With his pictures embracing Lalu Prasad Yadav having gone viral, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today sought to defend his anti-graft credentials saying that it was Mr Yadav who pulled and hugged him, and it did not amount to an alliance. The AAP chief made the remarks at the party's National Council meeting in New Delhi.<br/><br/>He said that AAP worked against BJP during the Bihar assembly polls and supported the chief ministerial candidature of Nitish Kumar. He said, during the swearing-in ceremony, all party leaders came there and Mr Yadav shook hand and pulled and hugged him. He said, AAP is against Yadav's record of corruption and will always oppose it. Mr Kejriwal said he is against dynasty politics and the fact that Lalu's two sons are ministers and AAP is against that too.<br/><br/>He said, it is good that questions are being asked because people have hope and they think we are different. The Delhi Chief Minister faced flak from various quarters for hugging Mr Lalu Prasad, a convict in the fodder scam. Expelled AAP leader Yogendra Yadav described it as a shameful act and said that it was not mere hugging, but the defeat of ideals to form a bloc against BJP.
News On AIR | November 23, 2015 4:47 PM
Lalu pulled and hugged me at Nitish oath ceremony: Arvind Kejriwal