Time for all good men to fight BJP, says Kejriwal, Pinarayi by his side

April 19, 2017 13:22

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today stressed the need for an alliance of "all good people" to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party after a meeting in the national capital with his Kerala counterpart, Pinarayi Vijayan.

"There is an atmosphere of fear. The business community, industrialists, media people or commoners, everybody is afraid of the situation in this country, which is wrong," the Delhi CM said.

Kejriwal, who called on Pinarayi at Kerala House, told reporters they discussed "a range of issues" at their breakfast meeting.

"I feel that power is in the hands of wrong forces and they are getting an edge in the country...To fight this, all good people should come together," he said when asked if this was the beginning of a new alliance between his Aam Aadmi Party and other political forces.

"Those who raise the voice of dissent against the Centre are being muzzled," Kejriwal, with Pinarayi by his side, added.

Pinarayi Vijayan, who is currently in Delhi to attend a central committee meeting of the CPI-M, agreed with Kejriwal about a "situation of fear" in the country. But "there was no point" in relying on the Congress to fight the BJP, he added.

"The situation in our country is very serious. We have discussed the fear in the society created by the RSS," Vijayan said.

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