Bihar's youth to oust NDA from power, elect CM who will give jobs, not 'jumla', claims Akhilesh
Patna (PTI): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the ruling BJP and JD(U) during a rally in Bihar's East Champaran district, claiming that the state's youth have made up their minds to "oust the NDA from power and elect a chief minister who will give jobs, not jumla".
Addressing a rally as part of campaigning for the INDIA bloc candidates in the assembly polls, Yadav asserted that the people's mood across the state was "against the ruling NDA".
“Half of Bihar is voting today, the other half is waiting for its turn. All of Bihar is sending just one message. This time, the youth will oust the NDA from power and elect a chief minister who will give jobs, not jumla (rhetoric), and this time, Bihar will write the BJP’s defeat.”
Alleging that the BJP and its allies had "failed to provide employment, tame inflation and ensure farmers’ welfare", Yadav said people were asking for accountability.
“In 10 years of Delhi’s (BJP-led central) government and 20 years of Bihar’s government, tell me, how many youth got jobs? They promised that farmers’ income would be doubled. Has anyone’s income doubled?” he asked, as the crowd responded with a loud “No”.
Taking a swipe at BJP leaders’ development claims, Yadav said he recently heard a Delhi-based professor talk about expressways being built from Gorakhpur to far-off places.
“We are coming from Uttar Pradesh. We didn’t see any such expressway. I think they are building expressways in the air,” he said.
Accusing the BJP of “vote theft”, he said, “They have a 'C' team, the Election Commission party. A 'P' team, another party, that helps them steal votes. So support the INDIA bloc candidates."
His allusion was to Prashat Kishor's Jan Suraaj party.
The SP chief sharply criticised the "rising" prices of essential items during the NDA rule at the Centre and in Bihar.
Yadav also uttered the expression "ekrangi" (unicoloured) that he has been using to target his rival in UP, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who always wears saffron clothes.
“If the youth search on Google what 'ekrangi' means, they will understand why I don’t want to repeat that word. They are dividing society, fooling people, and selling dreams,” he alleged.
Without mentioning Nitish Kumar by name, he claimed that the Bihar chief minister was aware that the NDA would not back him for another term.
“He has realised no one is going to put the garland on him. That is why he has begun putting garlands on others,” he said in a swipe at Kumar.
Yadav said the INDIA bloc would put a stop to what he called the “loot of Bihar’s budget”.
“When the BJP is removed from power, jobs will come. Bihar’s money will be spent on the state,” he said.
Praising RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and VIP chief Mukesh Sahani, the SP president said the next phase of Bihar’s politics would be shaped by “young leadership”.
“Help Tejashwi. Bihar wants a young chief minister, and when Bihar changes, the country will get a new message. You change Bihar, we will change Uttar Pradesh,” the SP leader said at the rally.
Yadav is scheduled to address rallies in East Champaran and Sitamarhi to bolster support for the INDIA bloc candidates in Bihar.
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Was almost declared corrupt, won't get justice: Kejriwal tells HC judge seeking her recusal
New Delhi (PTI): Former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday told Delhi High Court judge Swarana Kanta Sharma that her earlier decisions in the liquor policy cases "almost declared" him guilty and corrupt, and that he apprehends he would not get justice if she continues to hear CBI's plea against his discharge.
Appearing before Justice Sharma to argue his application seeking her to withdraw from the case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor contended that under the law on recusal, the question is not of a judge's integrity or uprightness, but of "reasonable bias" in the mind of the litigant.
Kejriwal claimed that except for the CBI's petition and one other case involving a political opponent of the BJP, no other case before Justice Sharma was being heard at the same "speed" and there was a "trend" of the court "endorsing" the investigating agencies' arguments.
He submitted that on the first day of the hearing on March 9, the court "neutralised" the discharge order, which was passed by the trial judge after day-to-day arguments of over three months, by passing a "sweeping, ex parte order" in haste in violation of principles of natural justice.
On February 27, the trial court discharged Kejriwal, Sisodia and 21 others and pulled up the CBI, saying its case was wholly unable to survive judicial scrutiny and stood discredited in its entirety.
On March 9, Justice Sharma issued notice to all 23 accused on CBI's plea against their discharge, saying certain observations and findings of the trial court at the stage of framing of charges prima facie appeared erroneous and needed consideration.
She also stayed the trial court's recommendation on the initiation of departmental action against the CBI's investigating officer in the liquor policy case.
"I was shocked and I had some apprehension about whether the court is biased and will I get justice. What was the urgency for this? What was the need for this?" Kejriwal said during the hearing.
He objected to the stay on departmental action against the CBI official as well as the deferment of proceedings on the ED case.
"This was a CBI petition. The ED has nothing to do with it. The ED is not even a party. There was no written prayer. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta only made an oral demand," he said.
Kejriwal said that Justice Sharma had earlier denied relief to him on his petition challenging his arrest, as well as bail pleas by other accused, including Manish Sisodia and K Kavitha, and also made "strong and conclusive" findings.
"I was almost declared guilty. I was almost declared corrupt. Kewal saza sunani baaki reh gayi thi (Only sentence was left to be pronounced)," he said.
"The court almost said (in Manish Sisodia's bail order that) all these guys are corrupt. They are 'maha corrupt'. Only three hearings and a conclusion was drawn that Manish was a very corrupt man," Kejriwal stated.
He emphasised that in the discharge order, the trial court has given findings that are in "stark contrast" to what the high court has earlier ruled on several critical issues, including admissibility of approver statements, and questioned if Justice Sharma would be able to change her view.
He also objected to Justice Sharma attending four functions organised by the Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad. He contended that being an ideological opponent of the BJP and RSS, he apprehended that the judge "sympathised" with their ideology and that he would not receive justice.
As Justice Sharma asked Kejriwal if she had made any ideological or political statements in the events, the AAP chief said her attendance was enough.
Kejriwal also highlighted that Home Minister Amit Shah has said in programme that the AAP chief would have to approach the Supreme Court against the high court's decision.
"What control do I have over what he says?" the judge said.
Kejriwal also alleged that Justice Sharma has a conflict of interest in the case.
He concluded arguments on his recusal application.
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