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Satta bazaars have drastically lowered the odds on Arvind Kejriwal dubbing the Supreme Court a BJP or Ambani agent. Hitherto, bookies were offering very high odds – Rs 10 to a rupee – on the AAP supremo casting aspersion on the apex court. This was in contrast to odds of 10 paisa to a rupee for Kejri insulting, say, a Lt Governor or Chief Minister of a BJP ruled state.
However, the odds changed dramatically in the wake of the Supreme Court adjourning hearings on AAP’s petition seeking dissolution of the Delhi Assembly till November 11. Kejriwal had earlier dubbed Lt Governor Jung a BJP agent for failing to call an all-party meeting on Wednesday itself. He then trained his guns on the Supreme Court with a series of tweets:
We demand that LG shud call all party meeting today itself, take final decision by eve and inform court tomo accordingly (2/2)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 29, 2014
LG says he will call all party meeting in “next few days”? Why next few days? To seek adj in SC tomo? (1/2)
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) October 29, 2014
And so, when not only did the Supreme Court adjourn the hearings but to add insult to injury, went on to praise the Lt Governor for his exploration efforts at government formation, it was a question of when, not if. Accordingly, bookies are offering only 2 paisa per rupee now and doing brisk business.
Onlookers says that after the verdict, Kejriwal had turned red with rage, his facial muscles contorting into a grotesque countenance, and he was all set to voice his opinion on the highest court of the land when a gust of polluted Delhi air entered his lungs, inducing a spasm of coughs. Kejriwal had to confine himself to gritting his teeth as a nervous Prashant Bhushan led him away from the courtroom.
Punters however say it’s only a matter of time now. “Let the Delhi smog clear a bit. I personally feel he’ll call SC an Ambani agent rather than a BJP agent within the next few days,” a top Dubai based punter opined.