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Poonawalla calls CJP ‘fraudiyaas’ over Kejriwal, Stalin, Vijayan picks
Former BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has attacked the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after its founder Abhijeet Dipke named Arvind Kejriwal, MK Stalin and Pinarayi Vijayan as India's best chief ministers. In…
Former BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla has attacked the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) after its founder Abhijeet Dipke named Arvind Kejriwal, MK Stalin and Pinarayi Vijayan as India's best chief ministers. In a post on X, Poonawalla called CJP a 'bunch of fraudiyaas' and questioned why voters rejected the three leaders if they were the party's preferred choices.
Poonawalla criticised Dipke's assessment of each leader. On Stalin, he claimed Tamil Nadu's debt rose from Rs 4.86 lakh crore in 2021 to Rs 9.52 lakh crore in five years. He compared Covid-19 deaths during the second wave in Kerala (around 71,000) and Uttar Pradesh (around 23,700) to question Vijayan's healthcare model. On Kejriwal, he alleged the Delhi government opened liquor shops instead of schools and referred to the Delhi liquor policy case.
Poonawalla also said CJP's name should drop 'Janta' since voters chose differently, and asked whether the party was a 'fraud party' over its picks.
Indian Opinion Analysis
The exchange is the latest in a long pattern of political parties using small, fringe outfits as foils to attack rivals without direct confrontation. CJP, founded by Abhijeet Dipke, has no electoral presence and is not a recognised party, so its 'best CM' list carries no institutional weight. Poonawalla's response serves to tie the three regional leaders, Kejriwal (AAP), Stalin (DMK) and Vijayan (CPI-M), to a common opposition identity ahead of the 2024 general election. The BJP has repeatedly framed these three state governments as corrupt or mismanaged in its campaign messaging. No official response from Dipke or any of the three leaders has been reported so far.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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