BJP parliamentarian Bansuri Swaraj turned up the heat on Arvind Kejriwal during a packed press briefing in New Delhi, branding him a ‘bully’ who targeted a woman judge to manipulate the Delhi excise policy probe.
Praising Justice Swarana Kanta’s steadfast refusal to buckle, Swaraj said the High Court’s Chief Justice had shot down Kejriwal’s transfer request, upholding the rule of law. ‘Kejriwal forgot that courts bow to the Constitution, not his tantrums,’ she quipped.
The controversy erupted post a March 9 ruling. By March 11, Kejriwal approached the Chief Justice for a case shift, and on March 13, directly urged Justice Sharma to step aside. What followed was a barrage of smears across media outlets and social media, including baseless claims against the judge’s children.
‘AAP’s smear campaign reveals their anti-women face,’ Swaraj thundered. She linked it to their resistance against legislation empowering women in politics. In the liquor scam saga, where bail was previously revoked based on solid evidence, Kejriwal’s panic is palpable, fearing a thorough High Court scrutiny.
Justice Sharma dismissed recusal pleas as unjustified attacks on her honor and the judiciary’s autonomy. Swaraj concluded that AAP’s theatrics mask deep insecurity, as Delhi courts edge closer to delivering justice to the public betrayed by the scam.
This showdown highlights AAP’s alleged disregard for judicial norms, fueling BJP’s narrative of AAP’s corruption and intolerance ahead of crucial polls.
