New Delhi: Taking on a tough stand against the media, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday claimed that there is a "conspiracy to finish off the Aam Aadmi Party" among a "very large" section of the media. He even went ahead demanding a "public trial" of the media.
Kejriwal accused the media of taking bribes to target the AAP. He added that if any news channel is airing factually incorrect matter, they should undergo a public trial.
"A very large section of the media has accepted 'supari' for finishing off AAP. There can be a public trial. There can be 8-10 spots in Delhi where we can collect a group of people and show the erroneous clip. That way we can start a 'janta ka trial. If you see a channel shows a factually wrong report, take the channel's name and bring it forward," he said.
Meanwhile, opposition parties trained guns against the AAP for using such a language against the media.
"AAP should see within their own party. It seems like they have much pride for themselves. They should think before commenting on the media," Bharatiya Janata Party state unit chief Satish Upadhyay said.
Congress leader JP Aggarwal also condemned AAP for the language. "The kind of words he has used against the media is unacceptable. One should choose his words before speaking," he said.
"Kejriwal is a product of anti-corruption movement, why should he utter such words? It should not be in threatening tone. When Arvind Kejriwal was chosen as the CM, people of Delhi had expectations from him," Senior journalist NK Singh said.
The AAP government has come under fire in connection with Delhi Law Minister Jitendra Singh Tomar's degree and over the alleged suicide by a farmer at an AAP rally in April.
Defending Tomar, who is facing allegations of possessing a fake LLB degree, Kejriwal said, "I have no relation with Tomar nor is he my friend. Why will I save him. As soon as allegations were were raised, I wrote to him seeking an explanation."
On the issue of the alleged suicide by Rajasthan farmer Gajendra Singh at an AAP rally, Kejriwal said, "Nobody had even thought that such a tragedy will occur at Jantar Mantar. We were sitting on the stage and where Gajendra was sitting on the tree was not visible," he said.
"Had we announced anything, a stampede could have occurred because of the large crowd," the chief minister said, adding that "police would have saved him if they knew it. When his body was brought down he was living. We should have stopped the programme then".
Expressing regret over the incident, Kejriwal said that neither he nor the other AAP leaders could get sleep in the night after the tragedy at Jantar Mantar.
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