New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal has written letters to the Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP president Rajnath Singh seeking their support for the Jan Lok Pal draft bill.
This is what Kejriwal wrote to Rajnath Singh:
"Shri Rajnath Singhji,
BJP Delhi state in-charge Nitin Gadkari and Delhi state chief Vijay Goel have said that if AAP seeks support, the party is ready to offer support. Earlier too, BJP had said, it was ready to give issue-based support to AAP. But we in AAP did not seek support from BJP.
Aam Aadmi Party was born because of corrupt, criminal and communal politics of parties like the BJP and Congress. When the common people of India groaned under corruption, the aam aadmi decided to form its own party and raised its voice. In such a situation, how can the Aam Aadmi Party join hands with parties like the BJP and Congress?
Since BJP has said, it is ready to offer support based on issues, the people of the country want to know, on which issues is your party ready to give support? The people of Delhi is suffering from some burning issues. In 15 years of rule, the Congress government instead of solving the issues of the common people, aggravated their problems. During sever years of its rule in Municipal Corporation, the BJP looted in abandon. In such a situation, what will be the views of your party on issues based on which you are offering support?
Today, politics has become a tool for grabbing power. In order to acquire power, the parties are ready to do anything. Every party wants to grab power by hook or by crook. Nobody has anything to do with people's issues. We have not come to politics to grab power. We are the aam aadmi, we are very small people, we are groaning under corruption and pricerise. We the people want solution to our problems.
I am attaching some issues alongwith this letter. I hope your party would clear its stand on each of these issues Since our party is based on honesty and transparency, I am placing this letter before the people. Whatever reply you give will also be placed before the people and then we will ask the people what Aam Aadmi Party should do in the light of your reply?
And yes. Please clarify your stand on each issue. Please do not obfuscate, like saying "we agree with you in principle", or "when the issue will come before the House, we will clear out stand", etc.
It is a matter of regret that the BJP is playing politics with the people's issues in Delhi. On one hand, your national leaders are publicly giving us advice to form a government citing the interest of the people of Delhi, and in the same breath, those very same leaders are charging us of being hands in league with the Congress. It does not behove a party like yours to indulge in such petty politics.
I will be awaiting your reply.
Arvind Kejriwal"
Following is the letter to Congress President Sonia Gandhi:
