New Delhi: Atishi on Monday officially took charge as the Chief Minister of Delhi after the resignation of Arvind Kejriwal.
However she placed an empty chair in the CM office for Arvind Kejriwal saying it will remain in her office until the February 2025 elections when the AAP Chief will become Delhi’s CM again.
Inspiration from Ramayan
Atishi drew a symbolic inspiration from 'Ramayan' and said, “I have taken the charge... I am feeling the same pain that Bharat felt when Lord Shri Ram went into a 14-year exile...Bharat had to handle the administration of Ayodhya. The way Bharat handled the administration of Ayodhya with the slippers of Ram, the same way for the next four months I will run the Delhi government.
“…the life of Lord Ram is an example of morality for all of us. Similarly, Arvind Kejriwal has established an example of morality in the politics of this country. In the last two years, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) indulged in mud slinging against Kejriwal, lodged fake cases against him, arrested him and kept him in jail for six months. When the Supreme Court gave him bail, it said that he was arrested due to malice.”
Atishi said Kejriwal will not sit on the vacant chair unless the people say he is honest. “He resigned from the position of the chief minister. But the chair of the Chief Minister of Delhi, this chair belongs to Arvind Kejriwal.”
“He will sit on this chair. Until then this chair will stay in this room, and wait for Arvind Kejriwal,” she added. (with Agency inputs)
