"They tell lie that we are not following Constitution. They want to do corruption. Both BJP and Congress have joined hands. We say eradicate corruption. They say it is unconstitutional.
"They break mikes and consider it as Constitutional. People will teach them a lesson," he told a large gathering of his supporters outside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) headquarters here.
He said both the parties wanted him to work as per their wishes.
"I was disheartened with what happened in the Assembly yesterday. They wanted us to work as per their wishes. They thought we were new and would ask for their advice in every work we do. But We followed the Constitution and I am ready to sacrifice my life for the Constitution," said Kejriwal, who resigned after introduction of Jan Lokpal Bill was defeated in the Assembly today.
During his about half an hour speech, he accused both BJP and Congress of corruption.
"I remember, we were here when Delhi Assembly elections were announced. I remember addressing you from this window. We got 28 seats and we were not sure of making government. We had vowed that we will not take support of either BJP or the Congress.
"Congress forcefully supported us. We asked the people. They told us to take the support for as many days as possible and deliver the good work," he said.
Following which, we came to power on December 28. Our biggest promise was to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill, a strong anti corruption Bill. Congress had given in writing that they would support the Jan Lokpal Bill, he said.
"When today we tried to introduce the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Assembly. BJP and Congress came together. It has never happened before...
"They defeated the Jan Lokpal Bill. Why that happened, because three days ago, we had filed an FIR against Mukesh Ambani (RIL chairman). He is the man who runs this country's government," Kejriwal claimed.
"Mukesh Ambani had once said that Congress is his shop and he can buy anything from them and since the last ten years he was running the UPA government, Kejriwal alleged.
"Mukesh Ambani is behind Modi also. From where does Modi get so much money ? Modi moves in helicopters. From where does he get money to conduct such huge rallies? When we raised fingers against Mukesh Ambani, Congress and BJP joined hands", he said.
"They thought that Kejriwal has a small anti-corruption branch and is creating such a nuisance. If Jan Lokpal comes, half of their partymen would go to jail. They thought that we would also raise voice against Sharad Pawar, Kamal Nath," said Kejriwal.
He said both BJP and Congress meet everyday behind curtains to loot the country. "But in the last few days. Their real faces have been exposed. Both of them today did not allow the Bill to be passed in the Assembly," he said.
Both BJP and Congress could not conduct audit of power distribution companies in last five years. We did it in five days. They could not reduce corruption in 65 years, we filed FIRs against corruption done by Sheila Dikshit, Kejriwal said.
"They told us not to do this and do governance. Is governance not about sending the corrupt to jail?," he asked.
Kejriwal said: "I am no one. I am one among you. I have not come here for position. Today as Jan Lokpal Bill could not be passed our government resigned. Our cabinet has recommended that the Delhi Assembly should be dissolved and fresh polls be conducted.
He said his government was working day in and out for the welfare of the people of Delhi with utmost dedication.
"If I have to resign 100 times from the post of Chief Minister, I will...At last I will pray to God that we are small people. Please give us good thought so that we can sacrifice our lives for the good of the country," Kejriwal said amidst applause from his supporters.
MAN IN A HURRY
Arvind Kejriwal, who pledged to root out corruption after steering AAP to power in Delhi, was a man in a hurry and set a scorching pace to try to fulfil his anti-graft legislative agenda but his tumultous journey as Chief Minister ended in seven weeks.As the controversy over the Jan Lokpal Bill deepened with Lt Governor Najeeb Jung advising the Delhi Assembly Speaker against allowing its tabling and Congress and BJP opposing it, Kejriwal stuck to his word today by carrying out the threat to quit if the proposed legislation did not get through even at the introduction stage.
Emerging as a mascot of an alternative brand of politics, the 45-year-old engineer-turned-civil servant changed the political discourse with a stunning showing of his fledgling Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) in the December Assembly polls that brought Congress' 15-year rule to an end.
But he courted controversy within weeks by sitting on a dharna in the heart of Delhi near Parliament House during the tense face off with the Centre last month over his demand for suspending three police officers for allegedly not acting against criminals.
He had also come under attack on the governance agenda. Leading from the front, Kejriwal had earlier anchored his campaign in an unconventional way to see it emerge as the second largest party in Delhi with 28 seats. AAP formed the government on December 28 with outside support from Congress. With interests of the common man at the core of AAP's agenda, Kejriwal's triumph over three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit earned him the tag of 'giant killer'. Often called the anti-corruption man, the diminutive and bespectacled IITian and a former tax official catapulted himself leading a people's movement to check graft and get wide support.
Formed in November 2012, AAP cemented its place in politics, tapping students, farmers, civil rights groups, NGOs, social activists, women’s groups and the urban youth to emerge as a force. Born on August 16, 1968 in Hisar in Haryana to Gobind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi, Kejriwal sent the entire political spectrum into a tizzy, attacking both BJP and Congress on the issues of corruption, exorbitant rise in power and water tariff, safety of women and had managed to make a dent in the vote banks of both the parties. He came into prominence during the agitation by 75-year-old activist Anna Hazare in support of Jan Lokpal Bill in 2011. Kejriwal won the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006 for his contribution to the enactment of the Right to Information Act. In 2006, after resigning from the IRS, he donated his Magsaysay award money as a corpus fund for an NGO, Public Cause Research Foundation. Shortly after coming to power, the AAP government announced 20 kilolitres of free water to every household per month. In yet another populist measure, it decided that consumers who did not pay their electricity bills as part of AAP's power agitation will have to shell out only half of their total dues, a move that cost the exchequer Rs six crore. Keeping a pre-poll promise, Kejriwal had announced a 50 per cent subsidy on electricity consumption of up to 400 units. The AAP government also ordered the Comptroller and Auditor General to audit the finances of the three private power distribution companies serving Delhi.
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