NEW DELHI: A war of words has broken out between the Aam Aadmi Party chief and the Bharatiya Janata Party soon after the saffron party released its freebie-filled manifesto for the upcoming Delhi elections.
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accept that free handouts are good for development, while BJP leader Virendra Sachdeva explains the difference between ‘revadi and development’ Meanwhile, both parties attacked each other for resorting to politics of appeasement.
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“Prime Minister Modi should say that the freebies are God-given for the good of the country.”
Arvind Kejriwal has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party’s free distribution plan announced in its manifesto, targeting Prime Minister Modi, who has warned against “revadi culture” on several occasions.
“…Today, the national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party announced that he will provide ‘free ki levri’ just like Mr. Kejriwal…So I want to say to him, the Prime Minister has come forward and said that “They should specifically announce that they agree with them. They should say that what Modiji said earlier was wrong,” he said.
“Prime Minister Modi has said in the past that freebies are not good. Now he should say that he was wrong and Mr. Kejriwal was right. Prime Minister Modi said that freebies are not harmful to the country and are not good for God. It should be said that it is a ‘blessing’ from…” he added. .
The BJP’s manifesto promises free gas cylinders for Holi and Diwali, Rs 21,000 for pregnant women and Rs 2,500 per month for all women.
On the BJP’s decision to continue with the current welfare scheme, Kejriwal said the party has openly acknowledged that the Delhi government’s schemes are having a positive impact not only on the general public but also on the families of the BJP members. .
“The Bharatiya Janata Party has openly admitted that Kejriwal runs many welfare schemes in Delhi, which also benefits the families of Bharatiya Janata Party members. We don’t know how to do politics, but… , we know how to do the job. And we do the job so much that even the naysayers praise it,” he said.
“Kejriwal, as you speak, it seems like you are distributing Kairat.”
Hitting back at Kejriwal, Delhi BJP leader Virendra Sachdeva said when the former CM speaks, it seems like he is talking about distributing ‘kairat’ (charity). At the same time, “when we speak, when the prime minister speaks, or when the president of the nation speaks, we are talking about the overall development of the whole society,” he said.
“Arvind Kejriwal, a criminal on bail, will not be able to understand the difference between ‘levadi’ and development, between freebies and empowerment, between freebies and prosperity, between ‘levadi’ and ‘sankalp’,” he said. said.
“Arvind Kejriwal, when you speak, you seem to be distributing ‘Kairat’. And when we speak, when the Prime Minister speaks, or when the President of the nation speaks, we We are talking about a development…” he added.
