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The saffron party had called for a protest to lay siege to the TASMAC headquarters demanding a probe into the alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
The BJP workers under the leadership of its Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva held the demonstration at the ITO here.
Statesman News Service | New Delhi | May 31, 2024 6:32 pm
Photo: Delhi BJP holds demonstration march from Shahidi Park to Delhi secretariat over water crisis in the national capital (ANI)
The Delhi unit of the BJP staged a protest here on Friday against the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government over the water crisis in the national capital and demanded resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
The BJP workers under the leadership of its Delhi unit president Virendra Sachdeva held the demonstration at the ITO here.
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Addressing the party workers, Sachdeva said, “The water crisis in Delhi is not natural but is created by the corruption and mismanagement of Arvind Kejriwal, which the people of Delhi have understood.”
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“If the people of Delhi are suffering for every drop of water today, the sole person responsible for it is Arvind Kejriwal. Even in 2021, the court reprimanded the Delhi government, stating that Delhi receives sufficient water but the government has failed to prevent water wastage,” he said.
The Delhi BJP chief also accused AAP MLAs of selling water through tankers and filling their pockets with the proceeds of water theft.
Echoing similar sentiments, Delhi BJP leader Bansuri Swaraj said, “Delhi is reeling under a water crisis created solely by Kejriwal.”
“The significant loss incurred by Delhi Jal Board, which had a profit of Rs 600 crore in 2013, but is now in a deficit of Rs 73,000 crore,” she said.
Swaraj also accused the Kejriwal government of promoting tanker mafia instead of addressing water scarcity.
Another party leader Praveen Khandelwal said, “The water crisis in Delhi is proof of Kejriwal’s incompetence and corruption.”
He accused Kejriwal of deceiving the people and failing to take concrete steps to address water scarcity.
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The saffron party had called for a protest to lay siege to the TASMAC headquarters demanding a probe into the alleged financial irregularities to the tune of Rs 1,000 crore.
Sachdeva said the BJP is a party that operates through collective leadership while ensuring internal democracy and providing every worker with the opportunity to be part of the organisational structure.
The Delhi BJP chief further called it unfortunate that after the AAP chief's honesty is exposed in Delhi, he is repeating the same story in Punjab.
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