New Delhi, February 11: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Pakistanās PM and sparked a row at Chandrababu Naidu's sit-in protest in Delhi. Kejriwal taking a jibe at PM Modi, said that the way the Prime Minister is treating the Non āBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) governments, it seemed that he is the PM of Pakistan. He further added Modi is the PM of the entire country and not just of a particular party.
Arvind Kejriwal speaking at sit-in protest of Chandrababu Naidu:
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal: Hum Pradhan Mantri Ji ko kehna chahate hain, woh BJP ke PM nahi hain, woh is desh ke logon ke PM hain. Jis tarah se PM vipakshi rajyon ke sarkaron ko treat karte hain, aise treat karte hain jaise pradhan mantri Hindustan ke nahi Pakistan ke hain. pic.twitter.com/rqH5xKMYZJ
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On Monday, Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu sat on the 12-hour-fast at Andhra Bhawan in Delhi demanding the Centre to accord the SCS and fulfil other commitments made in the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. Several opposition leaders including Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, Loktantrik Janata Party's leader Sharad Yadav, Trinamool Congress MP Derek O'Brien and Congress President Rahul Gandhi joined Naidu at Andhra Bhawan.
Oppositions present at the Andhra Pradesh CM's protest:
Derek O'Brien, TMC at 'Dharma Porata Deeksha': Chandrababu Naidu ji, I would like to congratulate TDP. We started this fight 4 years back but there is a very important date - July 20, 2018 - when TDP brought in 'No Confidence Motion' in Lok Sabha. This scared Modi. pic.twitter.com/UMG9NLlOvr
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Speaking at the protest, Gandhi attacked the Prime Minister over the issue of Special Category Status (SCS) to Andhra Pradesh. He said, āI stand with the people of Andhra Pradesh. What kind of a Prime Minister is he?ā Meanwhile, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee will leave for Delhi tomorrow to meet the Andhra Pradesh CM. National Conferenceās president Farooq Abdullah and NCP leader Majeed Memon also extended support to Naidu.
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