leader said, “The party has displayed scant regard for the Rule of Law (in Malviya Nagar), political adventurism, extreme arrogance, lack of civility in public discourse and the least concern for established institutions. It appeals to the policemen to take off their uniforms and participate in the agitation,” adding, “Two decades ago a fundamentalist group gave a call for boycotting of the Republic Day. Today a party which aspires to become a national party defacto threatens to disturb the Republic Day. Its conduct is a challenge to constitutionalism.”

Jaitley maintained, “Anarchy cannot be alternate politics.”

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