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14/02/2014

Kejriwal resigns as Delhi Chief Minister – The Hindu

Arvind Kejriwal on Friday night resigned as Chief MInister of Delhi after suffering a defeat in the assembly on the Jan Lokpal Bill, bringing to an end a tumultuous run of 49-days in power on top of an anti-graft civil society movement.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal at a special session of the Delhi Assembly in New Delhi on Friday. Mr. Kejriwal has resigned as Delhi CM after the completion of the special session.

Goverment sources told PTI that he has sent his resignation to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung shortly after a meeting of the Cabinet.

Earlier, Mr. Kejriwal gave enough indications that his government may quit after the BJP and Congress combined to defeat introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill which he tabled in the Assembly defying Lt Governor’s advice.

“This appears to be our last session. I will consider myself fortunate if I have to sacrifice the chief minister’s post 1,000 times and my life to eradicate corruption,” he said in a brief speech in the Assembly after his government suffered defeat on its pet anti-graft legislation.

via Kejriwal resigns as Delhi Chief Minister – The Hindu.

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