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Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal broke his indefinite fast against “inflated” power and water bills on the 15th day on Saturday, claiming that his protest has made power and water election issues for the upcoming Delhi polls in which Congress and BJP will be “wiped out”. After breaking his fast in Sunder Nagri, he claimed people are fed up with both Congress and BJP.
“These parties will be wiped out in the elections... my fast? It has made it clear that next election will be fought on the issues of power and water.” he said.
He alleged BJP and Congress are two sides of the same coin.
The fast also saw Hazare visiting Kejriwal at the protest site on March 29 and urging him to end his fast.
Later, Kejriwal also got the support of activists Aruna Roy and Medha Patkar, who had differences with him over his stand on the Lokpal Bill and anti-corruption movement entering politics.
They emphasised on the need for a CAG audit of private discoms in Delhi when it (JDU) is in, Modi is out,” Khurshid told reporters in his parliamentary constituency.
Reacting to Samajwadi Party President Mulayam Singh Yadav's remarks about forming a Third Front, Khurshid said two-three people coming together and dreaming about it would not make it a reality.
Asked about Mulayam showering praise on senior BJP leader L K Advani, the external affairs minister said it was as per the Indian culture where elders are given proper respect.
Khurshid said the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government at the Centre had done a lot of good work in the past four years, based on which it would go into the polls and return to power.
