Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday challenged AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal to join an open debate against his party on the issue of development of the national Capital.
Stating that the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is an expert politician when it comes to diverting attention from real issues, Sachdeva asserted, “I have said before and repeated again, if Arvind Kejriwal believes his government has undertaken development work, we propose a public debate. He too can present his case.”
The state BJP chief mentioned, “The people of Delhi are witnesses to how the Modi government has gifted major projects to Delhi to combat pollution, including the East-West Corridor, nearly 1,200 electric buses, the expansion of the Dhaula Kuan-Airport road, the Akshardham-Meerut Highway, Delhi-Saharanpur Highway, UBR-2, Ring Road 3, and the Pragati Maidan Tunnel. They also developed landmarks like Badarpur Eco Park, extended Kartavya Path from Rajpath, and created international-level facilities like Bharat Mandapam and YashoBhoomi.”
He emphasized that even though the Delhi government failed to release funds on time, the Modi government ensured the completion of projects like RRTS and the expansion of Delhi Metro. He remarked that in stark contrast, the Kejriwal government has provided Delhi nothing but deception and corruption from 2013 to 2024.
Meanwhile, BJP candidate from the New Delhi Assembly constituency Parvesh Verma wrote a letter to Chief Minister Atishi, urging her to open the former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s extravagant official residence, popularly known as ‘Sheesh Mahal,’ for public viewing.
Verma emphasized that the people of New Delhi, who voted for Arvind Kejriwal three times and sent him to the Vidhan Sabha, have every right to see the lavish residence where their elected representative lived during his tenure.
“An audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) recently revealed that the cost of renovating Kejriwal’s residence escalated threefold to Rs 33 crore, with substantial expenditures on luxury items such as carpets and curtains. The public, whose hard-earned money funded these extravagant renovations, deserves the opportunity to witness the opulence firsthand,” Verma stated.
