In the run up to the MCD polls, the Delhi BJP on Thursday brought out a "chargesheet" against the AAP Government accusing it of failing to fulfill its promises.
Reading out the "chargesheet" at a press conference, senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly, Ramvir Singh Bidhuri claimed the issues raised in it were verified, and challenged AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to have a debate on it with him.
Former Delhi Mayor Arti Mehra and Harish Khurana were also present in the press conference.
"In eight years of its rule, the Kejriwal Government turned Delhi into the most polluted national Capital in the world, and also a capital of addiction by allowing liquor shops in every street of the city," Bidhuri charged.
Enumerating the allegations in the chargesheet, Bidhuri said that Kejriwal had promised the people of Delhi that water would be made available 24 hours, but in the last eight years there has not been an increase of even one MGD in water supply.
“The supply of water in Delhi is 900 MGD while the demand has crossed 1300 MGD and 40 per cent of Delhi's population does not get water from the DJB,” he alleged.
“Wherever water comes, it is so dirty that people are suffering from cancer, liver and kidney diseases. Similarly, the sewer line also could not be expanded,” he added.
Bidhuri said that sewer lines were not laid in villages and 83 per cent unauthorised colonies. Kejriwal had promised to buy 15,000 buses but the number of DTC buses has decreased from 6,500 to 3,760 in eight years and all these buses are also overage which are catching fire everyday. Due to non-availability of public transport, people are forced to take private vehicles on the road, due to which congestion, jam, pollution and accidents are increasing.
Bidhuri said that even in the name of halving the electricity bills, the public has been cheated. Due to fixed charge, pension charge and electricity tax, electricity in Delhi is the costliest in the country. On an average, domestic electricity is available at Rs 8.50 per unit and commercial electricity at Rs 18 per unit.
Despite Rs 2,500 crore provided by the Centre for cleaning the Yamuna, the river is still a drain of dirty water under Aam Aadmi Party government, he said.
"Kejriwal does not believe in the Constitution," Bidhuri attacked the Delhi chief minister, alleging he did not conduct any audit of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) which was running into losses, and avoided placing CAG audit of departments in the Assembly. The Leader of Opposition in Delhi Assembly also cited "failure" of Kejriwal government in various field including health, education, water and power supply, public transport.