“I will leave the CM’s bungalow in a few days. I don’t have any house. In the last ten years, I have only earned respect and love.People are offering me their homes, but after the Shraadh period, at the beginning of Navratri, I will come and stay in one of your homes,” he said during a public address at Jantar Mantar, as part of his ‘Janta ki Adalat‘ speech.
Kejriwal’s decision to resign, he emphasized, stemmed not from political pressure but from a moral standpoint. “I resigned because I did not come into politics for corruption or the greed of the CM’s chair. I came for Bharat Mata, to change the country’s politics. If I wanted to make money, I could have done it when I worked in the Income Tax Department,” he said, adding, “These politicians have thick skin; they don’t care about allegations. But I do care when BJP calls me a thief or corrupt. It breaks my heart.”
His resignation follows a series of corruption allegations, including his arrest and recent release on bail in the alleged Delhi Excise Policy scam. Kejriwal expressed deep frustration over the accusations, challenging the people of Delhi to judge his honesty. “I want to know if people think I am a thief or if the people who put me behind bars are the thieves. If I were dishonest, could I provide free electricity and build schools?” he asked, directly engaging the crowd at the ‘Janata Darbar’.
Kejriwal also launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP, accusing them of orchestrating a conspiracy to tarnish AAP’s reputation. “We were running the government honestly—providing free electricity, water, and excellent education. But Modi ji realized that to defeat us, he had to attack our honesty. That’s why they’ve put leaders like Sisodia and me in jail,” he asserted.
Taking his criticism further, Kejriwal questioned RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, posing five pointed questions about Modi’s approach to breaking opposition parties and allegedly harboring corrupt politicians. “Modi ji has included the most corrupt leaders in his party—people he once called corrupt. Does the RSS agree with this kind of politics?” Kejriwal asked.
As Kejriwal prepares to leave the CM bungalow, his future remains uncertain. However, his message is clear: he will live among the people, continuing to challenge his critics and fight for his vision of a reformed India.
Kejriwal has also called for advancing the Delhi elections to November, pushing for a fresh mandate from the people who, he believes, will once again declare him “honest.”