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Kejriwal ready to take on Modi in Varanasi 'if people approve'

Bangalore: Coming out with his guns blazing against Narendra Modi, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal today declared he was ready to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate from Varanasi but linked his final call to the

PTI Updated on: March 17, 2014 7:06 IST


Similarly, he said, B Sriramulu, a one-time close associate of mining baron and now jailed Janardhana Reddy, who was re-induced into BJP, would be made the mining minister and Amit Shah facing allegations over snooping on a woman Home Minister under Modi.

Also attacking Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal alleged he and Modi were being funded by RIL chief Mukhesh Ambani in the elections to gain control of government irrespective of whoever wins.

While flaying Modi, Kejriwal again targeted the media for not presenting the real picture about Gujarat. "Why is media lying? Why has the media lied to the people of this country about Gujarat?"

"Modi's words are white lies, he lies openly, and media shows it and they don't question him. "If I tell some thing.....They (the media) show that Arvind has taken two bed room house, three bed room house..... Show on media where farmers are committing suicide (in Gujarat)."

"They (the media) don't show that. They don't show truth about Gujarat; I would like to ask the media why it has been lying about Gujarat for about a year now. Why has it done a false propaganda about Gujarat for the last one year..."

"Whatever happened so far has happened. Still there is a month's time for elections. Will the media display courage in showing truth about Gujarat from today...," he asked.
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