Punjab Protesters At His Doorways, Kejriwal Makes New Ballot Promise & Huge Declare On Congress, BJP ‘Tie-Up’ – News18
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Arvind Kejriwal stated that inflated water payments slapped on Delhi residents will probably be waived off if AAP returns to energy. This got here as Punjab girls protested outdoors his residence towards ‘pretend’ guarantees.
These Delhi residents who assume their payments are improper, needn’t pay, stated Arvind Kejriwal.
Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) ought to formally announce that they’re contesting Delhi meeting elections collectively towards the Aam Aadmi Celebration, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal stated on Tuesday. Whilst girls from Punjab have been protesting outdoors his residence, the previous Delhi CM asserted that his occasion had delivered on all guarantees.
“…Lekin jab mai jail gaya, inlogo ne peeche se pata nahi kya kiya. Kuch toh gadbad ki (They did one thing once I was in jail. Some points arose in my absence),” stated Kejriwal whereas hinting that BJP was behind the inflated water payments that many Delhi residents acquired.
Asserting that AAP offered free water provide to over 12 lakh households in Delhi, the AAP chief promised, “I wish to publicly and formally announce that those that assume their payments are improper, they needn’t pay. Look ahead to the elections; AAP will kind the federal government, and we’ll waive off these improper payments.”
The ‘half-state’ of New Delhi is a Union Territory and an Meeting. It’s collectively administered by the central authorities (presently dominated by BJP) and the native authorities of Delhi (presently dominated by AAP), and serves because the capital of the nation in addition to the Nationwide Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi.
Kejriwal’s assurance got here at a time when a gaggle of girls from Punjab have been staging a protest outdoors his residence. The protesters accused the AAP-led Punjab authorities of backtracking on the promise of offering Rs 1,000 to each girl.
“We’ve got come from Amritsar to place ahead our issues. Don’t cheat the ladies of Delhi as you probably did with the ladies of Punjab,” a lady informed reporters whereas being detained by Delhi police. “Don’t make a promise of Rs 2,100 to the ladies of Delhi”
Natwarlal getting belt-treatment😂”We have come from Punjab’s Gurdaspur. Folks there are poor, they (Kejriwal & Bhagwant Mann) promised to present ₹1000 to each girl. They shaped Govt by mendacity”
Delhiites,you are not watching Punjabi Girls protesting. You are watching your Future. pic.twitter.com/mn2EiJMLTS
— BhikuMhatre (@MumbaichaDon) January 4, 2025
On December 22, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal introduced the launch of registrations for the ‘Mukhya Mantri Mahila Samman Yojana‘. Below this scheme, AAP goals to supply girls residing in Delhi with Rs 2,100 monthly.
“These girls belong to their (Congress and BJP) occasion. They haven’t come from Punjab, the ladies in Punjab are with us. They place confidence in AAP. Congress and BJP ought to formally announce that they’re contesting elections collectively towards AAP in Delhi,” Kejriwal stated, including that the grand previous occasion mustn’t fear about AAP.
The Congress was in energy in Punjab earlier than AAP defeated it in Meeting election in 2022.
Senior Congress leaders from Punjab cautioned Delhi residents towards the “pretend and bogu guarantees of AAP and Kejriwal. They warned the ladies about Rs 2,100 month-to-month stipend promised by Kejriwal, citing the instance of Punjab, the place the same promise was made three years in the past, however nothing has been carried out until now.
Dismissing the grand previous occasion, the previous Delhi CM stated, “Don’t take Congress significantly.”
The BJP too referred to as AAP “pretend and fraud”. Senior BJP chief Amit Malviya posted a video on X and stated that the girl whose photograph has been used within the commercial of Rs 2,100 monthly scheme promise of AAP is a “BJP voter and her photograph has been used with out asking her”.
अरविंद केजरीवाल कितना बड़ा फ्रॉड है, यह इस बात से ही पता चलता है कि जिस महिला की फोटो आप-दा के फ़र्ज़ी विज्ञापन में लगाई गई है, वह भाजपा की वोटर है और उनकी फोटो बिना उनसे पूछे इस्तेमाल की गई है। pic.twitter.com/mSS72l8o6p— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) January 4, 2025
Union house minister Amit Shah additionally attacked Kejriwal and narrated an incident when some youngsters went to fulfill him at his residence. “So I requested then what has Kejriwal ji carried out? One baby stated Kejriwal has constructed an enormous ‘Sheesh Mahal’ value Rs 45 crore for himself,” Shah stated.
The Union house minister reminded former Delhi CM that when he entered politics, he used to say that he is not going to take a authorities automotive or a authorities bungalow. “As we speak he has constructed ‘Sheesh Mahal’ for himself. Kejriwal ji, you’ll have to give an account to the folks of Delhi,” Shah added.
The elections to the 70-member Delhi meeting are prone to be held in February. The Election Fee of India is anticipated to introduced ballot dates in days to return. The time period of the present meeting in Delhi expires on February 23, 2025.
The BJP on Saturday launched its first record of 29 candidates for the polls, fielding former MP Parvesh Verma from the New Delhi seat towards Arvind Kejriwal. It has named one other former MP Ramesh Bidhuri from Kalkaji, the place Chief Minister and AAP candidate Atishi is within the fray.
