'Own work like Mughal rulers': BJP snaps at Kejriwal over Aurangzeb jab at PM

NEW DELHI: The BJP connected Saturday sharply attacked Arvind Kejriwal aft the AAP main likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb implicit Enforcement Directorate (ED) enactment against Punjab curate Sanjeev Arora, with Union curate Ravneet Singh Bittu calling Kejriwal “Ahmad Shah Abdali”.The governmental warfare of words erupted aft the ED conducted caller searches against Punjab industries curate Sanjeev Arora and others linked to him arsenic portion of a wealth laundering probe. Arora was aboriginal arrested by the agency.Reacting to Kejriwal’s remarks, Bittu alleged that the AAP enactment remembered Mughal rulers due to the fact that “their ain enactment is similar them”.“Punjab saw Ahmad Shah Abdali again and that Ahmad Shah Abdali is Kejriwal,” Bittu told reporters, portion accusing the AAP authorities successful Punjab of “loot and plunder”.

Kejriwal compared PM Modi to Aurangzeb

Earlier successful the day, Kejriwal alleged that the BJP was utilizing cardinal agencies to unit absorption leaders into joining the saffron party.Addressing a property league successful Delhi, the erstwhile main curate compared PM Modi to Aurangzeb and accused him of targeting Punjab done ED raids.“Punjab is the onshore of the gurus. Several 100 years ago, Aurangzeb seized power of galore parts of the state done transgression and oppression.

Modiji excessively has deceitfully seized power of galore parts of the country,” Kejriwal said.

He further alleged that Punjabis were being “ill-treated” and claimed the raids against Arora were politically motivated due to the fact that the curate refused to articulation the BJP.The AAP nationalist convenor besides claimed that agencies specified arsenic the ED and CBI were nary longer functioning independently.“Under Modi's rule, these are moving to threaten, scare and interruption distant absorption leaders and unit them to articulation the BJP.

The raid against Arora is an enactment successful the aforesaid direction,” Kejriwal said.“Either articulation the BJP oregon get arrested,” Kejriwal alleged, referring to the ED action.

BJP says AAP ‘rattled’ implicit corruption cases

BJP leaders dismissed Kejriwal’s allegations and said the ED enactment was linked to corruption allegations and not governmental vendetta.Delhi BJP main Virendra Sachdeva claimed Kejriwal appeared tense due to the fact that helium knew the probe could yet scope him arsenic well.“Arvind Kejriwal himself appears to beryllium the mastermind down this full extortion conspiracy,” Sachdeva alleged, arsenic reported by quality bureau PTI.BJP spokesperson R P Singh said it was Kejriwal, and not PM Modi, who was behaving “like Aurangzeb” successful Punjab.“The crackdown should not beryllium seen arsenic against the AAP but against corrupt people,” Singh said, portion alleging that the Punjab authorities was steeped successful corruption.Punjab BJP main Sunil Jakhar besides defended the ED raids, saying the enactment pertained to corruption and corrupt practices.

Political tensions emergence successful Punjab

The ED searches came amid increasing governmental turbulence successful Punjab and aft respective AAP Rajya Sabha MPs precocious joined the BJP.Kejriwal alleged that erstwhile AAP MP Ashok Mittal joined the BJP aft facing ED raids and claimed akin unit was being exerted connected Arora.Meanwhile, erstwhile AAP state and Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha accused the AAP authorities of betraying Punjab and pushing the authorities towards fiscal ruin, according to PTI.He alleged that documents emerging aft the ED enactment pointed to “round-tripping” of funds done entities successful the UAE, Canada and Australia.