Aam Aadmi Party national convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, in a meeting of party MLAs, proposed the name of Atishi to be his successor.
Delhi Congress chief Devendra Yadav on Tuesday criticised the appointment of Atishi as the new chief minister of Delhi, saying she has been made the chief minister for just three months.
"The people of Delhi, Aam Aadmi party MLAs and I, who will remain the Delhi CM till the next elections will work with one resolution that we need to make Arvind Kejriwal the Chief Minister of Delhi again. On behalf of all AAP MLAs and the 2 crore people of Delhi, I want to say that that t
"Although Atishi Marlena is just a 'Dummy CM', still this issue is related to the security of the country. May God protect Delhi!" she added in the post.
Reiterating party's demand for early elections in Delhi, AAP leader Gopal Rai on Tuesday said that Atishi would carry responsibilites of the Chief Minister unless Arvind Kejriwal is elected by the people with a "thumping" majority.
Addressing a legislature party meeting at his residence in the national capital, Kejriwal made the proposal and the MLAs have supported him, sources said.
Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal extended birthday greetings to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his 74th birthday on Tuesday.
"The court, seeing his involvement in the scam, did not consider him fit to be the CM and this was also his bail condition. He cannot sign any file nor can he go to the CM's residence. Due to this helplessness, he has created a political pretence by giving the cover of morality by announc