Arvind Kejriwal tweets 'office raided by CBI', calls Modi a 'coward' and 'psychopath'

CBI sources have clarified that the raid is on the office of Rajendra Kumar, principal secretary to the Delhi CM, and not on Arvind Kejriwal.

A massive political row erupted between the Delhi government and the Centre after CBI raided CM Arvind Kejriwal’s office at Delhi Secretariat this morning with Kejriwal lashing out at the Prime Minister labeling him a “coward and a pychopath.”

While the CBI maintained that the raid was in connection with a corruption case against his Principal Secretary Rajender Kumar, the AAP government questioned why the Chief Minister’s office on the third floor was sealed and office files searched.

Refusing to accept the government explanation, AAP has mobilized its workers to get ready to hit the streets in protest against the BJP’s attck on a democratically elected government.      

   

                                   

Charging the Centre with “political vendetta”, the issue echoed in the Parliament as well with Opposition Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien raising it in the Rajya Sabha. Leader of House Arun Jaitley clarified that the CM has not been raided and it was in connection with a corruption case against an officer in the Chief minister’s staff. He added, that the CBI had raided 14 other places as well.  
 

A livid Kejriwal took to Twitter to lash out against PM Modi and the Central government.

While whole morning AAP fielded its spokespersons to lash out against the BJP led Centre claiming that it could not come to terms with their humiliating defeat in Delhi and was hence targetting the AAP through the CBI, BJP too hit back with Prakash Javadekar alleging that the CM was "supporting corruption" and described his comments on the PM as "atrocious." 

This fresh round of confrontation between the Delhi Government and the Centre has also provided fresh ammunition to the Congress led Opposition which had been gunning against the government on charges of "political vendetta." 

This is the second instance of a CBI raid on a chief ministers office in the NDA regime. Recently Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadhra Singh's office and residence were raided.