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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of staging a drama, saying that it will support the Jan Lokpal Bill.
BJP leader Harshvardhan has said that his party won't let Kejriwal quit and 'run away'.
“The BJP will not allow Kejriwal to resign and run away. We are committed to fight corruption and support Jan Lokpal. Send a copy to us. Arvind Kejriwal ji, you have made such a hue and cry about Jan Lokpal everywhere but have not sent a copy to members of assembly. Stop drama. BJP has never opposed the Jan Lokpal Bill but the way political drama is being enacted by Kejriwal by insulting constitution and the laws," Harshvardhan tweeted.
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Janata Dal (United) MLA Shoaib Iqbal supporting the AAP government has also warned Kejriwal, reports IBNLive.com.
"Arvind Kejriwal is not bigger than the law. We are not going to tolerate it if the AAP continues to disrespect the law," Iqbal said.
The JD (U) MLA , however, clarified that his support to the AAP government would continue.
Meanwhile, the union home ministry is seeking legal advice on the AAP government's plan to try and pass its Jan Lokpal Bill without seeking the Centre's permission, with Kejriwal threatening to quit and bring down his two-month-old government over the proposed anti-corruption law, reports NDTV.com.
Last week, the AAP demanded a probe into the alleged "leak" of a communication on Janlokpal Bill from the Solicitor General to the Lt Governor, whom it accused of acting like a "Congress agent".
Kejriwal, whose AAP government has 27 members in the 70-member assembly and is propped up by the Congress's eight members and two others, asserted that he did not join politics to become the Chief Minister.
He said his government intended to get Jan Lokpal and Swaraj bills passed in the assembly session, for which dates have already been suggested. The latter aims at decentralisation of power and provides for the formation of empowered "mohalla sabhas".
The two bills would be tabled in the assembly on February 13, Kejriwal said, adding that his government intended to get the Jan Lokpal bill passed at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on February 16.
