{"id":421768,"date":"2024-02-20T13:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/20\/they-stole-it-we-won-it-back-arvind-kejriwal-on-big-chandigarh-win\/"},"modified":"2024-02-20T13:15:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-20T13:15:00","slug":"they-stole-it-we-won-it-back-arvind-kejriwal-on-big-chandigarh-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/haftavasool.com\/haftavasool\/blog\/2024\/02\/20\/they-stole-it-we-won-it-back-arvind-kejriwal-on-big-chandigarh-win\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;They Stole It, We Won It Back&#8221;: Arvind Kejriwal On Big Chandigarh Win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/rtn24958_kejriwal_625x300_20_February_24.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\"><span itemprop=\"video\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\"><meta itemprop=\"headline\" content=\"&quot;They Stole It, We Won It Back&quot;: Arvind Kejriwal On Big Chandigarh Win\"\/><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"&quot;They Stole It, We Won It Back&quot;: Arvind Kejriwal On Big Chandigarh Win\"\/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"&quot;They Stole It, We Won It Back&quot;: Arvind Kejriwal On Big Chandigarh Win\"\/><meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/rtn24958_kejriwal_625x300_20_February_24.jpg\"\/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-02-20T18:45:31+05:30\"\/><meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=763041&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\"\/><meta itemprop=\"ContentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/ndtvod.pc.cdn.bitgravity.com\/23372\/ndtv\/web_20022024_n_ArvindKejriwal_100201_71857_320.mp4\"\/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"T3M43S\"\/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe id=\"videoembed\" class=\"videembedload\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2024-02\/rtn24958_kejriwal_625x300_20_February_24.jpg?im=FeatureCrop,algorithm=dnn,width=650,height=400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/video\/embed-player\/?id=763041&amp;category=embed&amp;autostart=1&amp;pWidth=650&amp;pHeight=403&amp;embed_type=story&amp;mute=1&amp;autostart=1&amp;mutestart=true&amp;ctitle=1&amp;miniplayer=1&amp;cache=2022\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:100%; height:403px; padding-bottom: 0px;padding-left:0px;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (File).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b class=\"place_cont\">New Delhi: <\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/arvind-kejriwal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arvind Kejriwal<\/a> has welcomed a Supreme Court order awarding the AAP&#8217;s Kuldeep Kumar victory in last month&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/chandigarh-mayoral-poll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chandigarh mayoral poll<\/a>. He also hailed a key first win for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/INDIA-alliance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INDIA bloc<\/a>, which was formed last year to defeat the BJP in the Lok Sabha election but has faced multiple crises since.<\/p>\n<p>The Aam Aadmi Party boss then ripped into rivals Bharatiya Janata Party, accusing it of &#8220;dictatorship&#8221; and of trying to steal the election. The Delhi Chief Minister also issued a dire warning ahead of the April\/May election, in which over 90 crore Indians are eligible to vote for a new government.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The way the Supreme Court brought the ballot papers (to the court) and declared the results&#8230; I think this is the first time since independence that this has happened. We thank the Supreme Court&#8230; there is dictatorship (in India) and institutions are being crushed. This judgement matters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you SC for saving democracy in these difficult times! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ChandigarhMayorPolls?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ChandigarhMayorPolls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArvindKejriwal\/status\/1759880762004812008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 20, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;They (the BJP) stole the election&#8230; we won it back. This is a big win for INDIA. Those who say BJP can&#8217;t be defeated&#8230; they should know&#8230; yes, they can. I want to congratulate all INDIA partners (and) this is also a victory for the people of Chandigarh,&#8221; a jubilant Mr Kejriwal told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There were votes in this election (and the) BJP stole eight, which is 25 per cent. Soon there will be a bigger election&#8230; in which there will be over 90 crore votes. Imagine how many they can steal!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The BJP&#8217;s Manoj Sonkar was earlier declared the winner of the January 31 election, which controversially saw eight votes &#8211; all for the AAP candidate &#8211; discarded by Returning Officer Anil Masih.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/aap-candidate-kuldeep-kumar-to-be-chandigarh-mayor-supreme-court-5093458#pfrom=home-ndtv_topscroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAP Candidate Declared Chandigarh Mayor By Supreme Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Earlier today the court found he had deliberately invalidated the electoral process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/chandigarh-mayor-polls-returning-officer-served-notice-by-supreme-court-5093582?pfrom=desktop-https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/poll-officer-misled-us-supreme-court-examines-invalidated-ballot-papers-5092952\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chandigarh Mayor Polls Officer Served Notice By Supreme Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Consequently, the Supreme Court made history by declaring the results of an election in the courtroom rather than a counting centre. In another unprecedented move, it has also initiated contempt of court action against Mr Masih, who was warned of prosecution if he was caught lying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His (Mr Masih&#8217;s) luck was bad&#8230; CCTV cameras were installed and everything was on camera. It is clear how massively they (the BJP) steal votes,&#8221; Mr Kejriwal said.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Big Win For AAP, And INDIA Bloc<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The victory for AAP, and the INDIA bloc, is a welcome shot in the arm for a grouping that was, and still is, on the verge of collapse less than a year after it was formed with high hopes.<\/p>\n<p>The bloc faces multiple challenges, particularly in reaching seat-sharing deals before the general election. On this subject, it has been snubbed by the Trinamool Congress in Bengal and even by Mr Kejriwal&#8217;s AAP in Punjab, and is on thin ice with Akhilesh Yadav&#8217;s Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/akhilesh-yadav-samajwadi-party-india-akhilesh-yadavs-final-offer-india-unity-in-up-hinges-on-congress-reply-5092902\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">INDIA Unity In Uttar Pradesh Hinges On Congress Reply<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Janata Dal (United) boss Nitish Kumar, widely seen as a founder of the INDIA bloc, has walked out and realigned with the BJP, and, back in UP, Jayant Chaudhary&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/topic\/rashtriya-lok-dal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rashtriya Lok Dal<\/a> is understood to have gone the same route, despite having agreed a deal with the Samajwadi Party just last month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/arvind-kejriwal-aap-congress-arvind-kejriwal-says-congress-aap-mutually-agreed-to-go-solo-in-punjab-5080859\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Congress, AAP &#8220;Mutually Agreed&#8221; To Go Solo In Punjab: Kejriwal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Against this backdrop, the AAP-Congress alliance for the Chandigarh poll was seen as a breakthrough.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ |\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/scorecard-1-0-in-indias-favour-aaps-raghav-chadha-on-chandigarh-municipal-polls-4872119\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;Scorecard 1-0 For INDIA&#8221;: AAP, Congress Tie Up For Key Polls<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The initial result &#8211; the &#8216;defeat&#8217; &#8211; was seen as adding further strain on INDIA and the AAP-Congress ties, which will now likely be viewed in a more favourable light. But just how encouraging is not yet clear, and will be revealed after the next round of seat-sharing talks between the two parties.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>With input from agencies<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>NDTV is now available on WhatsApp channels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va4lixw7z4kcvZI9JM12\">Click on the link<\/a> to get all the latest updates from NDTV on your chat. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/india-news\/chandigarh-mayor-election-arvind-kejriwal-supreme-court-they-stole-it-we-won-it-back-arvind-kejriwal-on-big-chandigarh-win-5094209\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (File). New Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal has welcomed a Supreme Court order awarding the AAP&#8217;s Kuldeep Kumar victory in last month&#8217;s Chandigarh mayoral poll. 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