‘Larger Than Trump’s’: Arvind Kejriwal Slammed For Convoy As He Reaches Punjab For Vipassana – News18

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Arvind Kejriwal Slammed For Convoy In Punjab: Alongside together with his spouse Sunita Kejriwal, the previous Delhi chief minister arrived on the Forest Relaxation Home in Chohal, about 14 kilometers from Hoshiarpur

Arvind Kejriwal Slammed For Convoy In Punjab: Aam Aadmi Celebration (AAP) Nationwide Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and his spouse Sunita on Tuesday reached Punjab’s Hoshiarpur for a 10-day Vipassana session beginning Wednesday. The couple was escorted by a convoy, which raised the eyebrows of many. Whereas AAP MP Swati Maliwal stated Kejriwal was larger than that of US President Donald Trump, BJP and Congress leaders expressed dissatisfaction over the Punjab authorities’s ‘VIP remedy’ to Kejriwal.

AAP MP Swati Maliwal took to X, sharing a video of the convoy and asking, “Why is Kejriwal so afraid of the folks of Punjab who gave him a lot love?”

“Kejriwal, who criticised the complete world for VIP culture, is immediately roaming round with a safety cowl larger than that of Donald Trump. It’s superb how an amazing state like Punjab has been became a way of reaching luxuries,” she added.

‘Neither MLA, Nor CM’: BJP, Congress Query Kejriwal’s Way of life

In the meantime, BJP and Congress leaders have questioned Kejriwal’s present lavish life-style and liberties as he was not an MLA or a CM.

BJP spokesperson RP Singh stated, ” He’s neither an MLA nor a CM, however the Punjab authorities nonetheless treats him as a VIP and offers safety. Like Delhi, within the coming days, Punjab can even reject him.”

Delhi Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh stated, “As I used to be saying throughout election campaigning, after shedding in Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal would run to Punjab. Now, they’ve a authorities there, he desires to safeguard it. Now, will he grow to be a Rajya Sabha MP or Punjab CM, let’s see within the coming days.”

Kejriwal Joins Meditation Camp

The previous Delhi CM, alongside together with his spouse Sunita, arrived on the Forest Relaxation Home in Chohal, about 14 kilometers from Hoshiarpur on Tuesday. He joins a 10-day Vipassana meditation course on the Dhamma Dhaja Vipassana Centre (DDVC), positioned in village Anandgarh, round 11 km from Hoshiarpur, social gathering sources stated.

Kejriwal has been practising Vipassana and has been to a number of locations, together with Jaipur, Nagpur, Dharamkot close to Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala, and Bengaluru previously to apply the traditional meditation system.

That is the second time Kejriwal has come to Anandgarh for Vipassana meditation. Earlier, he attended an identical course on the centre from December 21 to December 30, 2023.

Vipassana is an historical Indian meditation method targeted on self-transformation via self-observation.

Kejriwal, who misplaced the election from New Delhi seat in February 5 Meeting polls, has stored himself confined to social gathering associated actions with out making any public appearances.

The AAP that dominated Delhi from 2015 to 2024 on the again of large mandates, managed to win simply 22 of the 70 Meeting seats within the newest election. The BJP ended the dominance of the Kejriwal-led social gathering profitable 48 seats. A number of AAP leaders, together with Manish Sisodia, Saurabh Bharadwaj, Satyendar Jain, and Somnath Bharti, misplaced.