Published 16:03 IST, November 8th 2024
Kejriwal Biggest Symbol of 'VVIP Culture' Says BJP
BJP claimed that former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has become "the biggest symbol of VVIP culture".
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New Delhi: BJP on Friday claimed that former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has become " biggest symbol of VVIP culture" taking a jibe at AAP conver citing high costs of appliances and items, including toilet seats worth around Rs 12 crore, used in his residence when he was at helm of government.
At a press conference, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia dredged up a 2013 social media post of Kejriwal, an anti-corruption activist who h taken political plunge in 2012, in which he h lashed out at n chief minister Sheila Dikshit saying she h 10 ACs, including in bathrooms.
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Kejriwal h n accused her of corruption and questioned how can a chief minister live in such comfort when over 40 per cent of Delhi's population lived in jhuggis, Bhatia ted, ding that AAP leer has since deleted post.
Citing official documents after Kejriwal quit as chief minister and left his official residence, BJP leer said bungalow h 21,000 sq ft built up area and 50 ACs in dition to a 250-tonne air conditioning plant. It h toilet seats costing 12 crore and a TV was worth over Rs 28.91 lakh, he claimed.
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If Dikshit was wrong and corrupt for having 10 ACs, n how will Kejriwal describe this luxury, Bhatia asked, accusing him of burying political ideology that brought him to power.
"He has become biggest symbol of VVIP culture. Arvind Kejriwal is most corrupt politician India has seen. If he has moral cour, n he should answer...," he said.
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BJP spokesperson claimed that people will finish off Kejriwal politically.
He was a leer who h sworn in his children's name that he would never use big bungalows like conventional politicians, Bhatia said.
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He also targeted Congress leer Rahul Gandhi for allegedly carrying a copy of a booklet with cover of Constitution but having blank ps. Congress has rejected claim.
Hitting back at claims of Gandhi and or opposition leers that government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is anti-Constitution, Bhatia said BJP dispensation has in fact worked to vance ideas espoused by Constitution.
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Congress kept Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir despite it being a temporary provision, imposed president's rule over 90 times and invoked Emergency, violating spirit of Constitution time and again, he said.
Gandhi should apologise, he ded.
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16:03 IST, November 8th 2024