Kejriwal Calls Delhi Elections ‘Battle Of Ideologies’, Slams BJP For Giving ‘Freebies To Corporates’ | India Information
Delhi Elections: Aam Aadmi Get together (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday launched a recent assault on the Bharatiya Janata Get together (BJP) and dubbed these Meeting elections a battle of ideologies. He drew a distinction between the ruling AAP and the BJP.
Kejriwal mentioned that the meeting election in Delhi was not only a contest for the nationwide capital however the complete nation. Whereas addressing a press convention within the nationwide capital, the AAP chief asserted that the election pits two contrasting ideologies — one centered on the welfare of most of the people and the opposite on benefiting a choose group of rich people — towards one another.
“This election is about deciding how taxpayers’ cash needs to be spent. One ideology, represented by the BJP, makes use of public funds to waive loans price 1000’s of crores for its shut associates. The opposite, our AAP mannequin, focuses on offering free electrical energy, schooling, well being care and transport to learn the widespread man,” Kejriwal mentioned.
Lashing out on the BJP-led Central authorities, the previous Delhi chief minister alleged that it had waived money owed amounting to Rs 10 lakh crore of 400-500 industrialists in the course of the previous 5 years.
“The BJP mannequin offers individuals’s cash to its mates as loans after which writes off these loans in two to 3 years. In distinction, the AAP mannequin gives direct advantages to the general public, together with welfare schemes price practically Rs 25,000 monthly for every family in Delhi,” he mentioned.
Persevering with his assault on the saffron celebration, Kejriwal additionally accused it of planning to finish all welfare schemes initiated by AAP if it good points energy in Delhi. “The BJP has already clarified it’s going to cease free electrical energy, free bus rides (for girls), and different advantages offered by the Delhi authorities. I ask the individuals, will they be capable to bear this price if the BJP is elected?” he mentioned.
Kejriwal additionally lashed out on the BJP for labelling welfare measures as “freebies”, alleging that the saffron celebration was making an attempt to create guilt among the many center class whereas providing large concessions to large companies. “When the BJP waives loans price 1000’s of crores for its mates, is that not a freebie?” he requested.
Meeting Elections to the 70-member Delhi Meeting might be held on February 5 and the votes might be counted on February 8. AAP is in search of a 3rd consecutive time period in workplace whereas the BJP is trying to regain energy within the nationwide capital for the primary time since 1998.
(With PTI Inputs)
