LS polls: Arvind Kejriwal rejects former Pakistani minister, vowing to thwart meddling by terrorist supporters

With five voting stages completed and no comments made, the announcement from Pakistan has arrived while polls are now taking place in Delhi.

Following his vote, Kejriwal—the national convenor of the AAP—posted a photo of his family members with inked fingers on X and said that he had voted against "dictatorship, inflation, and unemployment."

Delhi Former Pakistani minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain was reprimanded by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday for advocating the defeat of "forces of hate and extremism" in the Lok Sabha elections. Kejriwal stated that India is an internal matter and that it will not allow interference from the "biggest sponsors of terrorism." 58 parliamentary seats, including seven in Delhi, went to polls on Saturday in the sixth of the seven-phase elections.

The national convenor of the AAP, Rajendra Prasad, posted a photo of his family members with their fingers smeared with ink on X after he cast his ballot, stating that he did it in opposition to "dictatorship, inflation, and unemployment."With the hashtags "MorePower" and "IndiaElection2024," Hussain shared Kejriwal's post on X and wished for "peace and harmony to triumph over forces of hate and extremism."

Kejriwal retaliated to Hussain a few minutes after his tweet, claiming that it was unnecessary."Chaudhry Sahib, my nation's citizens and I are more than capable of managing our problems. It is not necessary for you to remark. Pakistan is now experiencing a really dire condition.

You look after your nation, Kejriwal said on X.The chief minister said in a different tweet that India would "not tolerate interference by the biggest sponsors of terrorism" and that the elections are a domestic concern.Hussain reacted to Kejriwal's tweets by saying, "CM sb! Electioneering is undoubtedly your personal problem, but I hope you will understand that extremism—whether it originates in Pakistan or India—is a global phenomena that affects everyone and should worry everybody with a sense of morality, whether they live in Bangladesh, India, or Pakistan.

"People must strive for a better society wherever they are, even though the situation in Pakistan is very far from ideal," he remarked.The BJP, taking aim at Kejriwal, said that Pakistan had also gone on board with the AAP leader's dirty political agenda.

Virendra Sachdeva, the head of the Delhi BJP, said that his organization has been claiming that "Kejriwal is hand in glove with the country's enemies."Now it's Chaudhry Fawad Hussain. In addition, he had posted on social media about Kejriwal's release.

Elections have already been held in five stages, and no comments have been made. Now that votes are being held in Delhi, Pakistan has issued a statement. This demonstrates Pakistan's support for Kejriwal," Sachdeva said reporters.With the description "Rahul on fire," Chaudhry—who is notorious for bragging about Pakistan's role in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack—posted on X on May 1st, extracts from a speech given by Congressman Rahul Gandhi. BJP leaders chastised this severely.Gandhi and the Congress were also criticized by Prime leader Narendra Modi, who said that Pakistan was eager for Gandhi to become the country's next prime leader.