New Delhi: The uncertainty over who will be the next Delhi Chief Minister appears to have ended, with Atishi receiving clearance from the top Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership to succeed party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
According to TV reports, the party’s supremo named Atishi the next Delhi Chief Minister at this morning’s legislature party meeting. All of the party’s MLAs rallied around Atishi and expressed their support for her promotion to the top position.
An official announcement in this regard is likely to be made soon. The party is expected to hold a press conference shortly.
Delhi’s lone woman, Minister Atishi, is also one of Arvind Kejriwal’s closest and most trusted aides. She is set to replace him as the next Delhi Chief Minister.
Atishi is a senior minister in the AAP government and commands many key portfolios, including Education, Power, PWD, Services, and more.
She has been the face of the Kejriwal government after the party’s top leadership, including the CM and Deputy CM, were put behind bars for alleged money laundering in the liquor-gate.
According to reports, Atishi’s name was also proposed at the Political Affairs Committee (PAC) meeting held at Arvind Kejriwal’s residence last night. Party members agreed upon a consensus.
Though an official announcement is awaited, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lashed out at the party supremo and ‘dictatorship’ culture in the party. A BJP spokesperson said that Atishi will be nothing more than a ‘dummy’ chief minister.
Notably, the Delhi CM was facing heat over sticking to the chair despite months of incarceration in liquor-gate. He decided to quit and declared that he would ‘reclaim’ it only after being proven clean in people’s court.
The Supreme Court, in its stern observation, while granting bail to Arvind Kejriwal, barred him from visiting the Delhi Secretariat and prohibited (him) from signing any files.
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–IANS
