In his 40-minute-long speech, Kejriwal ran through the AAP government's "unprecedented" achievements in its first six months, mainly in social sectors and in curbing corruption, saying Delhi has an "honest chief minister, ministers and officials".
"I have political differences with Modiji. But differences are healthy in a democracy, it's a good thing to have differences. But it is important to have synergy between the two as well. Such cooperative arrangements are needed for development. Since we are running governments, we should have a working arrangement irrespective of our major ideological differences," he said at the fag end of his address after unfurling the tricolour.
"Cheques will be distributed soon and I want the first cheque to be handed over by Rajnath Singhji. He has assured us that the money for it will be given by Centre," he said adding Rs five lakh each will be given to families of the victims.
Interestingly, he did not refer to the acrimony between the city government and the Lt Governor due to the ongoing power tussle over issues of administrative jurisdiction among others.
Referring to power tariff slash, which he said has eased the life of the common man considerably, he said cost may further come down and that the capital was "power surplus".
"Power is being bought at Rs 5/unit in Delhi at the moment. Many companies have offered us Rs 2.5/3 per unit in 5 year agreements. But previous governments have entered into 30-year-long agreements. I urge Union Power Minister Piyush Goyal to cancel those agreements," he said.