Kejriwal defends 'Modi is psychopath' comment, says has 'no regrets'

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he has no regrets about his choice of language when he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a ‘coward and a psychopath’ after the Central Bureau of Investigation raided his office earlier this month.

In an interview to NDTV, Kejriwal said, “I don’t regret anything. I accept I use bad language, I speak from the heart.”

He also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using all central agencies to target him. However, he said that that the government can order any inquiry against him. “Kejriwal is not scared of the CBI,” he said.

Talking on Modi’s recent surprise visit to Lahore on Nawaz Sharif’s birthday, he said that the PM is willing to befriend Pakistan but won’t stop interfering in his work. “I appeal to you...we don't want any fight. You can befriend Pakistan, yet you won't let Arvind Kejriwal work,” he said.

The Delhi chief minister also made a fresh allegation against Delhi & District Cricket Association officials who he did not name, suggesting that they had sought sexual favours in selection of players.

The Aam Aadmi Party has been targeting Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, alleging that wrongdoings took place in the DDCA during his 13-year tenure till 2013 as its head. However, when it was pointed out that the finance minister was never formally named in the alleged DDCA scam, Kejriwal said no investigation report has ever named anyone. “It is almost like no one killed Jessica Lal. There was corruption, but ghosts did it.”