Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas mounted a fresh attack against Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, after the latter apologised to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for the remarks he had made against him.
Questioning the Delhi CM's apology to not just Jaitley, but also to others leaders, such as former Punjab minister Bikram Majithia, Vishwas told ANI:
In Punjab, lakhs of pamphlets were distributed against Majithia and then you (Arvind Kejriwal) suddenly apologised. Arun Jaitley will accept your apology, but what about the party workers against whom cases are registered... My request to the party is that the legal cell of the party should be activated and cases against 11,000 party workers should be finished first.Kumar Vishwas
The written apology tendered by Kejriwal was in connection with his allegations of irregularities in the Delhi District Cricket Administration (DDCA), which was once headed by Jaitley.
Along with Kejriwal, AAP leaders Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and Raghav Chadha also apologised. Jaitley accepted the apology. A joint plea has also been moved by the finance minister along with Kejriwal before a Delhi court seeking to settle the criminal defamation case filed by the former against the latter.
However, Vishwas will not be apologising to Jaitley, a close aide of his told PTI.
Vishwas reportedly did not move any plea to settle the litigation, meaning that the defamation case against him will continue.
He (Vishwas) will not apologise and pursue the cases that have been filed against him.Prabudh Kumar, Kumar Vishwas’ aide to PTI
After Kejriwal started issuing apologies for the remarks made by him against his political opponents, last month, Vishwas had said that he would fight the defamation cases filed against him, reported PTI.
Of late, the relationship between Vishwas and the party leadership, helmed by Kejriwal, has been frosty.
Embroiled in a legal mess with 30 defamation lawsuits, Kejriwal has been on an apology spree since last month. After apologising to Majithia, Kejriwal reportedly apologised to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Congress leader Kapil Sibal's son Amit Sibal.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
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