The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the BJP on Tuesday sparred over the issuance of Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificates. Refuting the allegations Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva has said that the Chief Minister has not imposed any ban on issuing EWS certificates.  He further said that now, when Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has taken cognizance of complaints regarding the misuse of EWS certificates in availing government benefits, the AAP has panicked and is spreading confusion by falsely claiming that the issuance of certificates has been stopped.

Earlier, terming the BJP anti poor, AAP Delhi unit President Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged  that the decision to halt the issuance of EWS certificates in Delhi is a deliberate move to prevent the downtrodden from availing the 10% reservation in private schools and hospitals. He said this step would also deprive eligible youth of opportunities in government jobs under the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. Bharadwaj said the BJP government's decision clearly benefits private institutions, and if there are flaws in the certificate-making process, the government should fix them instead of punishing the public for the mistakes of officials appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. He demanded that the government disclose how many DMs and SDMs have faced action for issuing incorrect certificates.

Countering the AAP's accusation, Sachdeva said that on December 18, 2024, they had exposed the scam during the AAP government's tenure, in which fake certificates were used to obtain benefits. However, even after this revelation, the Delhi government took no action against any official or MLA, because the entire AAP government was involved in this scam. The Delhi BJP president reiterated that the people of Delhi understand why Saurabh Bharadwaj is raising a dispute regarding EWS certificates - he knows that if the EWS scam is investigated, not only will he be implicated, , but Arvind Kejriwal and many of his 62 MLAs may also be named.