“CM Should Immediately Resign And Call For Elections”: Arvind Kejriwal On Morbi Tragedy

Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday attacked the BJP government in Gujarat over the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy, demanding that Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel should “resign immediately” for ‘corruption’ and Assembly polls should be held in the state.

“Gujarat chief minister should resign immediately, and elections should be held,” Kejriwal said.

Kejriwal, whose party is trying hard to emerge as a principle opposition to the BJP in the state, also alleged that the bridge tragedy was a result of corruption and referred to reports on how a company that makes clocks was given the charge of renovating the suspension bridge.

“Why was a company that makes clocks given the tender of a bridge? This means he had links with the party (BJP). The FIR in the case mentions neither the company nor its owners,” the Delhi CM said.

The AAP supremo, referring to the overnight clean-up at the civic hospital in Morbi before the Prime Minister’s visit today, said: “The spruce-up at hospital is a separate matter, but the matter is being covered up. The Chief Minister has no right to continue. He must resign and elections should be held immediately.”

According to official numbers, the bridge collapse tragedy has so far taken 131 lives, which includes 47 children. Over 100 people injured in the mishap are being treated at the Morbi civil hospital.

Opposition parties have taken up strong objection to this massive clean-up at the hospital at a time when the whole country is mourning the tragic incident. Though it is not uncommon to renovate structures before visit of top government functionaries, the incident for which the visit is happening is not suitable for such overnight clean-up, opposition stressed.

The Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party, slamming the overnight renovation at the hospital, wrote: “Scenes at the Morbi Civil Hospital. Repair work is on to ensure there is nothing amiss in the Prime Minister’s photoshoot tomorrow. If the BJP had worked in the past 27 years, there would have been no need to spruce up the hospital at midnight.”

Morbi Civil Hospital का दृश्य…

कल प्रधानमंत्री के Photoshoot में कोई कमी ना रह जाए इसलिए अस्पताल की मरम्मत की जा रही है।

अगर भाजपा ने 27 वर्षों में काम किया होता तो आधी रात को अस्पताल को चमकाने की जरूरत न पड़ती।#BJPCheatsGujarat pic.twitter.com/h83iUmPzKA

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) October 31, 2022