'You Are Terrorist, There Is Plenty Of Evidence': Union Minister Prakash Javadekar To Arvind Kejriwal

Days after BJP parliamentarian Parvesh Verma called Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a "terrorist", Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said there was "plenty of evidence" to back Verma's claim.

Addressing a press briefing, flanked by Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and junior minister Anurag Thakur, Javadekar said the Delhi CM had referred to himself as an "anarchist", adding there wasn't much of a "difference between an anarchist and a terrorist".

The Union Minister's remarks come a few days after the Election Commission (EC) issued a show-cause notice to Verma for calling Kejriwal a "terrorist".

"Kejriwal is now asking with a sad face, 'am I a terrorist?' You are a terrorist and there is a lot of evidence to prove that. You had said you are an anarchist. There is not much difference between an anarchist and a terrorist," the senior BJP leader said at a press conference.

Javadekar also raked up the issue of Kejriwal "staying a night at the Moga residence of Khalistani commander Gurinder Singh during the Punjab Assembly polls".

"You knew it was a militant's house. Still, you stayed there. How much more evidence do you need?" he said.

The campaign in the run-up to Delhi assembly elections, scheduled for February 8, has turned increasingly hostile. Besides Javadekar, UP CM Yogi Adityanath, MoS Anurag Thakur and MP Manoj Tiwari have also courted controversies for their comments.

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