MUMBAI, 15 SEPTEMBER, 2024 (GPN): Social activist and Lokpal founder Anna Hazare said on Sunday that he had warned Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal, who said that he would resign as the Delhi Chief Minister within two days, not to enter politics.Earlier in April 2024, Hazare had slammed Kejriwal over his arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the alleged liquor policy case, saying that “it was consequences” of his own action.

“We have worked together for many years and told him the same thing. He never listened to me and today the untoward incident has happened,” he added.

“I was repeatedly telling him from the beginning not to join politics, but do social work,” he told GPN. Kejriwal joined the Anna movement in 2011 against the then-Congress-led UPA government’s alleged corruption.Hazare and Kejriwal had observed many fasts unto death during the agitation, demanding an anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal from the Congress government at the Centre. Lakhs of people had rallied behind the two leaders.

Having garnered the fame from the Lokpal movement Kejriwal started his own political party in 2012, and contested for the chief minister’s post in Delhi in 2013.

“We have worked together for many years and told him the same thing. He never listened to me and today the unexpected calamity has happened,” he added.

Kejriwal announced to resign from his post of CM and vowed not to sit in CM’s chair till people give him a “certificate of honesty, Given the current situation, the court has done everything it could in our favour. We are very grateful to the court. The court has given me bail, this was the most it could do at this stage. Now the case will proceed. My heart says that until I am acquitted by the court, I will not sit on the Chief Minister’s chair,”