Kejriwal's 'rapist-MPs' remark draws Congress,
BJP ire
Sunday February 26, 2012 09:36:46 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: The
Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday slammed Team
Anna member Arvind Kejriwal for his "outrageous" remarks that
"rapists, murderers and looters" were sitting in the Indian
parliament.
Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said Kejriwal had insulted
parliament and the people who elect MPs.
"Parliament has a majority of those people, who are willing to do
anything for the country. They reach there through hard work. Such
statements not only insult the democracy and parliament, but also
insult the people of the country," Alvi told reporters, a day
after the Team Anna member was campaigning in Uttar Pradesh asking
voters not to vote for candidates with criminal records.
Kejriwal said 163 MPs had cases of "heinious offences" registered
against them.
"In this parliament, rapists are sitting. In this parliament
murderers and looters are sitting," he said at a rally in Uttar
Pradesh's Ghaziabad.
The social activist was criticising politicians in general for
refusing to pass the Jan Lokpal bill, the anti-graft legislation
suggested by Anna Hazare and his team member.
Alvi also critized the media for for highlighting the "outrageous
remarks" at prime slots. He said such comments "weaken democracy
and the media shall not give them publicity".
The BJP too reacted sharply and said the remarks by Kejriwal
showed the "arrogant behaviour" of Team Anna.
"While trying to portray themselves as honest, some people create
the impression that the whole world is dishonest. Such statements
show that such people have no faith on Indian democracy, Indian
constitution and parliament," BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.
Naqvi said there may be some people in parliament with criminal
record but "for them you cannot bring an end to our parliamentary
system or end to our democratic set up."
"Such behaviour is unacceptable."
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