Bedi praises RSS, says it kept India united

January 22, 2015 12:00 am | Updated December 04, 2021 11:32 pm IST - NEW DELHI:

NEW DELHI  21/01/2015:  BJP Chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi taking a selfie during road show in Krishna Nagar constituency on way to file nomination for the Delhi Legislative Assembly election,in New Delhi on Wednesday January 21,2015 Dr Harsh Vardhan and others are also seen. Photo: Sandeep Saxena

NEW DELHI 21/01/2015: BJP Chief ministerial candidate Kiran Bedi taking a selfie during road show in Krishna Nagar constituency on way to file nomination for the Delhi Legislative Assembly election,in New Delhi on Wednesday January 21,2015 Dr Harsh Vardhan and others are also seen. Photo: Sandeep Saxena

A BJP leader with no RSS link, Kiran Bedi, the party’s chief ministerial nominee for Delhi, on Wednesday described the Sangh as “very nationalistic” organisation that has kept India united. Ms. Bedi also felt that the RSS, a right-wing organisation, was a disciplined outfit.

“They( RSS) are very nationalistic. I would think here is an organisation that kept India together, which has kept India neat,” Ms. Bedi said.

The former IPS officer, who was a core member of Team Anna till about two years back along with Kejriwal before they parted ways, said the AAP leader’s agitation at Rajpath within a month of becoming Chief Minister had ‘ticked’ her off very much.

“The city of Delhi was the reason for my joining politics. Delhi has gone through a huge upheaval ever since this man’s (Kejriwal) entry (into politics). It stood still and it’s been only on an agitation mode which left a very bad taste in the mouth of Indians. Because whatever happens in Delhi, happens in India. It affects India, it impacts India. It’s been all about confrontation, it’s all about Rajpath Dharnas. What kind of person is he (Kejriwal) who says I am an anarchist? Three days Delhi was at a standstill (when Kejriwal was on dharna as Chief Minister),” she said.— PTI

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