Kejriwal also supported withdrawal of sedition charges against Patidar leader Hardik Patel, who is lodged in a Gujarat jail. The Chief Minister said while Patel was not “guilty of sedition”, Khadse, who is in the eye of a storm over allegations of corruption, including irregularities in a land deal, was.
Khadse had resigned on Saturday. “Gujarat govt shud withdraw sedition charges against Hardik Patel. He is not guilty of sedition. Khadse is. Book khadse under sedition (sic),” the AAP chief tweeted.
The tweet comes at a time when the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced its plan to contest the Assembly polls in Gujarat next year. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been in power in the state for over a decade.
Kejriwal had on Saturday dubbed Khadse as a “traitor” for his alleged conversation with Dawood Ibrahim, saying, “Patel has been charged with sedition even when he has not done anything against the country, while on the other hand alleged call records show that Dawood Ibrahim, one of India’s most wanted criminals working against the nation, made calls to Khadse.”
Meanwhile, Khadse has dismissed the allegations against him.