Arvind Kejriwal is busy taking Ram Rajya to Delhi. So far, they are the only ones who know what happened in Delhi. Before Atish took over as Delhi chief minister, people collectively said she would run Indraprastha’s government in the same manner as Bharat’s Kadam government in Ayodhya – after taking the responsibility, Atish Tish also gave away two chairs by adding two chairs to the office.
Manish Sisodia also tried his best to show the scene of Ram-Lakshman when Arvind Kejriwal called the public court and informed that he will go through the ordeal like Sister Sita.
As Arvind Kejriwal tried to create a Deli Roo by reciting Sunderkand and Hanuman Chalisa at the inauguration of Rama temple in Ayodhya Delhi Rammay is currently trying to show a similar glimpse in the current election preparations.
The question is, doesn’t Arvind Kejriwal care at all about Muslim votes?
Perhaps after such reflections, an electoral alliance with Rahul Gandhi may not be formed again, but now all this will only benefit the Congress party.
Kejriwal and company rely on Ramayana
On the Ayodhya issue, he only half-heartedly sided with the opposition during the inauguration of the Ram temple. He sweetly said that the invitation was just for one person, but he wanted to go with the whole family. This may be a security issue. Later he also went to Ayodhya. Besides himself, he took with him the entire company of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann.
You must remember the Sunderkhand and Hanuman Chalisa recital held in Delhi during the inauguration of Ram Temple.
1. “Ram” Kejriwal of “AAP”
In a public court in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal recounted the six months he spent in Tihar jail as an exile from Ram.
2. ‘AAP’s Ram, Lakshman, Sita and Bharat
While resigning as Delhi Chief Minister, he also mentioned the litmus test, “They accused me… When Lord Ram returned from exile, Sita Maiya had to take the litmus test… Today I am going to give the litmus test.
Atish also narrated the same story when he was the chief minister of Delhi, “Just like Bharat succeeded the throne of Ayodhya by retaining the throne after Ram’s exile… I will take the same approach way to take over the chairmanship of the Chief Minister of Delhi… In four months, the people of Delhi will vote for Kejriwal, which will make you sit on this chair again… Till then, this chair will remain in this room, Waiting for Kejrivarji.
AAP’s Ram Rajya budget
In March 2024, the Delhi government budget was proposed by Atishi and announced as the Ram Rajya Budget. During Atishi’s 90-minute speech, Ram Rajya or Ram’s name appeared 40 times.
When Arvind Kejriwal came out after getting interim bail from the Supreme Court to campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, he said, We believe in Ram Rajya… We had discussed this earlier during the Budget too… When Manish The budget had done this before when Sisodia spoke, and it happened even then.
2020 elections and Delhi riots
Even in the 2020 Delhi elections, the BJP looked very aggressive in its attack on Arvind Kejriwal. At that time, Shaheen Bagh was also holding protests and demonstrations, and slogans were raised, “Shoot the national traitors…”.
The BJP leaders tried their best to irritate Arvind Kejriwal, but instead of going there, he kept reciting Hanuman Chalisa on television.
The BJP leaders have repeatedly claimed that Kejriwal and all his associates were part of the Shaheen Bagh movement and Kejriwal left despite instigation from the BJP leaders. At that time Prashant Kishore was handling the Aam Aadmi Party’s election campaign and also had certain influence.
In the same year, there were riots in Delhi and Kejriwal sat at home till the end. No steps were taken on their part to stop the riots. They are worried that the Delhi Police comes under the Union Home Ministry, so what should they do? By the way, he kept clarifying later.
Changing politics of AAP and Kejriwal on Muslim issues
After entering electoral politics, Kejriwal made a lot of efforts to make inroads among Muslims. In one programme, he even said that Kriwal and the Delhi government wholeheartedly supported the Waqf Board. In the future, the Waqf Board will have so much money that it will be impossible to count. Whenever the Waqf Board needs it, we provide it. Then he gradually moved down the middle path and started wearing a Hindu turban. His silence in the Bilkis Bano case has been widely criticized. However, Muslim support continued unabated in the election. What needs to be understood is that the inclination of Muslim voters towards Kejriwal and AAP is not because they offer any special benefits to Muslims. Muslims know that if anyone challenges the BJP in Delhi, it is the AAP. That’s why you get direct votes from Muslims. However, there is no guarantee that this will happen. Especially if Congress starts taking back its land.
Opportunity to convene Congress in Delhi
Even as Arvind Kejriwal poses questions to Sangh leader Mohan Bhagwat or shows footage of Shri Ram Darbar in Aam Aadmi Party, the Aam Aadmi Party campaign does not seem worried about the Muslim vote bank. It is clear that the Congress received the highest number of Muslim votes in the country. Congress lags behind only where Akhilesh Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav or Mamata Banerjee have greater influence.
The Congress is trying to gain a foothold in Delhi again, and without an alliance with the AAP, the contest appears to be a triangular one. What seems certain is that the Congress will gain the upper hand in this fight between Arvind Kejriwal and the BJP.
