AAP stages protests across Delhi over power cuts, blames BJP Govt
The protest followed a week-long campaign by AAP on social media, particularly on X, raising concerns over electricity shortages. The ruling BJP, however, has dismissed these claims.
Speaking in the Delhi Assembly for the first time after his release on bail, the AAP leader lamented that the road repair and free pilgrimage scheme were stopped for no reason other than political.
Statesman News Service | New Delhi | September 26, 2024 7:08 pm
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal (ANI Photo)
Aam Aadmi Party Convenor Arvind Kejriwal alleged that the BJP, which failed to come to power in Delhi for 27 years, is trying to secure votes at the cost of the well-being of the residents by stalling the city’s development.
He wondered how could a political party take pleasure in putting two crore Delhiites in trouble. How could politics stoop to such a low?
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Speaking in the Delhi Assembly for the first time after being released from jail on bail, Kejriwal said, “You have the Central government that has limitless money. If Kejriwal can build 500 mohalla clinics in Delhi, you can make 5,000 such clinics. Who is stopping you,” he asked.
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Manish Sisodia built 700 schools, you build 7,000, no one would even ask about the AAP, he told the saffron party. “But If you want to stop the supply of medicines to the mohalla clinics to defame Kejriwal and seek votes, it is wrong,” he added.
The public watching all this is smart enough to see through the game, yet remains silent till voting day. On the polling day it would step out to vote to express its anger, he warned.
He lamented that the repair work of the roads and the free pilgrimage scheme were stopped for no reason other than political.
Kejriwal further said, “My colleagues in the Opposition must be sad to see me and Manish Sisodia here. I always say PM Modi is very powerful and has a lot of resources but he is not a god. The God who is out there and He is with us,” the AAP chief asserted.
Thanking the Supreme Court for granting him bail, he said, “I want to tell the people of Delhi that your son is back. Your brother is back, and whatever work has been stalled by them will get them started and completed anyhow,” he assured.
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The protest followed a week-long campaign by AAP on social media, particularly on X, raising concerns over electricity shortages. The ruling BJP, however, has dismissed these claims.
The government focuses on green cover, public transport, EV promotion, and air quality monitoring.
The Delhi Congress convened a meeting on Wednesday with all 258 block committees, vowing to transform the party into a formidable electoral force following a surge in its vote percentage in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
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