New Delhi:
BJP president JP Nadda on Thursday called AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal the 'biggest liar' as he attacked the party's government in Delhi over its alleged inability to deliver on its promises and corruption during its 10-year tenure.
If a lie contest is organized at the national level, Mr Kejriwal would come first, JP Nadda said at a public meeting in Uttam Nagar here, hitting the campaign trail for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.
The Union minister termed the excise policy case, in which several AAP leaders, including Mr Kejriwal, were arrested, as one of the Delhi government's “scams”. The AAP has cut the pockets of everyone in Delhi during the two consecutive terms, the BJP leader accused.
The AAP government has broken all records in corruption during its 10-year rule in Delhi, JP Nadda told the gathering.
“Waqf Board scam… they have not even spared the Muslims. They have committed a scam worth Rs 100 crore (in Waqf Board),” he alleged.
JP Nadda called Arvind Kejriwal the “biggest liar”.
“He lies with so much innocence on his face and deceives everyone that if a lying contest is organized at the national level, he will come first. But the people of Delhi will give a befitting reply to the AAP in the assembly elections.” the BJP leader said.
He said the AAP government has failed to fulfill its promise to provide clean water to the people of Delhi and is involved in corruption.
“The 'aapda' (disaster) talked about education for a decade but was instead involved in a whopping Rs 2,800 crore liquor scam. In (the Delhi) Jal Board, they committed a Rs 28,000 crore scam and left the people of Delhi in the hands of the tanker mafia,” alleged JP Nadda, referring to the AAP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the AAP 'aapda' for the first time at his first rally in the capital ahead of the elections.
“They promised to clean the Yamuna river but were involved in a scam worth Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 crore. They cheated sanitation workers and Mr. Kejriwal obstructed the implementation of central government plans.
“They talk about schools and classrooms, but you will be surprised to know that they were involved in a Rs 1,300 crore scam in construction of classrooms,” alleged JP Nadda.
JP Nadda said that what Delhi has gotten in the last decade has come from the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and “not from anyone else”.
He said the upcoming elections in Delhi are for the future of the city and voters should keep that in mind.
The 70-member Delhi Assembly will go to polls on February 5 and counting of votes will take place on February 8.
The AAP is aiming for a third consecutive term after winning 67 and 62 seats in the 2015 and 2020 Delhi Assembly polls respectively. The BJP won three seats in 2015 and eight in 2020, while the Congress collapsed in the two elections.
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