‘Elected’ Government is Delhi BJP priority
But ready to explore ‘all options’ if invited by lt Guv
Uncertainty over Government formation in the national Capital deepened with Delhi BJP president Satish Upadhyay saying on Friday that the party was ready for elections and that its top priority is to bring an ‘elected’ Government in Delhi.
As the ambiguity continues to shroud over the possibilities of Government formation in the city, Upadhyay further fuelled it by indicating that the party was instead looking forward to fresh elections now. “The BJP is poll ready and it is our priority to bring an elected Government in Delhi. When the Assembly elections will be declared, we will draw up the strategy. I have met my MlAs and MPs for the same,” he said in a media briefing.
He added that that the party would soon appoint its new legislature party leader and was ready to explore ‘all options’ if invited by lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung. “At present, we are in the process of appointing our legislature party leader. Soon, the BJP will announce his name,” Upadhyay said.
When asked if the BJP is going to form Government, he said, “The lG has not yet invited us (BJP) in this regard. If he asks us to form the Government, we will then explore all the options. I have already said that all options are open in this regard. BJP will follow all constitutional norms as a political party needs to form Government,” he added.
Not ruling out the possibility of re-elections, Upadhyay has directed all its MPs and MlAs to promote all the aspects of the recently-passed Delhi Budget by the Centre. “The leaders have been asked to promote all the points like no taxes, power subsidy, water ATMs and so on, through advertisements on the radio, banners and other medium,” said a senior party leader.
Upadhyay on Saturday also lashed out the at the AAP alleging that the party has tried to turn a community into a votebank. Upadhyay also announced that he is going to request the Election Commission to dissolve the AAP. The AAP, on the other hand, slammed the BJP for the arrest of its Delhi unit secretary Dilip Pandey and said that it was trying to replicate Gujarat style of functioning in the Capital.
On the other hand, AAP claims that the BJP is trying to frame them over arrest of Pandey and a few other members. “The BJP is trying to replicate Gujarat style of functioning in Delhi. Police in Gujarat also used similar tactics to suppress its opponents and frame the innocents,” said Sanjay Singh, AAP leader and party’s Political Affairs Committee member. He further said that Pandey was arrested without ‘solid evidence’.