Kiran Bedi wants Modi for PM, for 'accountable, inclusive' govt

While it may have been obvious for months now that former IPS officer Kiran Bedi and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal no longer see eye to eye, Bedi on Thursday openly backed Bharatiya Janata Party prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. [caption id=“attachment_1083389” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Reuters[/caption] In a post on micro-blogging site Twitter, Bedi told her 13 lakh followers that she would vote for a “stable, well governed, administered, accountable and inclusive government. And then added, “As an independent voter, my vote is for NaMo.” Bedi, who has been close to Kejriwal’s mentor Anna Hazare and was a key member of the India Against Corruption crusade in 2011-2012, has made her differences with Kejriwal apparent ever since the latter decided to part ways with Hazare and take the plunge into electoral politics, forming the Aam Aadmi Party. bedi, who was invited to the swearing in ceremony of the new government in Delhi, chose not to attend, after Hazare said he could not make it owing to poor health. On Twitter, Bedi first said the Delhi Assembly should debate the Lokayukta report that names Sheila Dikshit. It was an apparent continuation of her earlier stand that the AAP’s acceptance of Congress support to form the Delhi government would not be sustainable. Bedi has earlier said she doesn’t know how long the “alliance” will last. Asked who she would vote for, between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal, Bedi said it would depend on “whatall one is looking for”.And then, this tweet:

  Bedi also said any one who wants a scam-free country cannot vote the Congress back into power! “India needs stability and experienced hands to provide for all,” she tweeted, another apparent reference to the AAP’s inexperience in governance.