Delhi’s Chief Minister Atishi, sworn in on September 21, sat in her chair for the first time on Monday. Of course, it was not in the chair that former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal occupied when he resigned.
Atishi addressed the media from a different chair and said that she sat on this chair because Kejriwal had set an example of dignity in politics by quitting. It was just moments later that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called it “drama.”
“I will work for four months as the Chief Minister of Delhi like Bharat (in Ramayana) did by keeping Lord Ram’s Khadaun (wooden slipper) on the throne.
Arvind Kejriwal has set an example of dignity in politics by stepping down. The BJP left no stone unturned to tarnish his image,” Atishi said after taking charge.
She said she hopes people bring back Kejriwal in the February polls. Until then, his chair will be in the Chief Minister’s office.
In an X post, Amit Malviya, BJP’s IT cell chief, wrote: “This drama in Delhi must stop. Today, Atishi Marlena placed an empty chair alongside her Chief Minister’s chair.
That means Atishi is the Manmohan Singh of the Delhi government, and the real Chief Minister is Arvind Kejriwal, whom the Supreme Court has stopped from going to the Delhi Secretariat, let alone signing files. This is a draft constitution prepared by Baba Saheb.
The Chief Minister took her oath of office and secrecy not by the ghost of Kejriwal sitting on an empty chair, ” goes a casual translation of Malviya’s post in Hindi.
