Vote for those who work instead of those who stall development, says AAP chief
The Hindu
In his first election rally since the poll dates were announced, Kejriwal asks for ‘one chance’ to clean Delhi, says BJP ‘has deployed the L-G to stop my work’; BJP chief J.P. Nadda says the people of Delhi ‘are tired of Kejriwal government’; CMs of Assam, Haryana also hold rallies in support of BJP
Addressing his first election rally for the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked people to vote for “those who get the work done” as opposed to “those who stall” development.
“We have over the past seven years, we have improved schools, healthcare, electricity, water supply and CCTV coverage in the city. Still, people ask us why we have not kept Delhi clean. We tell them the task to keep Delhi clean lies with the MCD. Give us one chance and we’ll show you how it’s done,” Mr. Kejriwal said in his Jan Samvaad in central Delhi’s Pahargunj.
The Delhi CM expressed confidence in his party of coming to power in the MCD with a thumping majority. The question, Mr. Kejriwal said, was not whether AAP was going to win the December 4 polls but about the margin of their victory.
“You gave us 67 out of 70 seats to AAP in Assembly elections and you have seen the work we have done. Give us 230 out of 250 seats in MCD. You will be voting for doers and not stallers,” Mr. Kejriwal said.
Polling for the 250 municipal wards will take place on December 4 and the votes will be counted on December 7.
“The BJP has deployed the Lieutenant-Governor to stop my work. Do not vote for those who stop the progress of Delhi. If you vote for them, you will be supporting those trying to stop the work that AAP will do after coming to power in the MCD. They will get none of your work done,” the AAP chief said.
He said an MCD run by AAP would ensure that no new “mountains of garbage” are created in the city. Senior AAP leaders have alleged that the MCD has identified 16 new locations for the creation of new landfills, a claim that the MCD has denied.
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