Attacking Kejriwal, he said, the Delhi chief minister delivered a speech advocating anarchy as a form of government and appealed to cops to go on leave, discard their uniform and join the protest and also threatened to obstruct the Republic Day parade.
“If the police in Delhi had responded to his call and abandoned its duty coupled with an invasion of his supporters during the Republic Day parade at the Rajpath, could it be said that the governance is being carried on in accordance with the Constitution. The answer to this question is a definitive ‘No',” Jaitley said.
He said the right to peacefully protest is part of legitimate political activity.
Every every citizen has a right to dissent, protest being a form of dissent, but an elected government has a responsibility of governance as per Constitution, he said. According to him, there is a difference between sitting on a fast at Rajghat and giving a call to policemen to abandon their duty and obstructing the Republic Day parade. “I am sure Arvind Kejriwal realizes this,” he said.
