Charging Kejriwal with indulging in "hypocrisy" and "politics of convenience", it also said such a trend was worrying for the nation.
BJP also accused him of coming out in support of people charged with criminal sedition which showed his mindset and wondered if such a choice was in the interest of the country or was going to work against India.
"Kejriwal is known for dumping things half-way. His IRS (Indian Revenue Service) was dumped half-way. His India Against Corruption (IAC) was dumped half-way. Anna Hazare was dumped half-way. People of Delhi were dumped half-way. Now his candidates from all over the country are also dumped half way," BJP spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman said.
"You are now telling us as to who should use what language.... This kind of a hypocrisy, doing convenience politics, not answering questions. It is very very worrying that the nation is posed with this kind of a political discourse.
"I think it's time that he stops asking questions, answers everyone of them...I think Arvind Kejriwal should now focus and convince the people that he is here to answer also and not just pose questions," the BJP Spokesperson said.
"You have dumped people of J&K. Besides dumping of issues, he also ran away from answering our questions. ... Being in support of people who are charged with criminal sedition clearly shows the mindset.
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