New Delhi: Kumar Vishwas, the Aam Aadmi Party leader who took on Rahul Gandhi in the national elections, today put up a spirited defence of his party and its chief Arvind Kejriwal, also making a fierce attack on Kiran Bedi of the BJP.
Known for his candid and often controversial comments, Mr Vishwas also told NDTV, "The PM does not belong to a single party. If the PM does good work we will appreciate that." A few months after the national elections last year, Mr Vishwas had hit the headlines with praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview where he also criticised Arvind Kejriwal.
Today, he not only defended his party chief, but also his own right to speak his views in a "democratic party like AAP."
His harshest criticism was reserved for Kiran Bedi, who was an associate of Mr Kejriwal and Mr Vishwas as part of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's team during his anti-corruption movement in 2011. "Kiran Bedi was a sympathiser of the BJP even then. Kejriwal told us that Kiran doesn't want us to attack the BJP," the AAP leader alleged.
Ms Bedi, a former top cop, joined the BJP last week and has been named as the party's chief ministerial candidate to take on Arvind Kejriwal.
Mr Vishwas had won so few votes that he lost his deposit. Today he dismissed that as inconsequential to his career goals.
Known for his candid and often controversial comments, Mr Vishwas also told NDTV, "The PM does not belong to a single party. If the PM does good work we will appreciate that." A few months after the national elections last year, Mr Vishwas had hit the headlines with praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an interview where he also criticised Arvind Kejriwal.
Today, he not only defended his party chief, but also his own right to speak his views in a "democratic party like AAP."
His harshest criticism was reserved for Kiran Bedi, who was an associate of Mr Kejriwal and Mr Vishwas as part of Gandhian activist Anna Hazare's team during his anti-corruption movement in 2011. "Kiran Bedi was a sympathiser of the BJP even then. Kejriwal told us that Kiran doesn't want us to attack the BJP," the AAP leader alleged.
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Ms Bedi, a former top cop, joined the BJP last week and has been named as the party's chief ministerial candidate to take on Arvind Kejriwal.
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Mr Vishwas had won so few votes that he lost his deposit. Today he dismissed that as inconsequential to his career goals.
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