Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, during a BJP campaign in Delhi on Thursday, took reiterating digs at AAP and its leader, Arvind Kejriwal, alleging the party of obstructing Delhi’s development over the past decade.
Yogi also highlighted the need for the BJP’s “double-engine” government to come to power in the capital. The UP CM accused AAP and its ministers of aiding the settlement of illegal Bangladeshis and Rohingyas in Okhla. He criticised Kejriwal for converting the holy Yamuna River into a “dirty drain” and calling it a “sin.”
“Yesterday, I along with all my ministers, took a holy bath at the Sangam in Prayagraj where the Maha Kumbh is on. I want to ask Kejriwal whether he can bathe in the Yamuna in Delhi along with his ministers. He should respond if he has any moral courage,” Yogi said.
Yogi claimed that the AAP government has altered Delhi into a “garbage dump” and disregarded basic services like clean water, electricity, and promised subsidies that were never facilitated to the people. He also condemned AAP for the poor state of roads, drinking water issues, sewer overflows, and poor sanitation in Delhi.
Yogi further compared Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, claiming that the roads in Noida and Ghaziabad in UP are far better than those in Delhi. He also pointed out the ongoing Mahakumbh in Prayagraj, praising its scale and importance.
Yogi Adityanath’s speech marked his first campaign in the Kirari area ahead of the February 5 Delhi Assembly Elections.
Arvind Kejriwal responded to the UP CM, raising questions about the condition of government schools in UP and condemning the Yogi-led UP government. “Yogi ji’s government has been in power for more than 10 years, and he has not been able to change the government schools.”
Kejriwal further claimed that AAP could teach UP “how to transform the government schools.” This follows UP CM jibe at AAP during his Delhi rally ahead of assembly elections.
“Yogi Adityanath ji has come to Delhi. I want to ask him that the condition of government schools in UP is so bad, and his government has been in power for more than a decade; he has not been able to fix the government schools. If they need, we will send our education minister from Delhi. We will teach Uttar Pradesh how to change government schools.”
He further said, “BJP is in power in 20 states; the condition of government schools is bad in all their 20 states. If BJP requests, we will send our education minister to the BJP-ruled states. So that the BJP can also learn and fix the government schools in their states,” Kejriwal said.
