Ex-CM failed to fulfil promises made in manifesto: BJP
The BJP staged a protest at Rajghat on Sunday, criticising former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for failing to fulfil the promises made in the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) election manifesto.
Delhi BJP vice-president Kapil Mishra led the demonstration, asserting that none of the 70 commitments made a decade ago, including creating a pollution-free city and generating 800,000 jobs, were realised during Kejriwal’s tenure.
“None of the 70 promises have been fulfilled,” Mishra stated. He unveiled a report card detailing AAP’s unfulfilled pledges and called on the public to hold Kejriwal accountable. “The people of Delhi are fed up with him, and we will reach out to every household with this report card to expose his lies,” he added.
Under the leadership of Delhi BJP Youth Wing president Sagar Tyagi, a separate protest and exhibition highlighting the alleged corruption in the Kejriwal government took place at Connaught Place. The event was organised by vice-president Dinesh Pratap Singh and featured speeches from prominent BJP leaders, including Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva and Leader of the Opposition Vijender Gupta.
Sachdeva said, “The people of Delhi are tired of corruption and demand answers. Resigning won’t resolve his issues.”
Gupta criticised AAP as a “shop of lies” and emphasised the need for accountability. “The people of Delhi want answers for the last 10 years, which have set the city back by 50 years. Kejriwal is the mastermind of this corruption, and the future under his leadership looks bleak,” Gupta asserted.
Sachdeva claimed that Kejriwal’s political journey was nearing its end. He criticised Kejriwal’s ‘Janata Adalat’ at Jantar Mantar, labelling it a “flop show” that failed to attract both public and AAP workers. According to the BJP leader, despite extensive promotion, the event saw poor turnout, with only a handful of disillusioned Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) contract workers and bus marshals.
He challenged Kejriwal to a public debate and demanded answers to five key questions: why Kejriwal betrayed Anna Hazare and his other associates; why he formed an alliance with the Congress despite vowing not to; and why his government failed to appoint a Lokpal, which Kejriwal once called his ideal.