Know Kejriwal's hit list of politicians to be defeated in Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal today rattled out a "hit list" of what he called "corrupt politicians" who needed to be defeated in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Addressing the AAP National council here, Kejriwal read out the list of what he called "corrupt politicians". Kejriwal said, the list is incomplete. He asked AAP council members to send in more names of "corrupt politicians" to be included in the hit list by today evening. Following is Kejriwal's hit list:Commonwealth Games scam accused Suresh Kalmadi, External Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed, BSP supremo Mayawati, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, NCP leader Sharad Pawar ("if he contests", said Kejriwal) NCP leader Praful Patel Petroleum Ministry Veerappa MoilyBJP leader Ananth Kumar Law Minister Kapil Sibal Home Minister Sushilkumar ShindeBJP leader Nitin Gadkari (of Purti fame) 2G scam accused A Raja2G scam accused Kanimozhi DMK leader Alagiri JD-S leader H D Kumaraswamy Congress MP Navin Jindal (of Coalgate fame) Finance Minister P Chidambaram Shipping Minister G K Vasan Congress MP Anu Tandon (Kejriwal said, she has swiss bank account) Coal Minister Shri Prakash Jaiswal YSR Congress supremo Y S Jaganmohan Reddy BJP leader B S YeddyurappaBJP leader Anurag Thakur from Himachal Former Railway Minister P K Bansal (of Rail Bhavan scam fame) Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.Kejriwal outlined the party's objective vis-a-vis the Lok Sabha polls: "We have to ensure that no corrupt person is elected to the parliament."Reading out what seemed to be a prepared list at a packed auditorium at the Constitution Club, Kejriwal said he had a list of "corrupt people" in politics."I have made a list of corrupt people. This is just the beginning and the list will grow. "I am presenting the names to you, and you decide whether these people should be elected to parliament or not."As he finished reading the list, the nearly 400 AAP leaders and senior members gathered from all over India roared "No!" in unison in response to his earlier question whether these people should be voted to parliament.After he finished with the names, a section of the audience took Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's name. Prompted, Kejriwal took Gandhi's name too, only to be greeted by his supporters' vocal approval.An AAP spokesman later said Kejriwal did not have Gandhi's name on his list of "corrupt people" but took his name after being prompted by party delegates.Kejriwal, who took over as Delhi's chief minister Dec 28, went on to attack Modi -- the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate -- and Rahul Gandhi over their campaign expenditure."They spend Rs.500 crore for Modi's brand. Will those who spend so much on brand ever be able to give an honest government?" asked Kejriwal.Kejriwal said the Congress and the BJP should make it public from where they get the financial resources on building the image of their prospective prime ministers."We have to ensure that no corrupt person is elected to parliament."Amid intermittent clapping, the chief minister took the Congress -- which props up his government -- and the BJP to task for what he said were their failures despite having ruled Delhi in the past."Electricity charges have increased in the last five years. People wanted a CAG audit. But the (two) parties refused to get an audit done. "We ordered an audit within five days (of taking power)," Kejriwal said.The activist-turned-politician also condemned the BJP and the Congress for merely demanding all these years a probe into the 1984 anti-Sikh riots that left hundreds dead. "We came to power, and I met the Lt. Governor some days back to demand a probe."On the Lok Sabha election, Kejriwal said it did not matter in how many constituencies the AAP fielded candidates since the party's main goal was to fight corruption."Our aim should be to ensure that not a single corrupt person is in parliament," he said. "Also, no family should have a hold on it (parliament)."The upcoming elections won't be an ordinary election. It will definitely bring about a change," Kejriwal said to thunderous applause.

Know Kejriwal's hit list of politicians to be defeated in Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal today rattled out a "hit list" of what he called "corrupt politicians" who needed to be defeated in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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