Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal extended the Aam Aadmi Party's support to the newly elected National Conference-Congress government in Jammu and Kashmir under Omar Abdullah, saying that the latter 'can consult him on how to run a half state'. Kejriwal in Doda to thank the people for electing AAP's first-ever and lone MLA Mehraj Malik.
Addressing his first-ever rally in Jammu and Kashmir, AAP Supremo compared the two Union Territories with elected legislative assemblies and termed them as 'half state'.
“Delhi is called a half-state because the chief minister had limited powers. Now, they (BJP) have also turned J&K into a half-state which means an elected government has minimum powers whereas the lieutenant governor has more powers. I want to tell Omar that if he faces any hardship in his work, consult me because I have run the government in Delhi for 10 years.”
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Kejriwal expressed hope that Omar will give some responsibility in his government so that he can serve the people of Jammu and Kashmir better.
Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Modi, Kejriwal said that he was giving the nation's wealth to one person.
“Modi ji is giving all the wealth of the nation to his one friend, while I am distributing ‘revadis’ (freebies) among 3-crore people of Delhi," the APP leader said.
"AAP wants development of Doda and Jammu and Kashmir...We are not in the race to become MPs, MLAs, CM or prime minister for the sake of it but we are in the long struggle against the system and want to introduce a different type of politics in the country to improve the living standards of the people," he said.
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Thanking the people for voting Mehraj, Kejriwal said his party's historic win would change the situation and the history of Jammu and Kashmir in the next 10 years.
"You have not only sowed the seed of the AAP but a different kind of politics. AAP is not a party but the name of a new ideology, a new type of politics. AAP sets up schools to educate the children of the poor, transform government hospitals and provide free electricity to the people," he said.