Ahead of the civic body polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday slammed the BJP over garbage heaps across streets in the national capital.
Kejriwal, along with his deputy Manish Sisodia, visited the Ghazipur landfill site Thursday morning, where workers of both the parties came face-to-face during protests.
Ahead of Kejriwal's visit, drama ensued at the Ghazipur landfill site and roads leading to the area as scores of BJP supporters staged a protest, showed black flags and raised slogans against him. In turn, AAP workers also raised slogans against the BJP. Roads leading to the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border near Ghazipur witnessed traffic jams because of protests by both parties.
Training guns at the BJP, Kejriwal said that the saffron party, which has been heading the Delhi MCD for the last 15 years, has spread garbage everywhere in Delhi. Kejriwal described the Ghazipur garbage heap as a "mountain of BJP's bad deeds, corruption in civic bodies". He added that the upcoming MCD polls will be fought on garbage issue as he promised to clean Delhi in five years if his AAP wins the civic body election.
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"What did the BJP give to Delhi except mountains of dirt and garbage?" Kejriwal asked BJP supporters. He further appealed to the supporters of the BJP to forget about the party for once and vote for the country.
"BJP leaders abuse your son (Kejriwal), your Shravan Kumar who took you on pilgrimage. Will you tolerate this? Give them a reply in the upcoming MCD polls," the Delhi chief minister said.
About BJP workers protesting his arrival at the landfill site, he alleged that the saffron party "don't let anyone visit here."
"They deployed police personnel to protect this garbage mountain. All evil forces have conspired against us (AAP). They delayed MCD polls and segregated wards hoping that they will get seats. Let me tell them that this time even BJP supporters won't vote for them," Kejriwal claimed.
He also alleged that the BJP "gobbled up Rs 2 lakh crore" during their 15-year rule in the civic bodies. "They claim that I did not give money to the MCD. In the last 15 years they gobbled up Rs 2 lakh crore of which 1 lakh crore was given by the Delhi government," Kejriwal alleged.
"They deployed police personnel to protect this garbage mountain… All evil forces have conspired against us (AAP). They delayed MCD polls and segregated wards in a hope that they will get seats. Let me tell them that this time even BJP supporters won't vote for them," Kejriwal claimed.
Hitting out at Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Kejriwal said, "Earlier this month Shah abused me and alleged that the Delhi government did not give money to MCD but I want to ask him how much they have given to the civic bodies ever since BJP formed government at the Centre."
"All they do is abuse me. They are only concerned about money. We have to win hearts. I am a magician and I know to win hearts. The Congress has been reduced to zero in Delhi and soon there will come a day when BJP will become zero too. In future all BJP supporters will come to the AAP,” he said.
Kejriwal appealed to BJP supporters and workers to rise above party lines and for once think about Delhi and vote for AAP.
"On my way here BJP supporters protested and showed me black flags. I want to tell them to protest against me if you want but for once please vote for Delhi and give your vote to AAP and we will clean the city in five years," the AAP national convenor said.
(With inputs from PTI.)