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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday tendered his resignation to Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena. He had announced the decision on Sunday while addressing Aam aadmi Party workers, days after getting bail in the alleged excise policy case . The AAP supremo had said on Sunday that he would become chief minister and Manish Sisodia his deputy only when people said they were honest.
"I will resign from the Chief Minister position in two days and will not occupy the CM's chair. Elections will be held in Delhi in a few months, and I want to appeal to the people. If you believe that Kejriwal is honest, then vote for me," Kejriwal told party workers.
Days after being released from Tihar jail on bail, the AAP national convenor said that he would resign within 48 hours and sought early polls in Delhi. The call for elections in November align with the electoral calendar of Maharashtra and Jharkhand. "If you think Kejriwal is guilty, then don't vote for me.
Your every vote will be a certificate of my honesty. If you vote for me and declare that Kejriwal is honest, then only after the elections will I sit on the CM's chair. Until then, I will not sit on the CM's chair.
I want to give 'agnipariksha' after coming out of jail," he added further. Meanwhile, AAP leader Atishi has been announced as the new chief minister of the national capital. Artificial Intelligence(AI) Java Programming with ChatGPT: Learn using Generative AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Basics of Generative AI : Unveiling Tomorrow's Innovations By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Generative AI for Dynamic Java Web Applications with ChatGPT By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Mastering C++ Fundamentals with Generative AI: A Hands-On By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Artificial Intelligence(AI) Master in Python Language Quickly Using the ChatGPT Open AI By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Office Productivity Zero to Hero in Microsoft Excel: Complete Excel guide 2024 By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Astrology Vastu Shastra Course By - Sachenkumar Rai, Vastu Shashtri View Program Data Science SQL for Data Science along with Data Analytics and Data Visualization By - Metla Sudha Sekhar, Developer and Lead Instructor View Program Web Development A Comprehensive ASP.
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In subsequent 2020 elections, AAP re-emerged victorious and retained power in Delhi, following which, Kejriwal was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Delhi for the third time in a row. Delhi excise policy case Kejriwal was arrested on March 21, 2024 by the Enforcement Directorate on allegations of a liquor scam against the Aam Aadmi Party led Delhi Government before Lok Sabha elections. On May 10, the Supreme Court ordered Kejriwal's release on interim bail until June 1, on account of campaigning for the election.
Kejriwal surrendered at Tihar Jail after the expiry of his bail period on June 2. He was granted bail by Supreme Court on September 13 with certain conditions. However, the investigation pertaining to the case still continues.
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