While Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Swachchh Bharat Abhiyan from India Gate, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal chose to begin the cleanliness drive on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti from a slum right next to Modi’s official residence. The former Delhi CM wielded the broom to clean choked drains at BR Camp.
Kejriwal, who took up the cleaning of a choked drain at BR Camp in New Delhi earlier in the day, also had breakfast with the safai karamcharis and families of the area after cleaning the drain with workers. Party leaders and AAP MlAs across the national Capital participated in the cleanliness drive.
Incidentally, the party undertook the cleanliness drive in the 7 Race Course Road area, in the vicinity of PM’s official residence, after Narendra Modi announced his plan to start the Swachchh Bharat campaign in Valmiki Basti. Valmiki Basti also happens to be the place from where AAP launched its party symbol — the broom. The Valmiki community is also known to be a strong supporter of the party. The next part of the campaign will be the monitoring of the cleanliness campaign started on Thursday, the party said.
“India will only be possible if the concerned authorities are ready to go beyond symbolism. AAP will soon announce its plan of effectively monitoring the cleanliness drive and how the concerned civic agencies can be made accountable for performing their primary duty,” said an AAP spokesperson said.