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'Half of politicians will quit BJP if...': says Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday that if the Enforcement Directorate is shut down and section 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act is abolished, half of the politicians would quit the BJP.

The Chief Minister was having lunch at Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi's residence along with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi.

"They (ED) are the only agency responsible for the leaders joining the BJP. No one will join the BJP. Leaders like Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Vasundhara Raje will form their own parties if section 45 of PMLA is abolished," he said.

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