The BJP on Saturday here claimed public was disenchanted with the AAP government in Delhi due to its incompetence, corruption and mismanagement. It was evident from slogans and protests during public rallies of the ruling party leaders including Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, New Delhi BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj said.
Addressing a news conference, she said the backlash AAP leaders are facing is a result of the significant anti-incumbency against Kejriwal and his 58 MLAs.
The press conference was moderated by Delhi BJP Media Head Praveen Shankar Kapoor who said "AAP's" government is on way out.
Bansuri Swaraj criticized Kejriwal’s decade-long governance, saying it has been marred by incompetence, corruption, and mismanagement.
She added that although people elected AAP MLAs in the last two elections, these representatives disappeared from public view soon after winning. Now, as elections draw near again, they have reappeared, engaging in theatrics, but the public has seen through these tactics.
Bansuri Swaraj pointed out that despite it being October, Delhi’s water crisis persists. Half the city’s population, especially in unauthorized colonies, slums, and resettlement areas, is still forced to buy water from black markets.
She emphasized that the protest against Kejriwal on Friday was triggered by public frustration over water black-marketing under Vikas Puri MLA Mahendra Yadav.
Swaraj also highlighted the poor condition of Delhi’s roads and noted that, for the first time under Kejriwal’s rule, the city’s budget has slipped into deficit. She criticized AAP’s health department for halting new projects due to inadequate budget provisions made by then-Finance Minister Atishi Marlena.
Bansuri Swaraj stressed that AAP leaders are facing public anger during their outreach efforts. She urged AAP to stop making false accusations against the BJP to cover their failures, as BJP believes in positive politics.
She remarked that the entire AAP government appears shaken after BJP Delhi President Virendra Sachdeva took a dip in the Yamuna. AAP’s deception on Yamuna cleanliness became evident when Sachdeva invited Kejriwal and Atishi to visit the Yamuna banks, but neither of them showed up.
Swaraj noted that AAP’s strategy of playing the victim card every election has become outdated, and people are now laughing at the statements made by AAP leaders since yesterday.
Regarding the Yamuna’s polluted state, she said Kejriwal’s government has done nothing except politicize the issue for the past decade. Once BJP comes to power, a Yamuna Cleanliness Tribunal will be set up to ensure continuous cleaning efforts.
