While releasing the final part of the BJP’s Delhi manifesto on Saturday, January 25, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at the AAP national convener and former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal. Amit Shah said that Kejriwal did not fulfill any of his promises. Mincing no words, Amit Shah called Kejriwal a liar. He said that he had not seen such a liar in his political career.
Amit Shah accused Kejriwal of not implementing any of the welfare schemes promised by him. Taking a dig at the Delhi CM’s official residence which Kejriwal renovated by spending a huge amount of public money, Shah said that Kejriwal had promised that he would not live in a bungalow and yet he spent crores on the renovation of the CM’s residence. Further lashing out at Kejriwal, Amit Shah accused Kejriwal of deceiving people by telling them lies. “In my political career, I have never seen such a liar. I have no problem with using such harsh words because I am convinced, ” said Amit Shah.
Kejriwal promised to take a dip in Yamuna: Amit Shah
Amit Shah called out Kejriwal for not fulfilling his promise of cleaning Yamuna. “Kejriwal promised to take a dip in Yamuna after cleaning it within 7 years. We are still waiting for you to take a dip in Yamuna. You did nothing to make Delhi pollution-free except hold press conferences thrice a day”, said Amit Shah. Reminding Kejriwal that he is out on bail and the charges against him remain, Amit Shah added, “The moment you got bail, you claimed innocence. Kejriwal ji, you are out on bail, the charges against you are not dropped”.
Amit Shah cornered Kejriwal for failing to make a Dalit person the Deputy CM of Delhi as was promised by him. “You promised to give Delhi a Dalit Deputy CM, it’s been 10 years of your government and your promise remains unfulfilled”, Shah added.
Liquor shops opened across the national capital
Taking a jibe at Kejriwal over the Delhi Liquor Excise Policy scam, Amit Shah said that Kejriwal opened liquor stores near schools, temples and gurudwaras. “He (Arvind Kejriwal) said he would close liquor stores from residential areas. Forget residential areas, Arvind Kejriwal did not spare schools, temples and even gurudwaras. He gave licenses to open liquor stores in their vicinity, ” said the Union Home Minister.
“Thousands of crores worth of liquor scam was done and this scam was done by their Education Minister (Manish Sisodia). This is unprecedented. When Arvid Kejriwal was in jail, he did not resign on moral grounds but proudly stayed as the CM,” Shah added.
BJP will clean Yamuna if voted to power: Amit Shah
Unveiling the BJP manifesto, Amit Shah promised that if BJP is voted to power in Delhi, the party will clean Yamuna within 3 years. He said that the BJP government would offer 50,000 government positions and would also create 20 lakh self-employment opportunities. He assured that no existing welfare scheme would be discontinued if the BJP comes to power in the national capital.