Telangana BJP leader hits back at Kejriwal over Emergency comparison

Telangana BJP leader Prakash Reddy has challenged AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal to consult veteran politicians about the reality of the 1975 Emergency. The rebuke followed Kejriwal’s comparison of current security measures in Delhi to the era of suspended fundamental rights, a claim Reddy dismissed as historically illiterate and politically opportunistic.

Editorial·October 11, 2026·reads: 487

Telangana BJP leader hits back at Kejriwal over Emergency comparison

Reddy argued that the current generation lacks the context to equate modern administrative security with the constitutional crisis triggered by the Congress party decades ago. He highlighted a contradiction in Kejriwal’s political history, noting that the Delhi Chief Minister rose to power in 2013 with the very support of the Congress party he now criticizes for historical abuses.

The dispute centers on the detention of protesters, including former Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI(M) MP John Brittas, who were held by Delhi Police near Kerala Bhawan. Kejriwal had described the security crackdown against the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) protest as an act of absolute dictatorship. Reddy countered this by questioning the legitimacy of the CJP, dismissing it as a social media-based movement lacking formal membership or political identity. He accused the CPI(M), CPI, and AAP of forming a disruptive alliance aimed at destabilizing the nation's democratic integrity through their support of the movement.