Without naming Kejriwal or his party, Modi said if the AAP leader wants to be an "anarchist" as he has claimed to be, he should go to jungles to join naxals as Delhi cannot have anarchy.
Kejriwal, during a protest while being the Chief Minister last year, had said he is an "anarchist".
In his nearly 40-minute address, Modi appealed to the voters to elect BJP which has "mastery in running government" instead of those who have "mastery in dharnas and protests", an apparent reference to Kejriwal and his party.
He also suggested that Kejriwal indulges in "lies" and said voters will punish him for that.
In an apparent reference to Kejriwal's comment made almost a year back that he was an "anarchist", Modi said "if somebody is an anarchist, he should go to the jungles and join the naxals. Do not allow Delhi's pride to be affected by anarchy. Delhi will not benefit from it."
Delhi, which is under President's Rule as no government could be found after Kejriwal resigned, is expected to have Assembly polls next month.
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