'Don't Mock Meditation': Arvind Kejriwal On Delhi CM Rekha Gupta's 'Vipassana' Jibe

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday criticised Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta for “mocking” his Vipassana meditation, saying it was inappropriate to target “divine practice” amid political enmity over Delhi’s pollution crisis.

In a post on X, Kejriwal said, “You harbour political enmity towards me. Due to this, it does not behove you to mock the divine Vipassana meditation method taught by Lord Buddha in this manner.”

“You too should certainly try Vipassana once. You will like it a lot, and you will experience boundless peace. Going to do Vipassana is not called “running away.” Only those with great fortune are blessed with Vipassana,” his post added.

आपका मुझसे राजनैतिक वैर है. इसके चलते आपका इस तरह से भगवान बुद्ध

द्वारा सिखायी गई दिव्य विपश्यना साधना विधि का मज़ाक़ उड़ाना आपको शोभा नहीं देता.

आप भी एक बार ज़रूर विपश्यना कीजिए. आपको बहुत अच्छा लगेगा, असीम शांति अनुभव होगी.

विपश्यना करने जाने को “भाग जाना” नहीं कहते. बड़े… https://t.co/HuHSmmkBHb

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) December 14, 2025

Delhi CM attacked former CM Kejriwal over his handling of pollution crisis and said she would not leave Delhi and “run away” to practise Vipassana to “cure his cough”.

She shared a video clip of her statement on X and said, “We are finding solutions to Delhi’s pollution problem while living and working in Delhi. We are not like those who leave Delhi to its fate and run away every six months to do Vipassana,” the chief minister said.

“My Delhi, my responsibility — we are working with this spirit. The problem is here, the solution will also be found here in Delhi…,” she said.

Both short-term and long-term measures are being implemented to control pollution, she added in the post.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi unit President Saurabh Bharadwaj also criticised Chief Minister Rekha Gupta over the worsening air quality in the national capital. He said that she is unaware of the Air Quality Index (AQI) and its parameters, adding that she must leave the pollution problem for the experts to deal with.