BJP says AAP biggest burden on people of Delhi after Modi calls it 'Aapda'

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi likened AAP to 'aapda' for Delhi, the BJP on Friday doubled down on the Arvind Kejriwal-led party, saying it has become the "biggest burden and liability" on the people of Delhi. 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is nothing more than a "newer version of the Congress", senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar charged at a press conference here at the party headquarters. 

Addressing people after launching a slew of infrastructure projects in the national capital, including housing and education sectors, Prime Minister Modi slammed AAP as an "aapda" (disaster) for Delhi, saying this 'aapda' had taken the national capital in its grip in the past 10 years.  Delhi elections: Here's how you can vote even if you don't have a voter ID   

 

He also hit out at the AAP government in Delhi and said the situation in the national capital would worsen if its reign continued.

"There is absolutely no contradiction," Chandrasekhar told reporters when asked for comment on the prime minister likening AAP to 'aapda' for Delhi. 

He said the prime minister put a mirror to every voter and citizen of Delhi that the AAP came promising "a new type of politics" but did exactly the opposite. 

"They promised a corruption-free government. They promised simple political leadership, (which) would not use a house (government bungalow), cars, align with the Congress and indulge in corrupt politics, has done exactly 180 degrees reversal of every one of its position from 2010," Chandrasekhar said. 

The BJP leader alleged that Kejriwal's promise of running a government based on integrity and transparency has been proved wrong. 

What prime minister said in Hindi that "AAP hi Dilli ki aapda hai (Aam Aadmi Party is disaster for Delhi)" is correct, he said.

"The biggest burden and liability on the people of Delhi today is AAP, which is nothing more than a newer version of the Congress," the BJP leader added. 

Chandrasekhar said the Modi government's performance over the last 10 years is enough to tell the people of Delhi that who is "really" serving them, going to take them forward on the path of progress, bring development and investment required in the national capital. 

This is also enough for the people of Delhi to understand who has invested in "politics of fake promises, corruption and lies", he said in an apparent reference to AAP. 

"The chief minister (Arvind Kejriwal) had to resign in the face of the liquor scam. The benefits of PM Ayushman (health insurance scheme) have been denied to the people of Delhi…. So the contrast is there. The people of Delhi know the difference. They know the truth," the BJP leader said.