Thursday, May 23rd 01:12 PM IST
 

Kejriwal should have targeted Pawar

Akshaya Mishra

If Arvind Kejriwal is serious about corruption, he cannot be selective about his targets. On Wednesday, he targeted BJP president Nitin Gadkari over land acquisition in the Vidarbha region and sought to establish the existence of a nexus between NCP leader Ajit Pawar and Gadkari. He presented a weak, one should say embarrassing, case, and as activist YP Singh’s revelations today indicate, Kejriwal did not attack Sharad Pawar despite having enough material on him. Also, there was nothing on the possible link between the elder Pawar and Gadkari – the talk of a mutually profitable association between the two has been in the air for a long time. Kejriwal’s selective exclusion automatically invites suspicion on his motive. He better watch out. Next time his credibility will be at stake.read less read more

Arun George

Kejriwal may have a treasure trove of information against politicians but it is his choice to decide when to play his cards. He chose Gadkari wisely in order to show that he was not acting only against the Congress and was neutral in his attack on the Indian polity. It is not a particular politician that Kejriwal is after, he wants to show people that it is the entire political system that he is targetting. He may choose to target Pawar, but that is his choice, and he can go after the minister when he chooses to and when he deems it fit. Why play all his political cards when he is hoping to play a long innings in the Indian political arena?read less read more