Background: Arvind Kejriwal has been earlier assigned as a keynote speaker at the Wharton India Economic Forum in place of Narendra Modi. (click here for more)
Kejriwal began his WIFE lecture with the issue of cancellation of Modi’s invitation to speak at this forum- a topic he described as “something that is troubling me.”Kejriwal said he is not a supporter of Modi and disagree with him on many things . But his unease was on three counts which are as follows
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Wharton’s withdrawal of Modi’s invitation was ‘very wrong’: Kejriwal
Arvind Kerjiwal while delivering the keynote for the Wharton India Economic Forum(WIFE) in the panel ‘government and policy’ via video conferencing from a hotel in Delhi near the location of his indefinite fast, expressed his displeasure over Wharton India Economic Forum (WIFE) cancelling the speech of Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi earlier this month.
Kejriwal began his WIFE lecture with the issue of cancellation of Modi’s invitation to speak at this forum- a topic he described as “something that is troubling me.”Kejriwal said he is not a supporter of Modi and disagree with him on many things . But his unease was on three counts which are as follows
- To issue an invitation and then cancel it under pressure is not right. It is very wrong. It is unbecoming of an institution carrying the respected Wharton name.
- Those who refuse to listen to people they do not agree with, they lose an opportunity to learn and grow.
- This refusal to let him speak goes against the very principles of free speech we are all fighting for.
Kejrival also tried to explain why he entered politicsHe said tt was necessary for him to enter politics, as no political party seemed interested in passing a strong anti- corruption bill.
“We realized that nothing would change unless good and honest people entered the state assemblies and the Parliament. We realised that nothing would change unless the politics of this country were cleansed,” he said.
“We realized that nothing would change unless good and honest people entered the state assemblies and the Parliament. We realised that nothing would change unless the politics of this country were cleansed,” he said.
Outsourcing of crucial services
He during the video conference neither opposed nor supported outsourcing of crucial services such as health and education to the private sector.According to him Handing over these services to private players could be good or bad depending on the government’s ability to monitor the functioning of the projects run by these companies
Explained his category
From the beginning of the Anti-corruption campaign, it has been categorized as leftist or capitalists. Commenting on this Kejrival said
"We are neither capitalists nor leftists. We are common people – aam aadmi. We have our problems. If we find a solution to a problem in Left, we do not hesitate to borrow it from there and if we find a solution in capitalism, we are more than happy to take it from there. We are interested in solutions, not ideologies,”
"We are neither capitalists nor leftists. We are common people – aam aadmi. We have our problems. If we find a solution to a problem in Left, we do not hesitate to borrow it from there and if we find a solution in capitalism, we are more than happy to take it from there. We are interested in solutions, not ideologies,”
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