Delhi’s former Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, has fiercely criticized the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the Centre over his arrest by the Directorate of Enforcement in the ongoing investigation surrounding Delhi’s excise policy.
Addressing reporters on Thursday, Kejriwal questioned the motive behind his arrest, stating, “I asked them (BJP), what did they gain from arresting me? The answer they gave, surprised me. They told me that the Delhi government had been derailed and all the work had stopped. Listening to that answer, I was very upset and shocked. I asked, was the reason for my arrest just to shut down the Delhi government? Was it to derail the government? Was it to increase the hardships for the public of Delhi?”
Kejriwal, alongside Delhi’s current Chief Minister Atishi and fellow Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia, had earlier inspected the condition of the roads near Delhi University. Speaking after the inspection, Kejriwal assured the public that all issues facing the national capital would soon be addressed.
“I want to tell the public that I am here, and the works will start again, and all the problems will be addressed and fixed. We are standing on DU’s road now. As you can see, there was work on putting a pipeline here, and because of that, the road has been destroyed. This road is used a lot. I talked to CM Atishi, and this will be fixed,” he stated, standing by the damaged infrastructure.
Kejriwal continued his scathing critique of the BJP, accusing the party of attempting to derail Delhi’s administration and defame the AAP. “As I said before, their whole agenda was to shut down the government and to defame AAP, but we won’t let the work for the public of Delhi stop,” he declared, reaffirming his commitment to the city’s development.
Meanwhile, AAP leader Dilip Pandey, also present during the inspection, echoed Kejriwal’s accusations against the BJP, claiming that the arrest of several AAP leaders was an orchestrated attempt to halt the progress of the Delhi government.
“The people of Delhi have understood that the BJP tried to stop the work in Delhi by arresting various AAP leaders. Arvind Kejriwal did not stop ever, even in jail he was in action mode, and outside he was working. We are here at DU’s road, thousands of people use this road, students and professors all use this road, and they can breathe a sigh of relief. This laying of the pipeline is the work of the Delhi government. Both the CM and Arvind Kejriwal, who inspected the road, assured the people that the work would be done,” said Pandey.
He further emphasized that BJP’s attempts to “break AAP” and halt Kejriwal’s development projects were unsuccessful. “BJP just wanted to break the party, and whatever benefits people are getting from the schemes of Arvind Kejriwal, they wanted to stop that too, but they were unsuccessful in both those things. Before Kejriwal ji was in prison, we used to get orders from there, we did work then too. Now we have a renewed conviction, so our work will be sped up too,” added Pandey.
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