AAP under fire for violating COVID-19 protocols after Arvind Kejriwal tests positive

In his tweet, BJP's spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla called out Arvind Kejriwal for campaigning recklessly without a mask in poll-bound states.

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January 04, 2022 / 10:22 IST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused Arvind Kejriwal of being 'irresponsible' after the Delhi Chief Minister informed that he has tested positive for COVID-19.

In a tweet, BJP's spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla called out Kejriwal for campaigning recklessly without a mask in poll-bound states.

"Dear sir while I wish you a speedy recovery but I wish you had been more responsible towards people around you who are also infected by you when you campaigned recklessly without a mask and towards people of Delhi who you abandoned for campaigning in other states," Poonawalla tweeted on January 4.

Dear sir while I wish you a speedy recovery but I wish you had been more responsible towards people around you who are also infected by you when you campaigned recklessly without a mask and towards people of Delhi who you abandoned for campaigning in other states
Look at this https://t.co/JmghcZWpQF pic.twitter.com/gkWfPlPYNO
— Shehzad Jai Hind (@Shehzad_Ind) January 4, 2022

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